I always look forward to your blogs, Harold, as they not only spark my thinking but also speak to the work we are trying to do at the Women’s Learning Studio to encourage individuals and organizations to develop new digital thinking, routines, and learning. This blog was a catalyst for me for going further in thinking about learning/working and changing structures and systems.

As wirearchy replaces hierarchy, how do knowledge artisans or those of us trying to encourage networked learning, convince employers and employees that this trend is real, and new skills, knowledge, routines and behaviors are necessary to learn in order to succeed or at least survive in the new economy and structures? How do we monetize this so that we are creating our knowledge artisan group niche while ushering in the age of wirearchy?

There is no doubt that mainstream media (such as your reference to the NYTimes in your article) is beginning to recognize these changes. The Harvard Business Review, in the innovation section on January 5, 2015 reviewed the Tech Trends You Can’t Ignore in 2015. Deep learning, or machine learning topped the list followed by smart virtual personal assistants: robotic trends mentioned in the TechCrunch article. But although media are talking about these trends, is the understanding of the dramatic shift trickling into the world of work in a substantial way?

How can we help workers and management understand these changes and engage in networked learning (with or without our paid services)? What have others seen and done to promote new thinking and adaptation of wirearchy learning and routines in workplaces? With individuals?

How do we get past the blank stares when we mention, with our utmost conviction and solid references, the changing nature of the online world?