First Coined In 2020 · Megatrend

Instant Knowledge

As we become accustomed to consuming bitesized knowledge on demand, we benefit from learning everything more quickly but risk forgetting the value of mastery and wisdom.

One of the ten megatrends from Non-Obvious Megatrends, the #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling finale of the trend series, distilled from a decade of research.

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First published in Non-Obvious Megatrends (2020) →

The Evolution · 4 past trends led to this megatrend

How Instant Knowledge Evolved

2013 Degree-Free Learning

The quality of e-learning content explodes as more students consider alternatives to traditional college educations.

2013 Method Consulting

Successful entrepreneurs and companies create on-the-side consulting models to help others duplicate their success.

2014 Distributed Expertise

As online platforms offer access to learn directly from experts, expertise itself becomes more inclusive, less academic, and widely available on demand.

2018 Light-Speed Learning

The road to mastery on any topic accelerates with the help of bite-sized learning modules that make education more efficient, engaging, useful, and fun.

→ Became The 2020 Megatrend Instant Knowledge

As we become accustomed to consuming bitesized knowledge on demand, we benefit from learning everything more quickly but risk forgetting the value of mastery and wisdom.

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