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The human skills we need in an unpredictable world

Margaret Heffernan · TED

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The more we rely on technology to make us efficient, the fewer skills we have to confront the unexpected, says writer and entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan. She shares why we need less tech and more messy human skills -- imagination, humility, bravery -- to solve problems in business, government and life in an unpredictable age. "We are brave enough to invent things we've never seen before," she says. "We can make any future we choose."

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Institution
TED
Department
TEDSummit 2019
Speaker
Margaret Heffernan
Year
2019
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Business and management, Society and politics
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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