Essay · Ideas
The Age of Direction
When information becomes infinite, the scarce human capability is knowing where to go.
Intelligence for navigating a changing world.
Author
Alex Phinney
Founder and CEO · Globalist University
Alex Phinney is the founder and CEO of Globalist University. He writes about work, education, artificial intelligence, human development, and the systems people use to find direction in periods of change.
Selected writing
Field Note · Work
The Post-Credential Career Map
How careers are built when degrees no longer reliably signal capability on their own.
Field Note · Learning
AI-Native Learning
What education looks like when information is free and infinite.
Field Note · Work
Nonlinear Careers
Why the five-year plan is dead and what replaced it.
Guide · Work
How Modern Careers Actually Work
Signal, leverage, and the mechanics of internet-era opportunity.