The ability to constantly change and adapt will becomeincreasingly important.
For students, for people within corporates, and even for people working in tech.
Its not enough anymore to just learn a tech skill.
We will have to also develop open and curious mindsets.
Focus on transferable skills which will be relevant for the entirety of peoples lives.
And preferably do all of this in a fun and playful way.
So that we will all be able to enjoy the journey that is life at its best.
Its often due to people having developed fixed mindsets, they stopped learning, and stopped thinking in possibilities.
They closed down, so to say.
Fun was nowhere to be found anymore.
When people think that their capabilities are fixed, this is a mindset one can change.
Through the right types of inspiration, thinking models, and with the right methodology.
We learn best through fun and play
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Learning new things will be fun, as it aligns with their goals.
If we make the process of learning fun and playful and align with the goals of the individual.
We can make it easier for people to continuously learn and adapt.
Do we really need to constantly learn new skills?
Although it sometimes feels and looks like it everythings going through constant change, it really isnt.
For example, some skills that have been around since around 420 B.C.
Im talking here about transferable skills like critical thinking, empathy, creativity, and complex problem solving.
And these are actuallydefined by the World Economic Forumas top skills to focus on to withstand disruption.
So its not necessarily about always acquiring new skills, but to nurture the ones that matter.
Why aretheseskills so important?
These are the skills that are effective in all facets of life.
My advice would be to read up onSocratesand make the thinking more current day by listening toNassim Taleb.
We can also use art to prepare our brains to be OK with the new and disruptive technologies.
You see, art can present us difficult to rationalize thoughts.
Often we find the same throw in of difficult to rationalize thoughts when we deal with disruptions.
By exposing ourselves regularly to art, we can train being OK with these feelings and thoughts.
Something which is a very useful skill to have in our constantly changing world.
Where we are required to come up with new solutions quite often.
These skills dont necessarily have to come from art or philosophy, they can even come from gaming.
Bylooking at gaming and esportspeople can learn how these companies are able to constantly evolve, its breathtaking.
Embrace it, play with it, and learn.
Just find out what throw in of transferable skills resonate with which person.
The recipe for constant adaptation and evolving
Its not just about learning technical skills anymore.
Its about finding out what people love, what truly drives them.
Learning about this constantly, in a fun and playful way.
Supplementing flexible skills with transferable skills.
Skills which will be relevant for the entirety of life.
The knowledge is all readily available we just need to make the connections.
He guides some of the most leading international companies in making the digital transformation.
Lectures have been given at companies and conferences like SXSW, MIT and Next Conference.
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