The Future Belongs to the Curious

the future belongs to the curious, the adaptable, the emotionally intelligent, and the ethically grounded .

These are deeply human capacities—what the WEF report calls “ human-centric skills. ” They can’t be memorised. They can’t be taught through worksheets. But they can be cultivated through experiences that are real, relational, challenging, and meaningful.

“Exploring is not navel-gazing or prolonged wandering... It is not the developmentally important exploring toddlers do, which is aimless and joyful. Nor does exploring sacrifice achievement in school... The ability to engage deeply in learning, to have a say in how they spend much of their significant mental energy, is not a nice-to-have but a must

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