A presentation to undergraduates on Preparing For Your Future 2030

1. Redington
13-15 Mallow Street
London EC1Y 8RD
T. 020 7250 3331
www.redington.co.uk
St Anne’s College, Oxford
Preparing For Your Future
29 January 2015

2. • Bob McKim
• Stanford University
• A Creativity
researcher in 60s and
70s
• Ran Stanford Design
Programme
• One of his Creativity
Exercises
• Draw your neighbour
very quickly...
• 30 Seconds...
• ...Lets GO
Let’s start by getting creative

3. Creativity exercise

4. Here’s one I made earlier

5. Let’s move some cheese
A short story about;
1. Two humans – Hem and Haw
2. 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.
Who Moved My Cheese?
Dr Spencer Johnson
The Maze
Which one are you?

6. Globalisation 3.0 and an Exciting Future

7. Globalisation 3.0 and an Exciting Future
Mainframe PC
Internet Social Networking
TODAY
1990’S
1970’S
1980’S

8. Globalisation 3.0 and an Exciting Future
The Future
Apollo 11 iPhone
X1million 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

9. Globalisation 3.0 and an Exciting Future
Reach
Years
1
13
38

10. The Future as we know it is very Unpredictable

11. The Future as we know it very Unpredictable
Last 40 years – over 2billion
increase in population
Rising Income
Rising Life Expectancy – 25
years in the last 40 years
Falling Illiteracy – 50% to
25%

12. The Future as we know it very Unpredictable
People Living Longer By 2100 – 100 could be the
new 70
As poor countries get richer,
fertility rates decline
Dependency Ratio – Worker :
Pensioner

13. Education – The Foundation for the Future

14. Education – The Foundation for the Future
Football Teams Tennis Stars
Olympic Games Cricket Stars

15. Education – The Foundation for the Future
Planning and
Analysis
Working as a
Community
Collaboration Hark work – there
are no shortcuts

16. Education – The Foundation for the Future
“Excellence is not a skill, it is an attitude”
- Ralf Marsdon

17. Globalisation 3.0 and an Exciting Future
“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)

18. Preparing for a Global Economy and Society

19. Preparing for a Global Economy and Society
• ...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!
Your Future – You have the opportunity to make the 21st Century the most glorious
century

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