Something big has shifted for all of us. I noticed it last week, while preparing for our Axios board meeting.
First, there was a discussion around six-month horizons. And I kept thinking: This is pure fantasy — it's impossible to envision our company and our world even a few months from now.
Second, we're having an amazing year. Yet I felt compelled to offer the board a gut check unthinkable even a year ago: Yes, we're crushing it, but that could all change in a month. Truth is, for the first time ever, my confident line of sight is six weeks tops.
Why it matters: We have entered what I call post-processable velocity — a speed of change exceeding the ability of any individual, company, market or government to fully absorb, understand and respond to it in real time.
Data: MDR Education; Map: Brad Jennings/Axios. Note: Includes public schools. Does not include year-round schools.
America's start-of-school season stretches nearly two months.
Why it matters: Gone are the days of a shared "back-to-school" moment. U.S. schools reopen on schedules that stretch from mid-July to mid-September, depending on where they are.
