Billionaires Including Netflix Co-founder Reed Hastings Predict Liberal Arts Degrees Will Be More Valuable and More In Demand Than Coding in AI Era

Great Falls Development Alliance

• Great Falls River (Missouri and Sun Rivers) Activation Task Force Online Survey Now Open Until May 15

  Purpose:The Great Falls River Activation Task Force is working to activate the Missouri and Sun Rivers through private investment, commercial development, and river-oriented businesses that grow tourism, recreation, entertainment, and hospitality in Great Falls.

Montana Business

• Why is the world having fewer babies?

  The future has never been assured, but it feels as though we are living in a time of spectacular uncertainty. Japan’s population could be cut in half by the end of this century.

• The Montana legacy of media-mogul-turned-conservationist Ted Turner

  ‘He loved Montana’: The myths and legends of Ted Turner at home in southwest Montana

• Defense Innovation OnRamp Hub: Montana Industry Exchange – 5/27 – Location upon registration

  This program is highly valuable for those who are:
  • Building commercial or dual-use technology
  • Seeking new growth markets or strategic partnerships
  • Interested in understanding defense innovation pathways

• AI Is Changing How Consumers and Marketers Make Decisions – Knowledge at Wharton

  AI-driven search and autonomous agents are shifting the balance of power in decision-making. Montana businesses should consider how this evolution could transform local marketing and consumer engagement.

• You’re Invited! How Rural Healthcare Impacts Rural Businesses and Economies – 5/11 – Online

  In this call, we will discuss how federal and state changes impact rural healthcare and how those changes, in turn, affect rural businesses and economies.

• Firms will not disappear and jobs will not disappear but AI is rewiring the firm and rewriting our jobs.

  Coase’s 1937 essay revealed that firms form to reduce costly market transactions by using internal authority structures. Montana businesses can apply this insight to manage expenses across the state’s vast geography.

• Three Rules to Test If Your Startup Will Succeed Before You Spend Money On It

  John Witchel’s framework focuses on targeting large markets, clearly defining problems, and speaking the customer’s language to evaluate business ideas effectively.

• Montana Career Opportunity – Social Media Manager – Montana Free Press

  Lead and grow Montana Free Press and Mountain Journal’s social media presence by creating video-forward, platform-specific content that expands the reach and impact of our journalism. About Montana Free Press Montana Free Press is an independent, 501(c)(3) nonprofit source for Montana news, information, and analysis. Our mission is to produce in-depth public-service journalism that creates positive change and helps move society toward justice and equity. MTFP seeks to uncover the truth and bring to light essential news stories by studying arcane bureaucratic processes, seeking out dark corners of major institutions, digging deep into data and documents, and holding power accountable…

Rural Montana Communities

• Best of the Flathead Valley, Montana Police Blotter – Shenanigans Abound in Rural Montana from the Flathead Beacon

  11:28 a.m. A guy dressed like a cowboy was chasing a corgi down the road.

Montana’s American Prairie

• USA Today – Trump admin wants to push bison from public lands in Montana. What to know

  The Coalition of Large Tribes, which advocates for over 50 Native American tribes, has also opposed the plan and warned that it could have “unintended negative consequences for tribal bison herds.”

YOUR MONTANA CAREER

• What Is Liberal in the Liberal Arts and why are they so important for a well lived life?

  What was a liberal arts education designed to offer? More than recent discourse might lead you to believe. On “The Ezra Klein Show,” the historian Helena Rosenblatt explains why the liberal arts have strayed so far from their roots as a training ground for civic virtues and citizenry.

• Become Easy to Work With – Why low-friction people win.

  Friction and irritation show up in small ways. Slow responses, unclear communication, missed expectations, or unnecessary complexity all create drag. None of these are catastrophic on their own, but together they make collaboration heavier than it needs to be. Over time, people start avoiding friction and irritation, even if the talent is high.

Montana’s 21st Century Education Initiative – “You Should Care…”

• New Corvallis, Montana charter school program aims to reel in next generation of fishing guides

  The fishing guide school is part of the STREAM to STEAM pathway, which focuses on community and environmental stewardship and aims to help students enter Montana’s growing outdoor recreation economy. It is one of six career-based learning pathways offered at the charter school.

• Billionaires Including Netflix Co-founder Reed Hastings Predict Liberal Arts Degrees Will Be More Valuable and More In Demand Than Coding in AI Era

  Reed Hastings and other tech leaders highlight emotional skills and human complexity as crucial in an AI-driven future. This shift challenges the long-standing focus on technical degrees and may influence Montana Universities and businesses to rethink hiring and training.

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