Author(s): Gali Einav
“When you grow up you may not have a job"; "Education-change is the only constant" Yuval Noah Harari The adoption of digital technologies has been transforming all facets of our lives, from the way we communicate to the way we access information, learn and work. It is characterized by exponential growth of accessible information and unprecedented speed of technology adoption, levelling the ability of both content creators and consumers to access technology. The paramount competency of our age is becoming the ability to adapt and master new skills and deal with fast paced changes, raising questions on the impact on our future. Younger generations growing up with digital technologies have developed new expectations for their future employment, those that will cater to their frame of reference. How do we prepare students for a future unclear to us? How can academic institutions better prepare students for future challenges? Can academic entrepreneurship education provide the tools and skills that assist in better preparing students, mostly Gen Y and Z, for the future workforce? This paper will address these questions by building on literature and research from the fields of education and the future of the workforce, analysis of entrepreneurial tools and methodologies utilized in academic institutions and attitudinal survey data of entrepreneurship students at IDC Herzliya and Yeshiva University in New York City.