HP Innovation Journal Issue 10: Fall 2018 | Page 28
BETTER LEARNING CREATES
BETTER OUTCOMES FOR ALL
NATE H U RS T
C hief S ustaina bilit y a n d
S o cial I m p a c t O f f ice r, H P
G U S SC H M E D LE N
Vice Presid e nt of Wo rldwid e Ed u c atio n , H P
If you’re reading this on your smartphone as
you answer emails, tweet and schedule Uber
Eats, you already know that technology enables
completely new ways of working. You see how it
has transformed our communications, lifestyle
and industries. Yet we’re still in the infancy of
tech innovation.
According to our latest Megatrends report,
the technologies that define modern life will
soon be one billion times more powerful
than they are today, shaping possibilities
that haven’t yet been imagined.
As technology evolves, learning and skill-building must
evolve in lockstep. The generation now entering the
workforce, Generation Z, was the first born into a world
where Internet and smartphones exist. These digital
natives will make up 36% of the global workforce by 2020,
and they come with new expectations and a different
style of working. The generation that follows, what some
call Generation Alpha, will evolve even faster.
Innovation Journal Issue Ten
LEARNING TO BUILD FUTURE SKILLS
Education must adapt to this dynamic reality and prepare
students to thrive in tomorrow’s workforce. Teaching
for unimagined jobs and industries requires that we
equip learners with the skills to perpetually evolve, in
areas like communications, creativity and collaboration.
Classrooms and learning methods must be lean, flexible
and ready to pivot to be able to prepare students for
lifelong learning.
Education is a major focus at HP. We are working to skill
up the next generation of innovators that will lead HP and
our customers’ companies in the decades to come. We’ve
made a $20 million commitment aimed at enabling better
learning outcomes for 100 million people by 2025. Since
2015, more than 14.5 million students and adult learners
have benefited from HP’s education programs.