. Growth in these platforms were double and treble those of the likes of Netflix and other popular streaming services.
What if the cost of learning is driven down to zero? Imagine that accessing learning in 2030 is like listening to music via Spotify in 2022. It’s a do-it-yourself or self-directed experience – for a very low fee.At the touch of a screen, you can access catalogues of learning content to consume at your own pace, with algorithms taking you deeper into topics of interest and artificial intelligence matching learning activities to your knowledge levels and career goals.
That portfolio of skills is held on the platform and tracked, delivering the return-on-investment figure for your learning outlay. Corporates, governments, venture capitalists and foundations post business issues and research topics to an ‘innovation marketplace’, where PhD students and universities bid to secure funding and collaboration opportunities.And here is the challenge that runs through all those scenarios: What if universities can’t keep pace with the digital experience expected by their students?
Universities are partnering with retirement communities to give residents access to amenities and services while gaining donors.The music and taxi industries have worn the impact of rapidly changing business models.