"It is a common trap to associate our talent for communicating with our ability to read and write. However, texting is different than cartooning. Audio podcasts are different than video podcasts. Each new form of communications comes with its own unique style and attributes for conveying thoughts and ideas.

Literacy will continue to evolve along with every new system and each form of technology that gets created along the way.

Basic reading and writing forms of communications will no longer be sufficient for the workforce of the future. People will still need to read and write, but they will also need a whole lot more."

in Next Generation Literacy (2008)

By Futurist Thomas Frey