I Have A Dream

As we live through the various era like the industrialized age, the information age, and now the knowledge age; I cannot help but see signs of things to come.

In the industrialized age, the thinking or the paradigm was, if you can manufacture something better and faster that met the needs of individuals and organizations, you'd win. You'll capture market share, drive the competition out of business, and dominate the market. Think light bulbs.

Then came the information age, where if you knew something that others don't and are able to get it to the market faster then the competition, you'd win.

Now, in the knowledge age, where information is abundant, the one who'd win is the individual who is able to use the information to create something that meet the needs of individuals and organizations.

In the knowledge age, something that was previously not available becomes readily available. Something that was only made known to a privileged few, is not wide-spread. Incidentally, the people who operate out of this environment will also understand that information is no longer king. But knowing how to use the information in a manner that is effective is also crucial.

I have a dream that in this knowledge age, everyone is a leader in his or her own right. Where every single individual has an unique skill that is highly sought after by the market.

I have a dream that in this knowledge age, everyone will have the opportunity to fully express him or her self in a manner that is aligned to their personal mission. They will be doing meaningful work and will be highly recognized. If they are not, they are free to move to another environment that allows them to.

I have a dream that in this knowledge age, organizations will fully benefit from the availability of services where they can pick and choose that will serve their needs in a way that is tailored to those needs.

I have a dream that in this knowledge age, governments will recognize and acknowledge the value of these individuals and engage them in meaningful ways to serve the needs of their constituents.

I have a dream that in this knowledge age, students become teachers and teachers learn from their students. Where students will teach each others and the role of teachers will be to facilitate and guide the students within principle-centered guidelines.

I have a dream that in this knowledge age, employees and employers switch roles. Where the employers will simply be a provider of infrastructural support and become an administrator for their employees. It will be the employees that decide the pay packages of their employers.

I have a dream that in this knowledge age, families and communities become an even more instrumental unit of society, where their members can contribute in ways that allow their families and communities to engage in meaningful endeavors that serve the bigger purpose.

In this knowledge age, where there is no lack of technical competency in whatever areas you can imagine, where if there is a need, there is a free agent somewhere that will be able to serve those needs.

As individuals in the knowledge age are all leaders in their own rights, meaning they are able to influence with integrity and their values are aligned to that of the larger society, so what is the one thing that will allow one individual to set himself apart from others?