Our mindset is a critical factor in how we approach the world, create opportunities, solve problems and pave uncharted paths. At present children today will be employed in jobs that don’t exist today and by the time freshman today graduate from college much of what they learned this year will be outdated. This is a direct reflection of how fast things are changing. This presentation delivered Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos to Morgan Stanley in Glasgow, Scotland offers perspectives on how to reframe our mindset for the next decade and examples of those who created new platforms, others who built creative value propositions, and others who were able to anticipate what others couldn’t imagine.

1. The Mindset
to Thrive in
Uncertain,
Turbulent &
Exponential Times
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Dr. Lydia Kostopoulos
The Mindset
to Thrive in
Uncertain,
Turbulent &
Exponential Times

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3. Uncertain, Turbulent and
Exponential Futures
Build
∙ Resilience and Tolerance for the
Uncomfortable
∙ Emotional Stamina during
Turbulence
• Body, Mind and Soul
• Boundaries
• Clarity of Purpose
• Evolving Visions
• Mindset Buffet
• Moonshot
Thinking
• Self Talk
∙ Build Confidence
∙ Expands the perception of
what is possible
∙ Take more risk
∙ Lifelong Learning
∙ The 100 Year View
∙ An Ode to Multi Discipline-
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UNDERSTAND THE
CONTEMPORARY
CONTEXT
MANAGE
EXPECTATIO
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PURSUE
SELF
KNOWLEDGE
STRETCH THE
COMFORT
ZONE
NURTURE
CURIOSIT
Y
SHAPE
YOUR
MINDSET

4. • ∙ Uncertain New futures
• ∙ Turbulent
• ∙ Exponential
UNDERSTAND THE
CONTEMPORARY
CONTEXT
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5. “May you live in
interesting times.”

6. UNCERTAIN
Income & Opportunity Uncertainty
Technological Unemployment
01 UNDERSTAND THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT
- 30% of 60% of all occupations can be automated
- 50% of world economy ( 1.2 billion employees)
- More jobs will be created !!
- Chaos & Opportunity come hand in hand
- Gig Economy
- New forms of employment
- Income inequality
- Global supply chain
interdependence

7. - 2th, 3th, 4th order effects
- Business, health
Rise of Populism
- Political changes
- Inward looking
- Older populations
- Health Span vs Life
Span
TURBULENT
Demographic
Changes
Climactic Events
01 UNDERSTAND THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT
Mass
Migration
- Migration to urban environments
for jobs
- Climate refugees

8. - Kids today will be doing jobs that don’t exist today
- 6 Ds of Exponential Technologies
- Rapid shifts in business models
- Inclusive and democratized access
to
knowledge, talent and markets
EXPONENTIAL
Hyper Scale Platforms
Rapid Technological
Advancement
01 UNDERSTAND THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT

9. 02
SHAPE YOUR
MINDSET
- An infinite mindset buffet to choose from
- Moonshot thinking
- Self-talk matters

10. An infinite mindset buffet to choose from
02 SHAPE YOUR MINDSET
• Exponential
• Purpose-Driven
• Abundance
• Longevity
• Gratitude
• Problem Solving
• Data Driven
• Growth
• Experimental
• Hopeful
• Scarcity
• Positivity
• Pessimistic
• Hate • Insecurity
• Disillusioned• Cynical
• Aspirational

11. “Set a goal SO BIG
that you can’t achieve it until
YOU GROW INTO THE PERSON WHO CAN.”
— UNKNOWN

12. Moonshot Thinking
02 SHAPE YOUR MINDSET
Celebrates the concept of
positive hardship, choice and radical change.
It embraces the idea of pushing ourselves and iterating
(learning by mistakes, making prototypes and constantly improving)
Shoot for the moon
and if you miss you'll
land among the
stars.

