nurturing the future of learning, work, and human formation
In times of change, learners inherit the earth,
while the learned find themselves beautifully
equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
— Eric hoffer
The future of learning and work will be radically different than anything before. this is our chance to build the future we want.
There are so many things that collectively have led us to this moment, where the traditional ways of learning and working, the ways that we prepare ourselves and others for life in the world, simply no longer serve us as they may have in the past. We have seen tremendous shifts in our economy and in the way that we work, rapid advances in technology, particularly artificial intelligence and machine learning, the soaring costs of higher education, and the continuing decline of traditional pipelines and trajectories of learning and work.
While these challenges are large and complex, they also present us with an unprecedented opportunity to rethink and redesign the ways that we approach these parts of our lives and to imagine, cultivate, and sustain the future that we want, beyond a mere perpetuation of the way things have always been.
partners, clients, and presentations
AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT
the ideas we need to make the world we want are already here. We either do not know about them, they have not reached critical awareness, or we lack the courage to do what we know.
My work in this area focuses on the underlying skills and capacities necessary to leverage the full power of an individual or institution’s hard-earned wisdom, experience, and expertise. This is done through consultation and guidance in knowledge management, instructional design, and research-based practices to cultivate creativity, critical thinking, and human-centered design.
we are at the very beginnings of the golden age of human learning. artificial intelligence can serve as the unlock to equity, access, innovation in ways that will transform our shared life.
My work in this area focuses on the ways in which learning is disrupted, accelerated, and enhanced by leveraging these technologies and tools. I am particularly interested in the underlying values and practices that re-center human beings and deploy these technologies in ways that drive transparency, rigor, curiosity, inclusion, and play.
a little bit about me
Michael Hanegan is the Founder of Intersections.
He brings over twenty years of experience in education, leadership, and training to his work at the leading-edge of the future of learning and work. He previously served as the Associate Director of Operations for the Graduate Programs in Technology Management at Columbia University where he also guest lectured in the ethics of innovation. He is also a former Associate Editor of the journal, Reflective Practice.
His work includes coaching and consulting for individuals and organizations around the world and close to home. He cannot read fewer than five books at a time and has regularly tried to solve all of the world’s problems around a bonfire with friends. He lives with his family in Edmond, Oklahoma.
