The human edge : how curiosity and creativity are your superpowers in the digital economy

WINNER OF THE BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020! The world is spinning so fast it’s difficult to keep up. Two hundred and fifty years ago the Industrial Revolution replaced our arms and legs at work. The fourth Industrial Revolution is now replacing our brains. This technological shift is engulfing organisations and people. It’s challenging the very essence of what it means to be human. Daily news headlines pose existential questions that used to belong in the pages of science fiction: Will a machine take my job? Are we becoming cyborgs? What happens when supercomputers become self-aware? If we can’t compete with artificial intelligence, what’s left? Innovation guru Greg Orme provides a helpful, funny and supportive shove in the right direction. He explores the skills you need to survive and thrive in a world of artificial intelligence. He urges you to stop competing, and instead do things machines can’t. To become a more human, human. This is a practical toolkit to master three intrinsically human ‘super powers’: 1. To ignite your innate CURIOSITY in a world of accelerating change... 2. To rediscover your CREATIVITY to produce an avalanche of game-changing ideas... 3. To develop CONNECTIVITY to kindle the passion, persistence and insights to successfully engage fellow humans to turn human creativity into business innovation. These career-enhancing capabilities have been identi±ed in Orme’s work with business managers and organisations across the globe. They draw upon the latest psychological and neuroscience research, the unique philosophies of successful entrepreneurs, the practises of the world’s most innovative companies, as well as the habits of great artists, designers and scientists. Learn how to surf, rather than sink, in the waves of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Become an authentic future-±t human, in a world of arti±cial intelligence. WINNER OF THE BUSINESS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2020! The world is spinning so fast it's difficult to keep up. Two hundred and fifty years ago the Industrial Revolution replaced our arms and legs at work. The fourth Industrial Revolution is now replacing our brains. This technological shift is engulfing organisations and people. It's challenging the very essence of what it means to be human. Daily news headlines pose existential questions that used to belong in the pages of science fiction: Will a machine take my job? Are we becoming cyborgs? What happens when supercomputers become self-aware? If we can't compete with artificial intelligence, what's left? Innovation guru Greg Orme provides a helpful, funny and supportive shove in the right direction. He explores the skills you need to survive and thrive in a world of artificial intelligence. He urges you to stop competing, and instead do things machines can't. To become a more human, human. This is a practical toolkit to master three intrinsically human ‘super powers': 1. CONSCIOUSNESS 2. CURIOSITY 3. CREATIVITY 4. COLLABORATION These career-enhancing capabilities have been identi±ed in Orme's work with business managers and organisations across the globe. They draw upon the latest psychological and neuroscience research, the unique philosophies of successful entrepreneurs, the practises of the world's most innovative companies, as well as the habits of great artists, designers and scientists. Learn how to surf, rather than sink, in the waves of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Become an authentic future-±t human, in a world of arti±cial intelligence. Front Cover Half Title Page Title Page Copyright Page Contents About the author Author’s acknowledgements Publisher’s acknowledgements PART ONE THE HUMAN CHALLENGE 1 Become a more human human: Why you need to stop competing with, and start differentiating from, artificial intelligence 2 Say hello to Frankenstein: How to distinguish yourself from AI (and robotic humans) 3 Who stole your imagination?: How to embrace your creative potential PART TWO THE HUMAN EDGE CONSCIOUSNESS 4 The power of purpose: How finding motivational meaning unleashes the 4Cs 5 Fire up your laser: How to direct your creative energy in adistracted world CURIOSITY 6 Incuriosity killed the cat: Why you need to catalyse your curiosity to learn faster than the world is changing 7 Find exciting problems: How to question everything to weaponise CREATIVITY 8 Luck is a skill: How to acquire the creative habit to makeinspiration more likely 9 Sharpen your edge: How to borrow the secrets of creative superstars to have more ideas COLLABORATION 10 Raising ugly babies: How to build a powerful network of human collaborators 11 Think big, start small, learn fast: Why you need to constantly experiment to test your ideas to destruction – or greatness Epilogue: What’s next? Notes Index Back Cover "This text has been prompted by the impact of technology, but it's not about microchips, databases and algorithms. It's about humans. Particularly, humans' response to how AI is transforming our world. The author offers a development path through this emerging landscape. In a world that's changing at a dizzying pace, the text encourages to become an even more human human"-- Provided by publisher