Keynote Case Study: World Government Summit: The Future Belonged To Those Who Were Fast.

Jim Carroll’s keynote spoke on the transformative trends of the 21st century and the collapse of time between science fiction and reality at the World Government Summit in Dubai. His education message was stark: knowledge is becoming obsolete faster and children will work in jobs that do not yet exist.

The keynote, “The Future Belonged To Those Who Were Fast,” laid out the challenge and the path forward.

Governments had to prepare education systems, workforces and institutions for careers, technologies and problems that were still emerging.

Six trends are shaping that shift.

• Knowledge Half-Life. What people learned was becoming obsolete or revised faster, forcing education toward continuous learning.
• New Careers. Children entering school were going to encounter jobs and industries that did not yet exist.
• Accelerating Science. Scientific discovery and technology development were compressing the time between possibility and reality.
• Artificial Intelligence. Smart machines were becoming part of the operating environment for education, business and government.
• Quantum + Exponential Tech. New technology platforms promised to push capability and problem-solving into entirely new territory.
• Access To Skills. Success depended on finding the right people at the right time for the right purpose.

Bold visions require fast learning, specialized skills and governments willing to move at the speed of change, Jim told the Dubai audience.

Fast change rewards societies that build new skills quickly, access specialized talent and turn bold ideas into action, Jim’s message went — a challenge as relevant to a national government as to any single organization. Explore more keynote case studies.