creativity and empathy: skills for the future (geneva, 2014)

Skills for the future

Creativity

Empathy

are gifts that only a few people have

Creativity

Empathy

People think that…

are basic skills of our specie

Creativity

Empathy

The truth is…

are useful only for people that work directly with it

Creativity

Empathy

People think that…

are tools to solve problems

Creativity

Empathy

The truth is…

Problem Solution

are spontaneous, can’t be controlled

Creativity

Empathy

People think that…

are optimizable, you can boost them

Creativity

Empathy

The truth is…

are basic skills to solve problems

and can be optimizable

Creativity

Empathy

So…

Why they are the skills for the future?

creativity

Process

Feedback

Input

Output

Connect ideas

Value feedback

See the world

Accept failure

Comedy Thinking™

See the world

What’s the difference between a woman and a gun?

•  Logical

•  Rational

•  Real

•  Adult

Concrete Thinking

•  Analytic

•  Specific

•  Exact

•  Direct

•  Metaphorical

•  Paradoxal

•  Generic

•  Childish

Abstract Thinking

•  Ambiguous

•  Guessing

•  Dreamy

•  Crazy

Connect ideas

See the world

Connect ideas

Value feedback

See the world

Accept failure

creativity

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2014

2014

2014

Program elements: Global Grand Challenges

empathy

Empathy is a powerful version of sympathy

Empathy is sympathy on steroids

Sympathy is

caring about people’s

feelings

it’s all about feelings

Empathy is

feeling people’s

feelings

Sympathy

makes you connect to

people

Empathy

makes you connect with

people

it’s all about feelings

Sympathy:

“I feel so sad/happy

about them”

Empathy:

“I know what they are

feeling”

it’s all about feelings

Empathy

See what they see

Think what they think

Feel what they feel

Observe Engage Immerse

Empathy: how to

Hear? See?

Think and feel?

Pain? Gain?

Say and Do?

2014

Empathy

See what they see

Think what they think

Feel what they feel

Empathy

See what they see

Think what they think

Feel what they feel

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Empathy

See what they see

Think what they think

Feel what they feel

empathy creativity

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Problem Solution

tools to solve problems

empathy

Program elements: Global Grand Challenges

GSP Academic Structure

future

Biotechnology Nanotechnology

Artificial intelligence Robotics Artificial intelligence Robotics

#1

Creativity

Empathy

skills for the future

Creativity

Empathy

Recreational Therapist

Entertainers

So, I’m “safe”!!!

Who else is “safe”?

How much empathy and creativity does your job require?

Empathy Creativity

Social Innovation

You are “safe” too!

Congratulations to you!

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murilo@gun.com.br