Distributed Expertise

Trend Longevity Rating

How this trend held up

Learning through experts online in many formats is gaining popularity, and learning platforms are growing quickly. Our ability to access expertise in real time will keep rising.

Every past trend prediction is re-reviewed and graded with a Trend Longevity Rating, measuring how much each originally curated trend still matters years later.

Where It Led

This trend evolved into a megatrend.

In 2020, Distributed Expertise was identified as one of the past trends that evolved into the megatrend Instant Knowledge: As we become accustomed to consuming bitesized knowledge on demand, we benefit from learning everything more quickly but risk forgetting the value of mastery and wisdom.