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Mauro Guillén is a Professor of Management and Vice Dean for the MBA for Executives Program at Wharton School, an expert in global market trends and a sought-after speaker and consultant. And what caught my attention is this quote from his website which pretty much describes not only the current situation of the entertainment industry but the world at large:

"The World you know is about to end — will you be prepared for what comes next?"

This is not fear mongering but an invitation to reinvent how you plan your life and your career. Our conversation took us deep into the reasons why the world is changing so fast and why the sequential model of life we've been trained to live (for over 120 years now) is not only obsolete but a danger to society as well. Mauro and I talk about the important shifts that we need to take which he lays out in his book, THE PERENNIALS: The Megatrends Creating a Post Generational Society.

My previous conversation with Christina Wallace talks about future proofing on an individual level, and this conversation with Mauro broadens out to the societal level. I cannot emphasize enough how timely these conversations are in helping you diversify your life and identify who you are beyond your resume.

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Here's What You'll Learn:

Discover what should be the only possible response to change
Who are the perennials and what does it mean for you
What is the old sequential model and what are the many ways that this model is risky to society
Why the current school system is no longer working for us
What are the skills of the future and why we need to teach these in school now
Why learning is the superpower of the future
Why we should encourage students to think about multiple educations and careers
How to diversify if you are already specialized
The one important skill to relate with technology
The two ways to address a problem and which one is better
Why we need to rethink our idea of retirement

Useful Resources Mentioned:

The Perennials: The Megatrends Creating a Postgenerational Society

Becoming a Master of Change in All Aspects of Your Life | with Brad Stulberg

Why You Feel Stuck and the Key to Unlocking Your Full Potential | with Eduardo Briceño

How to Avoid Burnout and Live a More ‘Effortless’ Life | with Greg McKeown

Mindset: The New Psychology of Success

A Lifetime of Systems Thinking by Russell Ackoff

Continue to Listen & Learn

How to Future-Proof Your Creative Career, Avoid Burnout, and Build a Life Bigger Than Your Résumé | with Christina Wallace

How to Master the Metaskill of ‘Ultralearning’ | with Scott Young

How to Live a Better Life Simply by Asking Better Questions | with Marc Champagne

What Creativity Is, How It Works, and the Laws to Learning It | with Joey Cofone

IDENTITY (Weathering the storm…without losing yourself)

This isn’t just an economic crisis…it’s an identity crisis.

The Link Between Telling Your Story & Identifying Your Purpose (And How to Do Both) | with Dan Davis

How to Manage An Identity Crisis (Especially When You Know You’re Meant For Something More) | with Erica Wernick

[BONUS] Mastermind Q&A: How to Successfully Be a “Specialized Generalist” | with Michael Addis

Is Artificial Intelligence Coming for Your Job? Maybe…and Here’s How to Prepare | with Michael Kammes

How to Be an Irreplaceable Creative in the Emerging World of Artificial Intelligence | with Srinivas Rao

Surviving AI requires changing our relationship with the “F-word”

Terrified to Make a Big Change In Your Life? Start By “Showing Up Small” | with Eddy Roche

Defining Your Purpose and Living Large | with Tony Horton

Guest Bio:

mauro-guillen-bio Mauro Guillén

Mauro F. Guillén is one of the most original thinkers at the Wharton School, where he is Professor of Management and Vice Dean for the MBA for Executives Program. An expert on global market trends, he is a sought-after speaker and consultant. He combines his training as a sociologist at Yale and as a business economist in his native Spain to methodically identify and quantify the most promising opportunities at the intersection of demographic, economic, and technological developments. His online classes on Coursera and other platforms have attracted over 100,000 participants from around the world. He has won multiple teaching awards at Wharton, where his presentation on global market trends has become a permanent feature of over fifty executive education programs annually. He is the WSJ bestselling author of 2030: How Today's Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything.

Show Credits:

This episode was edited by Curtis Fritsch, and the show notes were prepared by Debby Germino and published by Glen McNiel.

The original music in the opening and closing of the show is courtesy of Joe Trapanese (who is quite possibly one of the most talented composers on the face of the planet).

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