13. Self Talk Matters
02 SHAPE YOUR MINDSET
The stories we tell ourselves about the state of affairs and
emerging technologies shape our relationship to them.
Our self-talk plays a role in new experiences with
technology and willingness to make an effort to
understand it.
Brain-Gut Connection
• Processed foods and sugar
disrupt healthy gut bacteria
• Rise of ‘nutritional psychiatry’

14. ∙ Body, Mind and Soul
∙ Boundaries
∙ Clarity of Purpose
∙ Sketching an evolving vision
PURSUE
SELF KNOWLEDGE
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15. “When you fall in love with
the process rather than the
product, you don’t have to
wait to give yourself
permission to be happy.”
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build
Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James
Clear

16. Body, Mind and Soul
03 PURSUE SELF KNOWLEDGE
Holistic Self-Knowledge
New tech can be
uncomfortable!
A repertoire of positive self
care habits to fall back on
when boundaries have
been crossed is a useful tool.
Take a written or mental note of
∙ Anything and anyone that makes you feel good,
positive and happy.
∙ Go-to magazines, blogs that center you
∙ Self-reflection mechanisms that allow you to make
sense of uncomfortable information while staying

17. “When we say no, we
honor the things we said
yes to.”
- UNKNOWN

18. Boundaries
03 PURSUE SELF KNOWLEDGE
Boundaries center us in times of information/options overload.
Prioritize and be selective of
what you say yes to.
New technologies are changing business models, processes and
creating new value.
Individual – Paced learning and upskilling
Business – Focus on the primary value proposition of a company
and be selective of which technologies and how they are
incorporated (ex:AI)

19. “No battle plan survives
contact with the enemy.”
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder
Chief of Staff, Prussian Army

20. Sketch an evolving vision
03 PURSUE SELF KNOWLEDGE
Uncertain and turbulent times call for constant readjustment.
- Remote work
- Decentralized companies
- Gig economy
- Mid-life sabbaticals
- Upskilling
Kodak didn’t evolve fast enough to digital
Today new value chains (ex: AI, AR/VR, SaaS) are being
created, businesses and professionals alike need to be agile
as they work towards their vision and adjust along the way.
Future of work is changing…

21. NURTURE CURIOSITY04
• ∙ Lifelong Learning
• ∙ The 100 Year View
• ∙ An Ode to Multi Discipline-arity

22. 04 NURTURE CURIOSITY
Life Long Learning
• Upskilling
• Micro-degrees
• Career changes
Ex: AT&T evolving with times

23. 04 NURTURE CURIOSITY
The 100 Year View
30s 40s 50s20s 70s 80s60s 90s

24. 04 NURTURE CURIOSITY
An Ode to Multi Discipline-arity
Mix it up!
Right now leading innovations are coming from a combination of disciplines.
Mix it up!
Right now leading innovations are coming from a combination of disciplines.
Museums
& Exhibits
Social Media

25. • Build
• ∙ Resilience & Tolerance for the
Uncomfortable
• ∙ Emotional Stamina during Turbulence
MANAGE
EXPECTATIONS05

26. 05 MANAGE EXPECTATIONS
Tolerance for the Uncomfortable
The more we understand
emerging trends and their
positive/negative effects, the
more we can start to manage
expectations and anticipate
the future and prepare for it
more confidently.
Failing forward.
Using failure as a motivation to keep going.
going.
Through awareness and education

27. 05 MANAGE EXPECTATIONS
Emotional Stamina During Turbulence
• Understanding technology related anxiety
Types of Social Media Anxieties
1. Perpetual Distraction
2. Sleep Dysregulation
3. Work/Life Balance
4. F.O.M.O. / F.O.K.U.
5. Social Comparison
Types of Professional Anxieties
1. Feeling behind in the market
2. Rushing to catch up
3. Technological unemployment
4. Market share loss
• Allowing space and patience to process and incorporate change
ex: “I can’t keep up”

28. • Expand the perception of what is possible
• Allow oneself to take more risk
STRETCH THE
COMFORT ZONE
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29. 06 STRETCH THE COMFORT ZONE
Expand the perception of what is
possible
• Build technology confidence
• Expose yourself to different things

30. 06 STRETCH THE COMFORT ZONE
• Allow oneself to take more risk
Create safe spaces to experiment (with ideas and technology)
Create circumstances to research, test and validate the value of new technology
Present your forward
leaning ideas
Build out new ideas
Collaborative Work
Pushing the Edge

31. CREDITS: This presentation template was created by
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infographics & images by Freepik.
THANKS!
@LKCYBER
Dr. Lydia
Kostopoulos