Upending the Infodemic Curve through Documentation and Productivity Tools

Nashon J. Adero
5 min readFeb 3, 2023

Simply put, we have progressed from a linear, low-tech and trainer-led instructional space (Education 1.0) to a democratised, interactive, flexible, feedback-oriented, tech-enabled and learner-centric enterprise (Education 4.0 and Education 5.0).

Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has just made it more convincing that the predictions of the Knowledge Doubling Curve will be fulfilled sooner than later.

Seconds drag for a drowning man; years fly for an investor racing against time. Where do you stand as a student of history, life, and the revolutionary technological megatrends currently unfolding before our very eyes? Your New Year Resolutions for 2023 are now shaping up against the harsh realities of time, aren’t they? It has been well said that we tend to overestimate what we can achieve in a day and underestimate what we can achieve in a year.

Ever heard of “infodemic”? Look it up! This is a new social and knowledge-related pandemic. What are the implications of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) for the future of education and work?

Education has evolved through various stages that scholars refer to in their signature lingo as directed transfer, progressivism, and co-constructivism among others. Simply put, we have progressed from…

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Nashon J. Adero

A geospatial and systems modelling expert, lecturer, youth mentor and trained policy analyst, who applies system dynamics to model complex adaptive systems.