How liquid are your skills?

Melanie Howard

This article describes how life-long learning is no longer the preserve of the dedicated few, but how we have entered the age of Liquid Skills, where constant personal upgrade is a condition of life.

How liquid are your skills?

Melanie HowardThe Future Foundation

Agile consumers are adopting a holistic approach to growing – and marketing – their own personal brand.

In the context of a longer life span, with a greater shift to accomplishment in leisure pursuits as a source of identity and the constant quest for new experiences, we are seeing a fascinating shift. Individuals are beginning to invest more personal time and effort in developing new skills and finding ways to harness and advertise their new knowledge to strengthen their position in any commercial setting. Life-time learning is no longer the...

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