In my new book, Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite lessons for Achieving a Successful Future, I argue that unlearning will be one of the most critical skills of the future.
To understand why this is the case just consider the emerging field of data mining and business analytics where IBM’s Watson can now sift through the equivalent of one million books–or 200 millions pages of data–in just three seconds.
This is going to have profound implications on everything from education to healthcare. The question is whether individuals in those fields–people who have been performing their jobs in the same manner for years and maybe even decades–can unlearn their old ways.
They had better because if they don’t, they’ll be out of business.
Quick, the future is fast approaching … you have three seconds unlearn!
Related Posts by futurist Jack Uldrich:
Unlearning Lesson #10: See What Isn’t There
Your Future May be In Jeopardy
