The document discusses Competence 2.0, a new approach to education, training, and workforce development that uses tools of Web 2.0 to continuously refresh competencies and lift the US out of recession. It proposes creating industry-wide competence communities that integrate foresight tools with insights from communities of practice to help individuals develop careers with emerging opportunities. Examples provided include a Food Safety Knowledge Network and applying Competence 2.0 to transform workforce projects into higher performing initiatives.