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TEASER: Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution | Dr. Jonathan Reichental

Name: TEASER: Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution | Dr. Jonathan Reichental
Uploaded: 2019-02-06T04:02:01+00:00
Duration: 1 min 56 s
Channel: Professor Jonathan Reichental
Description: In this LinkedIn Learning teaser, Dr. Jonathan Reichental introduces his new, ambitious course titled "Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution."…

6 Feb 2019 · 2 min

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In this LinkedIn Learning teaser, Dr. Jonathan Reichental introduces his new, ambitious course titled "Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution." He explains that the course weaves together a broad historical sweep—from the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment through the first, second, and third industrial revolutions—into a concise narrative that avoids overly technical detail. The curriculum then pivots to contemporary transformative technologies such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, and self‑driving vehicles, presenting them as the building blocks of the emerging fourth industrial era. Reichental emphasizes that the material reflects both his extensive experience discussing innovation and his personal passion, aiming to deliver an engaging, heart‑and‑mind story of how we arrived at today’s world and what the future may hold. He positions the course as a timely, accessible way for learners to grasp the historical context and technological forces shaping the 21st century.

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Well, I'm just so thrilled I'm here at LinkedIn Learning. We've just completed a few days of shooting a new course called the Foundations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. It's by far the most ambitious work I've ever done and I've been working with an incredible team. You know, I've spent many years writing about and talking about innovation and technology and you know, I was able to bring it all together into one big fascinating course. The content itself spans not only history. We talk about the Renaissance and the Age of Enlightenment. We talk about the different characteristics of the first Industrial Revolution and the second and the third. We then even dig deep into a whole range of interesting technologies from artificial intelligence to blockchain technology and the emergence of self driving vehicles. So the person who spends a bit of time watching this, they're going to get an amazing history lesson on how did we arrive at the sort of 21st century with the world we have. I wrote it with a combination of mind and heart and we don't go too much into the weeds on anything. I wanted to touch on a lot of things and I wanted to try explain what I've been thinking about for a long time. It's so thrilling that finally I've got it recorded now and I can make it available to you because it's, it's been in my head for a long time and you've, some of you have heard me talk about parts of it, but this is the full story. This is to me the best way I can tell the story of the future. It's a different course than you're used to from me, but I think it's the right course at the right time and hopefully I've told it in the right way. I think you're going to really enjoy it.