Over the past seventy years, the world has been transitioning from an advanced industrial society and economy to a knowledge society and economy. The term "knowledge society" has been used freely with little concrete definition or characterization. A society is a living thing – it is complex, constantly changing, and multifaceted. Invisible for many years, the pieces and effects of the transition are increasingly evident. Today, people sense that a change is afoot, but they do not have a c...