The document outlines five global trends in the learning economy, emphasizing the rapid increase in knowledge and content availability, substantial growth in edtech funding, the rise of informal and lifelong learning, the importance of competencies and credentials, and the evolution of digital learning tools. It highlights that learners are now more autonomous and have access to diverse educational resources, necessitating a shift towards learner-first cultures. The overarching message suggests that organizations must adapt quickly to sustain a competitive advantage in this rapidly changing learning landscape.

1. The Learning Economy:
5 Global Trends Every CLO Should be Watching
David Blake, Founder and CEO

2. Agenda
I. 35 mins: 5 Global Trends
II. 10 mins: Q&A
1. The Exponential Knowledge & Content Curve
2. EdTech Funding Tops $1 Billion
3. Informal & Lifelong Learning
4. Competencies, Skills & Credentials
5. The Evolution & Future of Tools
CONTENT HAS EXPLODED. COMPLEXITY HAS RISEN.
LEARNERS ARE MORE AUTONOMOUS.
LEARNER-FIRST CULTURES OF LEARNING WILL WIN.
TL;DR

3. Intro
In times of change learners inherit
the earth; while the learned find
themselves beautifully equipped to
deal with a world that no longer
exists.
ERIC HOFFER

4. Trend 1:
The Exponential Knowledge
& Content Curve

5. Buckminster Fuller
Knowledge Doubling Curve
1900 20001950
Until 1900 human
knowledge doubled
approximately every
century.
By 1945 knowledge
was doubling every 25
years.
Currently, on average
human knowledge is
doubling every 13
months.
IBM predicts the build
out of the “internet of
things” will lead to the
doubling of knowledge
every 12 hours.
Trend 1: Exponential Knowledge & Content Curve

6. Trend 1: Exponential Knowledge & Content Curve

7. Trend 1: Exponential Knowledge & Content Curve
Google Search Data

8. Trend 1: Exponential Knowledge & Content Curve
~250,000
Courses Available Online
1,000+
Online Course Providers
Paid: 56.1%
Subscription: 6.2%
Free: 37.8%
Takeaway The Best Content is Spread Across the Ecosystem. Learners have a wealth of options.

9. Trend 2:
EdTech Funding Blasts
Past $1+ Billion

10. Trend 2: EdTech Funding Tops $1 Billion
Takeaway No Slowing in Sight. The Growth of the Learning Ecosystem is Accelerating.
Funding ($M)
Deals
$63M
$135M
https://cbi-blog.s3.amazonaws.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/edtechfundingrecord.jpg
$32M
$186M

11. Trend 3:
Informal & Lifelong Learning

12. Trend 3: Informal & Lifelong Learning

13. Trend 3: Informal & Lifelong Learning

14. Trend 3: Informal & Lifelong Learning

16. Takeaway No Slowing in Sight. World of Learning Ecosystem in growing and accelreating.

17. Trend 4:
Competencies, Skills,
Credentials

18. Trend 4: Competencies, Skills, and Credentials
13,370,820
College Student who won’t Graduate
126,616,840
Courses completed annually by that cohort
$208,202,171,099
Spent on tuition annually by that cohort
http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=7; http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d11/tables/dt11_196.asp

19. Trend 4: Competencies, Skills, and Credentials
On average, 60.8% of working professionals say
they would spend more time on informal learning if it
was tracked and given professional credit.
Survey conducted by Degreed of a random sample via Google Survey; 200 respondants

20. Trend 4: Competencies, Skills, and Credentials
Q: Would you value a more holistic credential that measures all of your academic,
professional, and informal learning experiences
A: Yes…
Have a Bachelors
Degree
Have an Advanced
Degree
52.1%30.5% if free 21.6% would pay
22.9%18.5% if free 4.4% would pay
Survey conducted by Degreed of a random sample via Google Survey; 200 respondants

21. Trend 5:
Evolution & Future of Tools

22. Trend 5: Evolution & Future of Tools
Increased Complexity Requires Tools to Manage
Google Search Data

23. Trend 5: Evolution & Future of Tools
http://secrets.thestarrconspiracy.com/hs-fs/hub/372148/file-967265930-pdf/assets/TSCIU_Enterprise-Learning-Buyer-2014.pdf
minus -34
NPS of “primary or favorite LMS”
29%
Cite end-user experience as terrible
15%
CLO’s, VP’s & Directors believe need a new
generation of tools are required to get the job done

24. Intro
In the long run, the only
sustainable competitive advantage
is your organization’s ability to
learn faster than the competition.
PETER SENGE
Director of Organizational Learning at MIT Sloan

25. Leverage the Entire Learning Ecosystem
Find. Track. Purchase.

26. Q&A

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