Future-proofing for an uncertain and complex world
How do we prepare for a world that not only doesn’t stand still, but is also at risk of fragmenting into diverse realities?
THERE is a growing consensus that certain traits and skills will be indispensable for this brave new liquid world of continuous disruption: resilience, curiosity, imagination, critical thinking, empathy and the ability to solve complex problems, to name just a few.
How, then, do we teach these traits and skills? Can these things even be taught in the classroom, or are they cultivated in the proverbial “school of life and hard knocks”?
While such skills and traits are vital, baseline knowledge remains important. This baseline knowledge – the core knowledge needed to navigate a world of runaway technology – is rising all the time.
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