Big, insider news... a Book!
"The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines" will be published on June 11th by HarperCollins. You're getting the scoop early!
This is not a normal post for me, but this is not a normal moment.
Nearly four years ago - just after I gave my Ted talk - I began the slow, messy, ill-advised journey of writing a book. I may tell you a bit of the backstory later, but I mostly wanted to get you the insider scoop that it’s here!
You know my work, so the story will be familiar: we're threatening informal skill development by the way we're handling intelligent machines. But this is optional. Through vivid, real stories and the best available research, I show the hidden code that underwrites skill development, detail the trillion-dollar technothreat to skill, and offer a path forward that enhances both human and machine ability.
I’m so grateful for the early feedback I’ve received. It’s a bit overwhelming, actually:
“If you’re worried about your skills becoming obsolete, this book may be your saving grace. Matt Beane has spent his career studying how to gain and maintain expertise as technology evolves, and his analysis is both engrossing and edifying.”
Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of HIDDEN POTENTIAL and THINK AGAIN, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife
If you want to learn more or care about this cause, I would deeply appreciate any and all support:
Pre-order The Skill Code. The book will be available in hardcover, kindle, and audiobook formats. It goes on sale on June 11th.
Visit my new website for more insider information, including all the advance praise - from quite a stunning crew.
Forward this post to share the good news. If you’re excited about the book and the content I’m sharing here, my guess is your contacts will be too. Now’s your moment to brighten their day - and their horizons.
I so appreciate your feedback and interest. Congratulations on the choice to subscribe to my Substack, and welcome to your early bird seats on the book ride ahead!
With gratitude and delight,
Matt Beane
P.S.: as the book launch approaches, I’ll likely be writing for other outlets, so my posts here may not stick quite as tightly to the biweekly schedule I’ve been keeping. But my first-pass, early thinking will always live here.
Congratulations, Matt! This is a big milestone! As someone whose job it is to think about current and future skills for large organizations, I am eagerly looking forward to reading and learning fron your book. Have to wait a bit as the hardcover (my favourite book format) is still not available for pre-order in India.
May the 4th be with you!
Congrats Matt! Can't wait to learn more about your research and perspectives on this!