The Next Generation: Preparing Today's Kids For An Extraordinary Future

Around 35% of the world’s population is under 20 years of age. Sometimes referred to as Gen Z and Gen Alpha, they will become the movers and shakers of the 21st century. Many already are. With widespread access to the internet, this Future Generation will transform the planet. Their unprecedented entrepreneurial involvement will unleash one of the greatest economic and social evolutions in human history.

The timing of their emergence is significant. By most indicators, their rise is occurring during the best time in human history. It is the safest, the healthiest, the wealthiest and the most productive era  since civilization began. Yet this next stage in human history will likely be characterized by unrelenting change and dramatic uncertainty.

This book will clarify those changes for parents and educators, with specific reference to the pending robot/ human interface, and to the near-future dramatic alterations to the workplace. It will then provide a series of long-term sustainable options for preparing today’s children for that amazing world up ahead. It will be a book that accepts the reality of today’s complex and sometimes unsettling world, and yet it will be a book filled with hope.

TONY RYAN has worked with parents and teachers in over 1000 schools in ten countries over the course of his 20-year consultancy career. He is the bestselling author of The Ripple Effect and Thinkers Keys and the co-founder of School2School.

'Tony Ryan is always on the cutting edge of where we should be as parents and educators. Mark this book Must Read and make sure you do.' --Michael Grose, bestselling author of Spoonfed Generation HOW CAN WE EQUIP KIDS WITH A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND EXPLORATION FOR AN UNKNOWN FUTURE? The Next Generation reminds us that the future is a choice and that making it worthwhile for our kids begins with us, here and now. Author and education futurist Tony Ryan draws on decades of work with thousands of kids and parents around the world to reveal the thinking habits that will prepare your child for the dramatic, complex, amazing world ahead. Backed by research, this book reveals the extraordinary potential of today's youth and shows parents and educators how to develop and nurture the critical capabilities that will help them to drive the future. Refreshing perspective, engaging case studies and practical advice will help you: navigate specific near-future changes prepare kids for the evolving workplace stimulate creative enterprise foster adaptive agility and build resilience instill a sense of community and philanthropy. There has never been a better time to be alive, and today's kids are set to unleash one of the greatest economic and social evolutions in history. The Next Generation helps you prepare them to create a worthwhile future for themselves and others.

Tony Ryan is always on the cutting edge of where we should be as parents and educators. Mark this book Must Read and make sure you do. Michael Grose, bestselling author of Spoonfed Generation HOW CAN WE EQUIP KIDS WITH A SENSE OF EXCITEMENT AND EXPLORATION FOR AN UNKNOWN FUTURE? The Next Generation reminds us that the future is a choice and that making it worthwhile for our kids begins with us, here and now. Author and education futurist Tony Ryan draws on decades of work with thousands of kids and parents around the world to reveal the thinking habits that will prepare your child for the dramatic, complex, amazing world ahead. Backed by research, this book reveals the extraordinary potential of todays youth and shows parents and educators how to develop and nurture the critical capabilities that will help them to drive the future. Refreshing perspective, engaging case studies and practical advice will help you: navigate specific near-future changes prepare kids for the evolving workplace stimulate creative enterprise foster adaptive agility and build resilience instill a sense of community and philanthropy. There has never been a better time to be alive, and todays kids are set to unleash one of the greatest economic and social evolutions in history. The Next Generation helps you prepare them to create a worthwhile future for themselves and others.

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