Presentation to sixth formers at my Mum\'s school in Dukhan. Preparing for your future in 2030

1. PREPARING FOR YOUR FUTURE - 2030
DUKHAN ENGLISH SCHOOL
Robert Gardner – Founder & Co-CEO Redington

2. LETS BEGIN BY MOVING SOME CHEESE

3. WHOMOVEDMYCHEESE
Who Moved My Cheese – Dr Spencer Johnson
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.
The Maze Which are you?

4. GLOBALIZATION 3.0 AND AN EXCITING FUTURE

5. GLOBALIZATION3.0ANDANEXCITINGFUTURE
Globalization 3.0 and an Exciting Future
Mainframe
• 1970s
PC
• 1980s
Internet
• 1990s
Social
Networking
• Today

6. GLOBALIZATION3.0ANDANEXCITINGFUTURE
Globalization 3.0 and an Exciting 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

7. GLOBALIZATION3.0ANDANEXCITINGFUTURE
Growth of Different forms of media
Years
1
13
38

8. THE FUTURE AS WE KNOW IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE

9. THEFUTUREASWEKNOWITISVERYUNPREDICTABLE
Last 40 years – over 2billion increase in population
Rising Life Expectancy – 25 years in last 40 years
Rising Income
Falling Illiteracy (50% to 25%)

10. THEFUTUREASWEKNOWITISVERYUNPREDICTABLE
People Living Longer
As poor countries get richer, fertility rates decline.
By 2100 100 could be the new 70
Dependency Ratio: Workers to each pensioner

11. EDUCATION THE FOUNDATION FOR THE FUTURE

12. WHATMAKESPEOPLEEXCELLENT?
Football Teams
Olympic Games
Tennis Stars
Cricket Stars

13. WHATMAKESPEOPLEEXCELLENT?
Planning and Analysis
Collaboration
Hard work there are no shortcuts
Working as a Community

14. EXCELLENCE IS NOT A SKILL. IT IS AN ATTITUDE
Ralf Marston

15. “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)

16. PREPARINGFORAGLOBALECONOMY&SOCIETY
Your Future - You have the opportunity to make the 21st Century the most glorious century
 ...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!

17. PREPARINGFORAGLOBALECONOMY&SOCIETY
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