What skills will matter most for work, business and life in the future? Where should you focus your energy and effort when the world is changing at an extraordinary rate? How can you future proof yourself, your organisation and your kids? In this ground-breaking book Kieran Flanagan and Dan Gregory have interviewed hundreds of successful business people, educators, futurists, economists and historians to uncover the key skills that will always be critical to success in business and in life. Where most futurists increase your sense of panic and anxiety with dystopian images of the not-too-distant future characterised by Artificial Intelligence (AI) taking our jobs, algorithms hacking our most private moments and Austrian-accented cyborgs raising our children, Kieran and Dan remind us that we need to look beyond the things changing around us and focus on the things that won t change within us. Identify the skills you have that will always be relevant Gain insight from business leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, sport leaders and more Learn why each skill matters, and how to make it stronger Discover the things that won t change as we inch toward the future These 12 FOREVER SKILLS are designed to set you up for whatever the future may throw at you plus help you get more success in your work and life, today.

What skills will matter most for work, business and life in the future? Where should you focus your energy and effort when the world is changing at an extraordinary rate? How can you future proof yourself, your organisation and your kids?In this ground-breaking book Kieran Flanagan and Dan Gregory have interviewed hundreds of successful business people, educators, futurists, economists and historians to uncover the key skills that will always be critical to success in business and in life.Where most futurists increase your sense of panic and anxiety with dystopian images of the not-too-distant future characterised by Artificial Intelligence (AI) taking our jobs, algorithms hacking our most private moments and Austrian-accented cyborgs raising our children, Kieran and Dan remind us that we need to look beyond the things changing around us and focus on the things that won't change within us.* Identify the skills you have that will always be relevant* Gain insight from business leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, sport leaders and more* Learn why each skill matters, and how to make it stronger* Discover the things that won't change as we inch toward the futureThese 12 FOREVER SKILLS are designed to set you up for whatever the future may throw at you plus help you get more success in your work and life, today.

Acknowledgements ixIntroduction: Where might we find certainty in a world of change? xv1. The Three Spheres of Change 1Part 1: Creativity Skills 102. Insight 173. Conversion 354. Problem solving 495. Agility 63Part 2: Communication Skills 766. Influence 837. Team building 1018. Trust 1159. Translation 129Part 3: Control Skills 14210. Self-control 14711. Resource management 15912. Order 17313. Implementation 185Conclusion 199Appendix A: Looking back to look forward 203Appendix B: Today's workplace trends 211Appendix C: Ten years of work and research 217The authors 225The podcast 226Index 227