When you are facing a future that cannot be predicted with any accuracy, traditional approaches for problem solving (e.g., forecasting, planning, in-depth research) don’t help you much. You need to acknowledge that and find alternatives. You need a new set of complementary tools. This is the place where we start giving them to you and point out where you could go off track as you navigate the new world of work. (Hint: The biggest obstacle to your future could be you.)
One of the oldest sayings among comedians is “buy the premise, buy the bit.”
What they mean is that the audience must believe the setup to the joke; they need to accept the comedian at face value when he says, “A funny thing happened on the way to the theater.”
If they do, they’ll ...
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