CHAPTER 3

The Skills You Will Need for Tomorrow’s High-Skill Careers

The world no longer cares how much you know; the world cares about what you can do with what you know. “To succeed in the 21st-century economy, students must learn to analyze and solve problems, collaborate, persevere, take calculated risks, and learn from failure.”

—Tony Wagner

Harvard University Innovation Lab, Expert in Residence

Key Points

• New jobs require new skills—not as an alternative to, but in addition to the skills of the past.

• High-level information, media, IT, statistical, and entrepreneurial skills will be required in virtually all high- and mid-skill jobs.

• You can gain the greatest differentiation and rewards from critical thinking, complex ...

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