Why specializing early doesn't always mean ca...

With a billion mobile phone users and a median population age of 19, Africa isn't catching up to the AI revolution — it's writing an entirely different playbook, says business leader Hardy Pemhiwa. He shows how a generation of entrepreneurs is using AI to teach classes, triage pa ...  Show more

As AI races into classrooms, we risk confusing quick and easy answers with true learning, says AI education entrepreneur Priya Lakhani. She explains why being challenged is essential for making knowledge stick — and how AI can be designed to strengthen (not weaken) learning, teac ...  Show more

Journalist David Epstein shares how specializing in a particular skill too early in life may undermine your long-term development. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

“You don’t change your identity overnight. You have to start with these little keyhole experiments until something that you think that was just an interest becomes a real passion or a vocation.”David Epstein Conventional wisdom dictates that mastery demands an early start. Relent ...  Show more

How can you turn your existing knowledge and skills into profit and power?

One of the things you hear a lot about is trying to find an ideal work-life balance. But what if the goal should really be work-life integration? Success now plays by a new set of rules where you ...

Expiring skills tend to get more attention. They’re more likely to be the cool new thing, and a key driver of an industry’s short-term performance. They’re what employers value and employees flaunt.

Permanent skills are different. They’ve been around a long time, which m ...