The increasingly technological working environment has placed a much faster pace on day to day activities. Today and tomorrow’s generations must be flexible, creative and multi-disciplinary in order to reap the most from their potential.
It is rare in today’s world for a young man or woman to graduate from University, move into a job they love and stay put until their retirement day. The working life now, in particularly for highly creative people is an adventurous journey, full of challenges, changes and the usual peaks and troughs.
The broad range of skills gathered by many twenty to thirty something’s through multiple jobs and travelling could be viewed as an asset. However, there are many companies that still consider jumping from job to job uncommitted working behavior.
Sir Ken Robinson PhD, is an internationally recognized leader in the development of creativity, innovation and human resources. Robinson defines creativity as "originality that has value". It is his view that everybody has a talent that should be developed and that it is a misconception that only special people are creative. Sir Robinson believes that it is possible to be creative in any area of life including science and maths.
The old concept of climbing a career ladder may become a thing of the past. Instead of only moving in one direction, people will learn that there are other ways to develop a career. So how is it possible to be in control in an environment that can turn upside down in a moment?
A different mindset is needed to succeed in today’s working world which includes being flexible and creative. Having fresh ideas and new approaches applied to solid situations is the way to make things happen. Young people are the force that will create new theories and visions for the future. Experience gained by crossing disciplines and cultures allows a much broader perspective in choosing new solutions.
Unless conditions and encouragement are established during early education, talents may not flourish. Many adults today have never found what their real talents are because their gifts went unrecognised at school. Individual talents are so diverse that many are not supported by the current education system. These unsupported and unrecognised talents become a detriment to society and culture as well as individuals. Creative solutions are lost as well as lives wasted in unfound potential.
Young people today must be pioneers in creating new working formats and innovative solutions to current issues. By doing so they will gain the most from their potential as well as contribute to the continuing development of society.
What is important is that older generations are prepared to not only listen, but to initiate and support action. An honest approach to reviewing and releasing old educational and working structures is required to allow space for pioneering work to emerge.
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