What We’re Learning About How We Learn | Union Square Ventures

An immersive learning environment to teach our children the lessons that too many in our generation missed: If 2019 was defined by pastel pics of laissez-faire lounging, 2020 has come to stand for strong statements on what matters most. Similarly, while the most recent chapter of consumerism drove us from prioritizing possessions (purchasing physic... See more

Going direct-to-learner broadens the set of potential learners while obfuscating archaic, slow-moving, highly-regulated systems.

Covid-19 presents a rare opportunity for change in education. The pandemic is accelerating two major shifts: (1) Education is increasingly being delivered direct-to-learner, and (2) Learning is increasingly lifelong.

In the future, learning will bifurcate. “Horizontal skills” will be taught early in life: these skills will form the foundation for lifelong learning, giving people the ability to reinvent themselves again and again. Later in life will come “vertical skills”, which will be job-specific.

Rise of Alternative Education