Harold, a great follow-up to yesterday's post. As someone deeply concerned to see the growth of our profession, I completely agree with your close:

"...today’s learning professionals want to remain relevant in the coherent organization, then they need to participate in collaborative and cooperative work/learning flows. This will be a sea change for the training & development profession, but I am certain it will happen with our without their participation."

This is not to say that our existing skill sets are defunct. They will still be needed, even though the role of formal interventions and expertly crafted content will diminish over time, but we have undoubtedly moved from an era when knowledge was power to one where information is free, and the L&D profession has not yet totally caught onto this.

We need to evolve and grow, and play a greater role in our organizations. The opportunity is there for us. The alternative that you spell out is clear, too. It's going to happen anyway. If we don't get involved we'll be left sidelined and largely irrelevant.