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1. WelcomeWelcome
to this session onto this session on
2121stst
CenturyCentury
SkillsSkillsWith grateful thanks to so many sources:
Prof. V. ViswanadhamProf. V. Viswanadham
Viswam.vangapally@gmail.com:

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Dr. Rallabandi Kavitha PrasadDr. Rallabandi Kavitha Prasad
May 21st 1961 - 15-03-2015:
I humbly dedicateI humbly dedicate
this presentation to the memory ofthis presentation to the memory of
Dr. Rallabandi Kavitha Prasad GaruDr. Rallabandi Kavitha Prasad Garu
A Great Speaker, Scholar, Poet,A Great Speaker, Scholar, Poet,
Avadhani, Administrator, andAvadhani, Administrator, and
such a nice Human Being.such a nice Human Being.

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T = QT = Q Leads to ProgressLeads to Progress

4. Be like flowing watersBe like flowing waters
Beautiful,Beautiful,
Full of Energy,Full of Energy,
Dynamic and . . .Dynamic and . . .
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Team Impact promises to help youTeam Impact promises to help you

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Thinking of aThinking of a
BETTER FUTUREBETTER FUTURE
for you andfor you and
for everyone else.for everyone else.

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“ The illiterate of the 21st century
will not be those who cannot read and write, but
those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn. ”
- Alvin Toffler

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The Universe is still expanding . . .The Universe is still expanding . . .
. . . and so should. . . and so should
our Knowledge and Skillsour Knowledge and Skills

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11. Let this become a transformational moment in yourLet this become a transformational moment in your
LIFELIFE

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Learn ~ Connect ~ Collaborate ~ ~ CreateLearn ~ Connect ~ Collaborate ~ ~ Create
CommunicatCommunicat
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14. A StoneA Stone
A SculptorA Sculptor
The StatueThe Statue
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You are your own raw-material.You are your own raw-material.
You are your own sculptorYou are your own sculptor..
When you know what you consist of,When you know what you consist of,
& what you want to make of it,& what you want to make of it,
then you can invent yourself.then you can invent yourself.
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For making aFor making a BIGBIG
DifferenceDifference
Wake Up Take UpWake Up Take Up
Make Up Come UpMake Up Come Up

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at the Beginningat the Beginning

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What is the purpose of life ?What is the purpose of life ?
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Please view my earlier sessions at IMPACTPlease view my earlier sessions at IMPACT
on Youtubeon Youtube

21. YOUR LIFE NEEDS SELF MANAGEMENTYOUR LIFE NEEDS SELF MANAGEMENT
LIFE MGT.LIFE MGT. L =L =
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MIND MGT.MIND MGT. T =T =
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Curious Minds = Successful MindsCurious Minds = Successful Minds
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23. It is notIt is not
the strongestthe strongest of the species that survives,of the species that survives,
nor the most intelligentnor the most intelligent that survives.that survives.
It is the one that isIt is the one that is
the most adaptable to changethe most adaptable to change
Charles DarwinCharles Darwin
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24. The more I search, the more I find,The more I search, the more I find,
The more I find, the more I read,The more I find, the more I read,
The more I read, the more I think,The more I read, the more I think,
The more I think, the more I learn,The more I think, the more I learn,
The more I learn, the more I do,The more I learn, the more I do,
The more I do, the more I create,The more I do, the more I create,
The more I create, the more I share,The more I create, the more I share,
The more I share, the more IThe more I share, the more I
collaborate,collaborate,
More, Much More, and Much MuchMore, Much More, and Much Much
MoreMore

25. The more I collaborate,The more I collaborate,
the more I communicate,the more I communicate,
The more I communicate,The more I communicate,
the more I connect,the more I connect,
The more I connect,The more I connect,
the more I learn,the more I learn,
the more I know,the more I know,
And the more INTELLIGENTAnd the more INTELLIGENT
I GROW !!!I GROW !!!
Cheryl CaapozzoliCheryl Caapozzoli
So, What shall weSo, What shall we
do ?do ?

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29. Key competences
21st century learning
21st century skills
Life long learning
competences
Knowledge,
Skills and
Attitudes
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31. www.luxoft.com
21st
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93.8% Professional/Work Ethic
93.1% Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
93.1% Written Communication
94.4% Collaboration
95.4% Oral Communication

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Century SkillsCentury Skills
Curiosity and ImaginationCuriosity and Imagination
Accessing and Analyzing InformationAccessing and Analyzing Information
Initiative and Reaching GoalsInitiative and Reaching Goals
Critical Thinking and Problem SolvingCritical Thinking and Problem Solving
Agility and AdaptabilityAgility and Adaptability
Collaboration and LeadershipCollaboration and Leadership
Effective Verbal and WrittenEffective Verbal and Written
CommunicationCommunication
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36. Learning and innovation skillsLearning and innovation skills
 Learning to LearnLearning to Learn
 Critical Thinking and Problem solvingCritical Thinking and Problem solving
 Communication and CollaborationCommunication and Collaboration
 Creativity and InnovationCreativity and Innovation

