Long Life Learning

Long Life Learning (2020) argues decisively that the ways in which we currently think about education and its relationship to work are broken and passé. More and more jobs are being automated, college degrees have been devalued, and people are living longer lives than ever before. These factors, combined with others, are a blaring signal that we must shift toward learning that is designed to be both lifelong and suitable for longer lives.

Michelle R. Weise, PhD, is the vice-chancellor of strategy and innovation at National University System. Previously, she was a senior advisor at Imaginable Futures, a philanthropic investment firm, and chief innovation officer at both Strada Education Network and Southern New Hampshire University. She was one of 30 management and leadership thinkers on Thinkers50’s list of people to watch in 2021.