Future Skills: Upskilling Humankind for a Better Future by Dr. Arndt Pechstein

The world accelerates exponentially, catapulting us into the future much faster than we can anticipate. And while our brains are not wired to think in this accelerating, exponentially changing way, educators and society face the challenge of determining how to prepare humankind to make us future-proof. Creativity, a healthy disregard for the impossible combined with a purpose-driven mindset, and a thorough understanding of value-creation are vital in shaping a future and thriving society. We need diversity, collaboration, and knowledge networks more than ever to make this happen. And we need to train Future Skills, our human skills that equip us to maneuver the challenges of the 21st century. How do we implement such approaches? How do we create learning systems that have an impact and can adapt and scale?

In his keynote, Arndt Pechstein will provide answers on how we can create a future-forward environment that encourages experimentation and meets the challenges of tomorrow today. Arndt will introduce success patterns enabling educators to adapt to a VUCA world, namely pursuing shared goals, people empowerment, and effective collaboration, thus creating a future we want to live in. As an expert in neuroscience, future skills, and biomimicry, Arndt deep dives into the patterns of our mind, learning and evolution, respectively and reveals insights and strategies on how to cope with uncertainty and complexity and build resilient systems. Learn how you can transform education into a system that catalyzes innovation, helps shape the future and empowers humankind to be adaptive.

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