37. Digital Literacy SkillsDigital Literacy Skills
 Information LiteracyInformation Literacy
 Media LiteracyMedia Literacy
 ICT LiteracyICT Literacy

38. Career and Life skillsCareer and Life skills
 Flexibility and adaptabilityFlexibility and adaptability
 Initiative and self-directionInitiative and self-direction
 Social and cross cultural interactionSocial and cross cultural interaction
 Productivity and accountabilityProductivity and accountability
 Leadership and responsibilityLeadership and responsibility

39. Critical Thinking andCritical Thinking and
Problem solving skillsProblem solving skills
 Reason EffectivelyReason Effectively
 use various types of reasoning (inductive,use various types of reasoning (inductive,
deductive, etc.) as appropriate to thedeductive, etc.) as appropriate to the
situationsituation
 Use Systems ThinkingUse Systems Thinking
 analyze how parts of a whole interact withanalyze how parts of a whole interact with
each other to produce overall outcomes ineach other to produce overall outcomes in
complex systemscomplex systems
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40.  Make Judgments and Decisions
 effectively analyze and evaluate evidence,
arguments, claims and beliefs
 analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
 synthesize and make connection between
information and arguments
 interpret information and draw conclusions
based on the best analysis
 reflect critically on learning experiences
Critical Thinking andCritical Thinking and
Problem solving skills –Problem solving skills – [ contd … ]
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41.  Solve problemsSolve problems
 solve different kinds of non-familiarsolve different kinds of non-familiar
problems in both conventional andproblems in both conventional and
innovative wayinnovative way
 identify and ask significant questions thatidentify and ask significant questions that
clarify various points of view and leadclarify various points of view and lead
to better solutionsto better solutions
Critical Thinking andCritical Thinking and
Problem solving skills –Problem solving skills – [ contd … ]
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42.  Collaborate with others
 demonstrate ability to work effectively
and respectfully with diverse teams
 exercise flexibility and willingness to be
helpful in making necessary
compromise to accomplish a common goal
 assume shared responsibility for
collaborative work, and value the
individual contributions made by each team
member
Critical Thinking andCritical Thinking and
Problem solving skills –Problem solving skills – [ contd … ]
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43. Communication andCommunication and
CollaborationCollaboration
 Communicate clearlyCommunicate clearly
 articulate thoughts and ideas effectively usingarticulate thoughts and ideas effectively using
oral, written, and non verbaloral, written, and non verbal
communication skillscommunication skills
 listen effectively to decipher meaning, includinglisten effectively to decipher meaning, including
knowledge, values, attitudes andknowledge, values, attitudes and
intentionsintentions
 use communication for a range of purposeuse communication for a range of purpose
(inform, instruct, motivate, persuade)(inform, instruct, motivate, persuade)
 utilize multiple media and technologiesutilize multiple media and technologies
 communicate effectively in diverse environmentscommunicate effectively in diverse environments

44. Creativity and Innovation SkillsCreativity and Innovation Skills
 Think creativelyThink creatively
 use a wide range of idea creationuse a wide range of idea creation
techniquestechniques
 create novel, new and worthwhile ideascreate novel, new and worthwhile ideas
 elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluateelaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate
their own ideas in order to improvetheir own ideas in order to improve
and maximize creative effortsand maximize creative efforts
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 Work creatively with othersWork creatively with others
 develop, implement and communicate newdevelop, implement and communicate new
ideas to others effectivelyideas to others effectively
 be open and responsive to new and diversebe open and responsive to new and diverse
perspective; incorporate group input andperspective; incorporate group input and
feedbackfeedback
 demonstrate originality and inventiveness indemonstrate originality and inventiveness in
work and understand the real worldwork and understand the real world limitslimits
to adopting new ideasto adopting new ideas
 view failure as a opportunity to learnview failure as a opportunity to learn
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46.  Implement innovationsImplement innovations
 act on creative ides to make a tangibleact on creative ides to make a tangible
and useful contribution to the fieldand useful contribution to the field
in which the innovation will occurin which the innovation will occur
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Creativity and Innovation Skills –Creativity and Innovation Skills – [ contd … ]

47. Information LiteracyLiteracy skills
 Access and evaluate informationAccess and evaluate information
 access information efficiently (time) and effectivelyaccess information efficiently (time) and effectively
(sources)(sources)
 evaluate information critically and competentlyevaluate information critically and competently
 Use and manage informationUse and manage information
 use information accurately and creativelyuse information accurately and creatively
 manage the flow of information from a wide varietymanage the flow of information from a wide variety
of sourcesof sources
 apply a fundamental understanding of ethical / legalapply a fundamental understanding of ethical / legal
issues surrounding access and use ofissues surrounding access and use of
informationinformation

