Knowledge Work Is Dying—Here’s What Comes Next

Prediction for future of work: Knowledge workers will be able to specialize, have ultimate flexibility work when they want and how they want.

Facts, skills, and expertise will be increasingly commoditized, and even the smartest of us will be replaceable .

It’s easy to overlook how radical that is. Our entire society is built around knowledge as a scarce, precious resource.

We live in a knowledge economy. What you know—and your ability to bring it to bear in any given circumstance—is what creates economic value for you. This was primarily driven by the advent of personal computers and the internet, starting in the 1970s and accelerating through today.

But what happens when that very skill—knowing and utilizing the righ... See more

We live in a knowledge economy. What you know—and your ability to bring it to bear in any given circumstance—is what creates economic value for you. This was primarily driven by the advent of personal computers and the internet, starting in the 1970s and accelerating through today.

But what happens when that very skill—knowing and utilizing the righ... See more