I get a lot of my concepts and ideas from talking and listening to others, and in this case, I came upon a new idea from a conversation I had with Dean Kamen—inventor, entrepreneur, and tireless advocate for science and technology.
While we were conversing at a conference, Dean happened to say that he thought young people and children are probably not necessarily faster or better learners; they just have less to unlearn. His comment really struck me, and I have been working on developing this idea ever since. So let's take a closer look now at this new skill of the future that I'm calling "UNLearning".
Great insight! I'm amazed at how few people think about what they need to unlearn themselves, let alone talk about unlearning. Maybe we ought to UNLearn that habit, too. I wrote an article on this topic a few months ago. Thought you'd enjoy seeing it.
Learn, Unlearn, and Relearn (M. Conner, Fast Company's Learning Resource Center, Feb 2006) http://www.fastcompany.com/resources/learning/conner/022706.html
Posted by: marciamarcia | November 15, 2006 at 04:37 PM