In a recent column I listed the Five Contexts of the Shift Age.  As stated there, while the true cliché of the Information Age was “content is king” the true cliché of the Shift Age is “context is king”.  We live in an increasingly contextual world.  The context in which we receive or consume information shapes the information as much as the information itself.

In my just published book “Entering the Shift Age” I wrote about the five contexts through which we would look at almost everything in the future.  Whether it be education, energy, technology, …

It was an honor to be part of Sarasota TEDx 12-12-12.  The theme of the event was “Creativity Matters”.  Throughout the day creativity was manifested by talks, performances and creative interactions.  Held in the Ringling Museum and the historic Asolo Theater it was a wonderful event.

The talk I gave at the end of the day was entitled “The Concept of Place Has Changed Forever”.  You can view it here on You Tube or go to my web site www.davidhoule.com and click on it under “Recent Highlights”.

The Concept of Place Has Changed Forever is one of the Five …

Since the beginning of the Transformation Decade in 2010, I have been saying that education at all levels will undergo transformation by 2020.  The book I wrote with Jeff Cobb, “Shift Ed: A Call to Action for Transforming K-12”, published in early 2011, called for nothing less than transformation.  Reform is an outdated word and is now not enough to make the necessary changes in American education.

Last week I wrote a guest column for CNN.com titled “Predictions for the Next Decade of Education”.  It provoked a number of responses to my inbox and many on-line as …