ICPA
State Conference Eve
Presentation
16 March 2005
Future Trends in Education
The Choices & Changes of
DotComs & Ferals
Annimac
Futurist
www.annimac.com.au
Rate of Change
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10 minutes
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new technology
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10 days
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new product / service
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10 seconds
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new web site
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Million new web pages a day
Change we experience in one day
Our Grandparents had in one year
Younger means faster
Driving the speed of change
Technology
70 %
of
:
by 2020
job types
do not exist now because
80 % of technology
has not been imagined yet
Likely jobs in next 10 years :
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Director of Emerging Thought
Chief Human Zookeeper
Creative Undertaker
Thought Jockey
Chief Imagination Officer
Hacker Relations Manager
Human Interface Manager *
Valuer of Intangible Assets *
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Exists since 2003
Huge Paradigm Shift :
Values & attitudes
From :
To :
Left Brain M old paradigm - Logical
 wealth driven
 problem focussed
 existing processes
 competitive
Right Brain F new paradigm - Intuitive
 values driven
 create goals
 innovate processes
 cooperation
An Example
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To create change :
Left Brain M old way
Right Brain F new
- by using fear
- use hope
- using desperation
- use inspiration
- go for win-lose
- go for win-win
Multiple Intelligences : Eight
1. Linguistic
- language
2. Logical mathematical - number / reasoning
3. Spatial
- physical relationship
4. Bodily kinaesthetic
5. Musical
- body & movement
- music
6. Interpersonal - people relationships
7. Intrapersonal - self aware
8. Naturist
- nature / spiritual relationships
= Masculine - traditional classrooms
= Feminine - business & virtual worlds
Four Generations :
Baby Boomers
45 - 60 yrs
b 1945 – 60
Generation X
1960 – 75
30 - 45
DotComs
1975 – 90
15 – 30
Ferals
1990 – now
first wired gen
0 - 15
fewest - half GenX
Boomers :
GenXers :
DotComs :
Ferals :
(1945-60)
(1960-75)
(1975-90)
(1990-2005)
married/divorced
empty nesters
single
childless
retired/ part timers
downsizing everything
multicareers, SOHOs
mobile nfa renters
temporary pairing
group socialising
momentary relationships
no patterns
no careers, own path
parental home
future jobs not important
parental home
set relationships
sense of community
Net dating
global orientation:
no commitment
Net relationships
global identity
global limitless relationships
global no boundaries identity
global commitment
material status
identity from job
materialism assumed
identity ephemeral
non consumers
identity from activity
on consumers; global values
identity from self values
medium term planning
short term planning
immediacy
very immediate & long term
travellers; homebodies
varied lifestyles: wired
wired
wired into global village
seek new safe experiences
security conscious
risk takers
quick decisions
multichannelled
multiactions
unlimited channels
unlimited expectations
health conscious
environmental values,
personal journey
planetary mission group
focus
planetary mission
self & global group foci
defer to authority
deference to heroes
temporary deference
no deference
momentary respect per need
love/hate change.
expect, accept change.
need, welcome change.
are change, live change
ignore resistance
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Baby Boomers
45 - 60
Married or divorced
Empty nesters
Retired or part time workers
Downsizing lives
Set relationships
Sense of community
Material status
Male Identity from job
Medium term planners
Travellers or homebodies
Seek new safe experiences
Security conscious
Health conscious
Defer to authority
Love / hate change
Generation Xers
30 – 45
Single
Childless
Net Dating
Mobile
No Fixed Address
Renters
Varied lifestyles
Global i.d.
Materialism assumed
Short term planners
Multi careers
SOHO
Risk takers
Fast decisions
Environmental values
Personal journey
Defer to heroes
Expect accept change
DotComs
15 – 30
Temporary pairing
Group socialising
No careers
Own path
Parental home
Global I.d.
Net relationships
Non consumers
I.d. from activity
Wired
Immediacy
Multi channeled
Multi actions
Planetary group mission
Temporary deference
Need & welcome change
Ferals
0 – 15
No patterns
Wired into global village
Global momentary limitless relationships
Global i.d from self values
Parental home
Future jobs unimportant
Planetary mission
Non consumers
Unlimited mind channels
Very immediate & long term views
No deference
Respect when needed
Live change & ignore barriers
Summary : Trends
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huge rate of change
technology driven - unimagined
major shift in societal values
unknowable workforce requirements
relationships focussed curricula
individual responsibility
individual pathways
young drive change
young will create their VR world
thank you
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