Hyperconnectivity is a direct byproduct of the merger of globalization and the IT revolution. It has enormous implications for education and the workplace. Hyperconnectivity is continuing to drive the polarization of jobs and skills, “between those who will do better than ever, and those for whom there is nothing to do.”
“Everyone has to bring something extra, being average is no longer enough. . . Everyone is looking for employees that can do critical thinking and problem solving . . . just to get an interview. What they are really looking for is people who can invent, re-invent and re-engineer their jobs while doing them.”
“In education, we need to bring the bottom to the average, because if you are below average, there is nothing for you to do that will sustain a middle class life. We also need to bring the average to the global heights because we need so many more creative, non-routine people. We need both more education and better education focusing on the 3Cs of creativity, communications and collaboration.”
“We are all new immigrants to the hyperconnected world,” he said toward the end of his talk. “How do new immigrants think? Nothing is owed me. No legacy place waiting for me at IBM or Harvard or the state university. I better understand what world I am in, understand where the opportunities are, and work absolutely harder than the next guy.”
Tom’s message, that we should all think of ourselves as new immigrants to the hyperconnected world, truly resonated with me. Let me explain why.
“In education, we need to bring the bottom to the average, because if you are below average, there is nothing for you to do that will sustain a middle class life. We also need to bring the average to the global heights because we need so many more creative, non-routine people. We need both more education and better education focusing on the 3Cs of creativity, communications and collaboration.”
“We are all new immigrants to the hyperconnected world,” he said toward the end of his talk. “How do new immigrants think? Nothing is owed me. No legacy place waiting for me at IBM or Harvard or the state university. I better understand what world I am in, understand where the opportunities are, and work absolutely harder than the next guy.”
Tom’s message, that we should all think of ourselves as new immigrants to the hyperconnected world, truly resonated with me. Let me explain why.
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