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Imagine living to one hundred years or more! Thanks to technological advances, a 25-year-old living in the United States today is likely to do just that. Sustaining this extended lifespan presents all kinds of challenges — and compelling opportunities. Younger generations will have to “re-boot” professionally every few years. What will it mean to support and sustain multiple livelihoods? What tools do we need to see the disruptions that are coming, and what resources are out there to help us ...
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Episode 7: A Conversation That Can't Wait About Higher Education
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The future of education extends beyond the classroom — we all have a stake in determining what changes need to happen in higher ed to meet current and coming challenges. Rovy Branon, vice provost at the University of Washington Continuum College, believes that time is of the essence. Given that young people now have a better than 50% chance of livi…
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Episode 6: Learn/Earn/Relearn/Our Turn — Team Reflections
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In this bonus sixth episode of Learn/Earn/Relarn, the podcast team looks back on the series — lessons learned, concerns uncovered, inspiration, excitement, and opportunities revealed. In the first part of episode 6, hosts Rovy Branon and Hanson Hosein recap episode 5 with futurist Amy Webb. The future is coming fast and furious — are we ready to me…
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Episode 5: End of the Beginning — The Genesis of Our New Future
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In episode five of Learn/Earn/Relearn, we're looking ahead to the future. Will our 100-plus-year lives include "panda" sandwiches, engineered offspring, and freedom from disease? As we contemplate the technological changes that may lie ahead, our hosts ask — Are we ready? How do educators, parents, and workers prepare themselves and others for a co…
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Episode 4: Learn for Life — When is it Time to Go Back to School?
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Back-to-school time used to mean August/September... is that accurate anymore? Probably not, say our hosts Rovy Branon, Vice Provost for Continuum College at the University of Washington, and Hanson Hosein, co-founder of a UW graduate program in Communication Leadership. Given increasing life spans and the acceleration of technology and its impacts…
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Episode 3: Reskilling & Upskilling — Learn Long and Prosper
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“You’re not college material, Rovy,” said the high school counselor to the now-head of professional and continuing education at the University of Washington. To be fair, Rovy admits that his counselor was probably correct at that time in his life. In the end, a non-traditional route to higher education was the answer, allowing Rovy to access higher…
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Episode 2: Tech, AI, and the Speed of Change
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Can we hack our biology for longer lives or instantaneous access to information? Will your kid need a flyer's license in addition to (or instead of) a driver's license? And on a somewhat more serious note, should we fear that AI is coming for all our jobs? In this riveting conversation, co-hosts Rovy Branon, University of Washington Continuum Colle…
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Episode 1: (Re)Skills Lab — Andrew Scott & The 100-Year Life
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Could living to 100 become the norm? It’s very likely that 25-year-olds living in the US today will enjoy a greatly extended life expectancy. But what does that mean for work? Technology is advancing at lightning speed, changing how we live and work, creating new jobs and rendering others obsolete. What happens if you need to reskill at 70? Will th…
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Imagine living to one hundred years or more! Thanks to technological advances, a 25-year-old living in the United States today is likely to do just that. Sustaining this extended lifespan presents all kinds of challenges — and compelling opportunities. Younger generations will have to “re-boot” professionally every few years. What will it mean to s…
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