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Theoretical input: Framing the discussion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
To provide a framework for the ensuing discussions, a presentation was given on the main findings of the next TRANSIT Trend Report, due to be published in 2025. This provided an opportunity to raise some key questions and critical reflections on the role of Future Skills, and to present existing models. The presentations also shed light on implications for adult education and learning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The presentation emphasised that Future Skills models are neither universal nor static, but are shaped by the specific cultural and social contexts in which they are developed and applied. This contextual perspective requires training organisations not only to respond flexibly to different needs, but also to reflect consciously on the values and discourses underlying different models. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another key point was the importance of Future Skills as ‘tools for building the future’. This is because representations of the future influence both current actions and the conditions of future societies. Managing Future Skills therefore means managing representations of the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The discussions that followed focused on three of the seven implications derived from the Future Skills reflections presented: acceleration and deepening, dominant discourses on education and the future, and linking individual skills promotion to societal visions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n These ranged from philosophical reflections to practical proposals. They were then taken up in an open space format: participants moved freely between the posters presenting the implications, contributing their perspectives, ideas, suggestions, criticisms and so on. The main points written and drawn on the flipcharts were then presented to the plenary. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to transfer learning and embed it in practice is essential. Discussions focused in particular on the ‘mille-feuilles’ technique for transfer, i.e. the division of stages with feedback loops to ensure optimum transfer to the field and thus increase the relevance to the company’s reality. The question of the timing of training (timing and duration) was also linked to the stimulation of anchoring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n Starting from the possibility of seeing and experiencing training as a transformation, the discussions provided an opportunity to reflect on (new) teaching methods, focusing in particular on the learners\u2018 point of view (\u2019What’s in it for me?”). There was also discussion of the new role of the trainer as facilitator, and the need to be aware of oneself and others in the relationship. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n A central point of the discussion was how the promotion of individual skills could be linked to collective objectives. The participants stressed the need to integrate the human vision into the overall picture, particularly with regard to sustainable skills, and to reach out to society in order to learn from within. There was also discussion of the added value of group learning and collective reflection (individuals, cities, regions, etc.). \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n The programme was rich and varied. Everyone took an active part in the workshop. The event ended with a delicious aperitif featuring local specialities prepared by the Brasserie de Montbenon, during which lively discussions on the future of adult learning continued. Some of the ideas and proposals gathered will be incorporated into TRANSIT’s next trend report, which will be published in early 2025. TRANSIT would like to thank all the participants for their visionary ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" At its event on 4 December, the TRANSIT think tank invited the public to reflect and discuss Future Skills. As […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":3441,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,1],"tags":[113],"global-category":[139],"class_list":["post-3421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-reviews","category-general","tag-future-skills","global-category-future-skills"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thinktank-transit.ch\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/12\/IMG_20241204_171434-1024x576.jpg\")
Implications for adult learning in dealing with future skills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Acceleration and Deepening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Dominant discourses on education and the future<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>Linking individual skills development to societal visions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>We look forward to seeing you soon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n