48. MediaMedia LiteracyLiteracy
 Analyze mediaAnalyze media
 understand both how and why media messages areunderstand both how and why media messages are
constructedconstructed
 examine how individuals interpret messagesexamine how individuals interpret messages
differentlydifferently
 apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical /apply a fundamental understanding of the ethical /
legal issueslegal issues
 Create media productsCreate media products
 understand and utilize the most appropriate mediaunderstand and utilize the most appropriate media
creation tools, characteristics and conventionscreation tools, characteristics and conventions
 understand and effectively utilize the mostunderstand and effectively utilize the most
appropriate expressions and interpretation inappropriate expressions and interpretation in
diverse, multicultural environmentsdiverse, multicultural environments

49. ICT Literacy SkillsICT Literacy Skills
 Apply technology effectivelyApply technology effectively
 use technology as a tool to research, organize,use technology as a tool to research, organize,
evaluate and communicate informationevaluate and communicate information
 use digital technologies, communication /use digital technologies, communication /
networking tools andnetworking tools and social networkssocial networks
appropriately to access, manage,appropriately to access, manage,
integrate, evaluate, and createintegrate, evaluate, and create informationinformation
 apply a fundamental understanding of theapply a fundamental understanding of the
ethical / legal issues surrounding theethical / legal issues surrounding the
access and use of technologiesaccess and use of technologies

50. Initiative and self-direction skillsInitiative and self-direction skills
 Manage goalsManage goals
 set goals with tangible and intangible successset goals with tangible and intangible success
criteriacriteria
 balance tactical and strategic goalsbalance tactical and strategic goals
 utilize time and manage workload effectivelyutilize time and manage workload effectively
 Work independentlyWork independently
 monitor, define, prioritize and complete tasksmonitor, define, prioritize and complete tasks
without directionwithout direction
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51. Initiative and self-direction skillsInitiative and self-direction skills – [ contd … ]
 Be self-directed learnersBe self-directed learners
 go beyond basic mastery of skills and / orgo beyond basic mastery of skills and / or
curriculum tocurriculum to explore and expand one’sexplore and expand one’s
own learning and opportunities to gainown learning and opportunities to gain
expertiseexpertise
 demonstrate initiative to advance skill levelsdemonstrate initiative to advance skill levels
toward a professional leveltoward a professional level
 demonstrate commitment to learning as ademonstrate commitment to learning as a
life-long processlife-long process
 reflect critically on past experience in order toreflect critically on past experience in order to
informinform future progressfuture progress
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52. Social andSocial and
cross-cultural skillscross-cultural skills
 Interact effectively with othersInteract effectively with others
 know when it’s appropriate to listen and when toknow when it’s appropriate to listen and when to
speakspeak
 conduct themselves in a respectable, professionalconduct themselves in a respectable, professional
mannermanner
 Work effectively in diverse teamsWork effectively in diverse teams
 respect cultural differences and work effectivelyrespect cultural differences and work effectively
with peoplewith people
 respond open-mindedly to different ideas and valuesrespond open-mindedly to different ideas and values
 leverage social and cultural differences to createleverage social and cultural differences to create
new ideas and increase quality worknew ideas and increase quality work

53. Productivity andProductivity and
Accountability SkillsAccountability Skills
 Manage ProjectsManage Projects
 set and meet goals, even in the face of obstacles andset and meet goals, even in the face of obstacles and
competing pressurescompeting pressures
 prioritize, plan and manage work to achieve the intended resultprioritize, plan and manage work to achieve the intended result
 Produce resultsProduce results
demonstrate additional attributes associated with high qualitydemonstrate additional attributes associated with high quality
products including:products including:
~ work positively and ethically, manage time and~ work positively and ethically, manage time and
projects well,projects well,
~ multitask, participate actively, present oneself~ multitask, participate actively, present oneself
professionally,professionally,
~ collaborate and cooperate, respect and~ collaborate and cooperate, respect and
appreciate diversity, be accountableappreciate diversity, be accountable

54. Leadership andLeadership and
Responsibility SkillsResponsibility Skills
 Guide and lead othersGuide and lead others
 use interpersonal and problem solving skills to influence anduse interpersonal and problem solving skills to influence and
guide others toward a goalguide others toward a goal
 leverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goalleverage strengths of others to accomplish a common goal
 inspire others to reach their very best via examples andinspire others to reach their very best via examples and
selflessnessselflessness
 demonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in using influencedemonstrate integrity and ethical behavior in using influence
and powerand power
 Be responsible for othersBe responsible for others
 act responsibly with the interests ofact responsibly with the interests of
the larger community in mindthe larger community in mind

55. You can becomeYou can become
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WINNERWINNER
if you concentrate onif you concentrate on
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57. Be committed to bringing outBe committed to bringing out
your best ~ always,your best ~ always,
and remember to improve itand remember to improve it
continuously.continuously.

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GOOD LUCKGOOD LUCK
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Also, please search for Deshamunu Preminchumanna
for a small booklet in Telugu
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