This document discusses how the world has changed with the rise of networks and connectivity. It notes that hierarchies have been replaced by peers, the world moves faster with shortcuts, and the future is unpredictable. It encourages developing oneself to thrive in this new "network age" environment where skills must constantly evolve and adapt. The overall message is that individuals must take control of their own development and learning to find success.

1. Welcome and congratulations! This talk is about you! Let’s talk about competent people in the network age.

2. It is I.

3. I did it. homocompetens.com

4. The audience is typing… homocompetens.blogspot.com

5. In search of HoCo. A series of personalized exercises to get to the core characteristics.

6. www.walkthe.net

7. Do you know this 1980 song? Well, it is not true. We been broken down the lowest turn and been on the bottom line sure ain't no fun but if we should be evicted from our homes we'll just move somewere else and still carry on Hold on, Hold on, Hold on Chorus The only way is up, baby For you and me, baby The only way is up For you and me Now we may not known Where our next meal is coming from …

8. Expiration date

9. Yesterday is not tomorrow. The network age is upon us. Some reflections.

10. Enter the time machine.

11. First stop: middle ages.

12. Second stop: industrial age.

13. Third stop: the golden age of corporations.

14. Fourth stop: a few years ago. We thought we had it figured out.

15. We thought we had it figured out.

16. We thought we had it figured out.

17. We thought we had it figured out.

18. What happened? The network age is upon us.

19. It’s a small world after all.  links / interconnected  T people

20. It’s a small world after all.  links / interconnected  ??

21. It’s a flat world after all.  Hierarchy down, peers up.  Peers

22. It’s a flat world after all.  Hierarchy down, peers up  ???

23. It’s a fast world after all.  shortcuts speed up  half life

24. It’s a fast world after all.  Shortcuts speed up  ???

25. It’s a spiky world after all.  volatility  carpe carriere

26. It’s a spiky world after all.  volatility  ???

27. It’s a blurry world after all.  risk of predictions / plans  anchor

28. It’s a blurry world after all.  risk of predictions / plans  ???

29. Now more than ever… SELF* * Not necessarily as an individual, and not alone

30. Regardless of emotion or preference, it is logical.

31. Fourth stop: the future.

32. Closing thought. geetabose.blogspot.com