A visionary leader is one who can see the future. This requires an understanding of current and future trends as well as previous paradigms and paradigm shifts. Visionary leaders who want a more detailed explanation of educational paradigms should see Education in the Information Age . These slides examine the roots of our current educational paradigm and its performance over the past 100 years. Current and future social trends are examined with an eye to their impact on education and some principles upon which to build a paradigm more appropriate to the 21st century are outlined.
Paradigm shifts are as unpredictable as they are inevitable.
No one can be sure what the future holds, but it is likely that education in the Information Age will be dramatically different. While some of the writings may seem unbelievable, just remember how much society and education changed with the invention of the printing press. It is likely that these writings under-estimate the coming changes.