Are your business and employees ready to engage with purpose to spot the opportunities of the future? It’s all about the hard job of soft skills, design thinking and learning agility. A conversation for employers and employees about the new behaviours and 15 critical skills to develop to ensure relevance and adding value in the new world of work. Jaco Voigt and Dr Eric Albertini of FutureFit discuss decisive leadership and the opportunities of 4IR, rather than the threats. In a BANI (brittle, anxious, non linear and incomprehensible) world filled with volatility and complexities, we need to ensure continuous life-long learning with a growth mindset that ensures becoming dealers in hope, by being adaptable and resilient to change. Brought to you by Catalytic.

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Running a media publication in the midst of the coronavirus lockdown has given Toby Shapshak an interesting viewpoint of the rest of the world. Touching on the state of media, how nimble and agile we all ought to be, and where he sees the future to be headed, Gareth picks the brain of this editor of Stuff Magazine on points you can learn from.

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Over the past 3 years, there has been a lot of buzz around the onset of the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR). The 4IR offers huge potential to transform and realign our economies and societies. But, how do we play a shaping role to prepare societies and industries at large for this economic era, and ultimately help shape the impact of the 4IR? Can we accelerate the development and implementation of emerging science and technology to the benefit of citizens, society and the public interest? In doing so, are we able to learn from the mistakes of the past in order to mitigate massive exclusions, human rights violations and regulatory lag? The Interchange is made possible by Absa and Tshimong.

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The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is already making striking change to the continent of Africa, proving to be a wave of impact that we can't help but take notice of. It brings innovation, technology and endless possibilities with it. But, how ready are we for it? As the founder and chief executive of Genesis Analytics, the largest economics-based consultancy in Africa, Stephan Malherbe elaborates on why we all ought to be equipped because the future is now.

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