Human Edge, The: How curiosity and creativity are your superpowers in the digital economy

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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 theIndustrial Revolution replaced our arms and legs at work. The fourth IndustrialRevolution is now replacing our brains. This technological shift is engulfing organisationsand 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 ofscience fiction: Will a machine take my job? Are we becoming cyborgs? What happenswhen 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 rightdirection. He explores the skills you need to survive and thrive in a world of artificialintelligence. He urges you to stop competing, and instead do things machines can't. Tobecome a more human, human. This is a practical toolkit to master three intrinsically human super powers': 1. CONSCIOUSNESS2. CURIOSITY3. CREATIVITY4. COLLABORATION These career-enhancing capabilities have been identi±ed in Orme's work with businessmanagers and organisations across the globe. They draw upon the latest psychologicaland neuroscience research, the unique philosophies of successful entrepreneurs, thepractises 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 IndustrialRevolution. Become an authentic future-±t human, in a world of arti±cialintelligence.

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Table of Contents

• 1 Become a more human human
• 2 Say hello to Frankenstein
• 3 Who stole your imagination?
• 4 The power of purpose
• 5 Fire up your laser
• 6 Incuriosity killed the cat
• 7 Find exciting problems
• 8 Luck is a skill
• 9 Sharpen your edge
• 10 Raising ugly babies
• 11 Think big, start small, learn fast
• Epilogue: What’s next?

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