preparing for your future 2030
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PREPARING FOR YOUR FUTURE - 2030DUKHAN ENGLISH SCHOOL
Robert Gardner – Founder & Co-CEO Redington
LETS BEGIN BY MOVING SOME CHEESE
WH
O M
OVED
MY CH
EESEWho Moved My Cheese – Dr Spencer JohnsonA short story about;
1. Two humans – Hem and Haw2. And Two Mice – Sniff and
Scurry who live in & Maze.3. The Maze is a metaphor for
life.4. The Cheese is a metaphor for
food, money, happiness.
The Maze Which are you?
GLOBALIZATION 3.0 AND AN EXCITING FUTURE
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AN EXCITIN
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TURE
Globalization 3.0 and an Exciting Future
Mainframe
• 1970s
PC
• 1980s
Internet
• 1990s
Social Networking
• Today
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AN EXCITIN
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Globalization 3.0 and an Exciting Future
Apollo 11 iPhoneX1million
more powerful
“IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY PEOPLE ALWAYS OVERESTIMATE WHAT YOU CAN DO IN ONE YEAR AND UNDERESTIMATE WHAT YOU CAN DO IN ONE DECADE.”
Marc Benioff, Founder and CEO salesforce.com
GLO
BALIZATIO
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AN EXCITIN
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Growth of Different forms of media
Years
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13
38
THE FUTURE AS WE KNOW IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE
THE FU
TURE AS W
E KNO
W IT IS VERY U
NPRED
ICTABLELast 40 years – over 2billion increase in population
Rising Life Expectancy – 25 years in last 40 years
Rising Income
Falling Illiteracy (50% to 25%)
THE FU
TURE AS W
E KNO
W IT IS VERY U
NPRED
ICTABLEPeople Living Longer
As poor countries get richer, fertility rates decline.
By 2100 100 could be the new 70
Dependency Ratio: Workers to each pensioner
EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE
WH
AT MAKES PEO
PLE EXCELLENT?
Football Teams
Olympic Games
Tennis Stars
Cricket Stars
WH
AT MAKES PEO
PLE EXCELLENT?
Planning and Analysis
Collaboration
Hard work there are no shortcuts
Working as a Community
EXCELLENCE IS NOT A SKILL. IT IS AN ATTITUDERalf Marston
“ IT IS NOT THE STRONGEST OF THE SPECIES THAT SURVIVE, NOR THE MOST INTELLIGENT, BUT THE MOST RESPONSIVE TO CHANGE”
Charles Darwin – Origin of the Species (1809 – 1882)
PREPARIN
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MY &
SOCIETY
Your Future - You have the opportunity to make the 21st Century the most glorious century
...continuous improvements in communication and technology. ....explosion of social media and online work will continue to blur geographic boundaries
and will enable you develop human and social capital in new ways. New potential for innovation and development. Remember
“Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude” - Ralf Marston “it is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most
intelligent, but the most responsive to change” - Charles Darwin
You have the opportunity to make the 21st Century the most glorious century – a new renaissance.
Which are you? Sniff/Scurry Hem/Haw
Thank you and Good luck!
PREPARIN
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SOCIETY
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