K n Knowmad Society explores the future of o learning, work, and how we relate with w each other in a world driven by accelerating change, value networks, and the rise of m knowmads. a Knowmads are nomadic knowledge workers: Creative, d imaginative, and innovative people who can work with S almost anybody, anytime, and anywhere. The jobs associated with 21st century knowledge and innovation o workers have become much less specific concerning task c and place, but require more value-generative applications i of what they know. The office as we know it is gone. e Schools and other learning spaces will follow next. t y In this book, nine authors from three continents, ranging from academics to business leaders, share their visions for the future of learning and work. Educational and J O organizational implications are uncovered, experiences H are shared, and the contributors explore what it’s going to N take for individuals, organizations, and nations to succeed W in Knowmad Society. . M O R A V E C FE ud tu u c ra et si o n Knowmad Society edited by John W. Moravec Education Futures This is a book. But, it is not quite finished. It needs your extra love and attention to grow even more. Make this book yours: Write and draw on it, highlight the parts you like, and tear out what you don’t like. Customize it, and build it into your own guide to Knowmad Society. Then, please share alike and pass this book on to someone else. If you would like to share your ideas with us, please send them to info@ knowmadsociety. com. We would love to hear from you! 4 Knowmad Society Everybody reads books differently, so we built this one to be read in different ways. If you’re interested in what we have to say, but don’t have time to read it all, don’t worry. We added summaries. If you like to scan for ideas before delving deeper, we summarized many of our best ideas with short, sound bite-like quotes. Education Futures 6 Knowmad Society 7 Knowmad Society Contents 9 Introduction to Knowmad Society John W. Moravec 31 Rethinking human capital development in Knowmad Society John W. Moravec 57 Skills and competencies for knowmadic workers Cristóbal Cobo 89 Learning choreography Thieu Besselink 129 Sudbury schools and democratic education in Knowmad Society Christel Hartkamp 163 Knowmads Business School: Empowering and enabling knowmads Pieter Spinder 179 Getting from top-down to all-on-top Edwin de Bree & Bianca Stokman 213 Relationships as the ultimate pedagogy: Making everyone a life-long teacher Christine Renaud 231 Society30: Knowmads and new value creation Ronald van den Hoff 253 Afterword Gary Hart 260 Author biographies 265 Glossary 267 Appendix – Workshops offered at the Knowmads Business School 271 Thank you! 272 Colophon 8 Knowmad Society 9 Introduction to Knowmad Society Introduction to Knowmad Society John W. Moravec