The adaptable mind
What can you offer?
Discussion Questions...
You’ve just seen The Adaptable Mind.
Here are some questions to get you thinking and talking.
- One of the most important future skills is curiosity. What is a topic that makes you
curious? What about it do you find intriguing? Do you think it will eventually be
part of your job?
- Taking initiative turns an idea into reality. What is an idea that you've had, a
dream or a big goal? How could you take initiative, even a small step, to turn that
idea into something tangible?
- We know that empathy is important. We also know that it’s decreasing. Do you
see that in your own life? What’s something you could do to change that?
- Which quality is strongest in you right now: curiosity, creativity, initiative,
multidisciplinary thinking, or empathy? How could you use that strength to make
a difference in your life? in your community?
- Which quality is weakest? What’s something you could do to strengthen it?
- Either individually or in a group, think of a challenge facing your community (for
instance, homelessness) or the world (like climate change). Considering the five
skills covered in The Adaptable Mind, brainstorm a way to address that
challenge.
- This film is for every generation, but it’s especially relevant to yours, since you’ll
be the next to enter the workforce. How will the working world be different in, say,
the next five to ten years? What will you be doing?
Here are some questions to get you thinking and talking.
- One of the most important future skills is curiosity. What is a topic that makes you
curious? What about it do you find intriguing? Do you think it will eventually be
part of your job?
- Taking initiative turns an idea into reality. What is an idea that you've had, a
dream or a big goal? How could you take initiative, even a small step, to turn that
idea into something tangible?
- We know that empathy is important. We also know that it’s decreasing. Do you
see that in your own life? What’s something you could do to change that?
- Which quality is strongest in you right now: curiosity, creativity, initiative,
multidisciplinary thinking, or empathy? How could you use that strength to make
a difference in your life? in your community?
- Which quality is weakest? What’s something you could do to strengthen it?
- Either individually or in a group, think of a challenge facing your community (for
instance, homelessness) or the world (like climate change). Considering the five
skills covered in The Adaptable Mind, brainstorm a way to address that
challenge.
- This film is for every generation, but it’s especially relevant to yours, since you’ll
be the next to enter the workforce. How will the working world be different in, say,
the next five to ten years? What will you be doing?