https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_the_human_skills_we_need_in_an_unpredictable_world
https://www.ted.com/speakers/margaret_heffernan
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The more we rely on technology to make us efficient, the fewer skills we have to confront the unexpected. On Wednesday, April 27, we welcomed writer and entrepreneur Margaret Heffernan. She shared why we need less technology and more messy human skills to solve problems in an unpredictable age. "Efficiency works really well when you can predict exactly what you're going to need, but when the anomalous or unexpected comes along... well, then efficiency is no longer your friend," she says. "In an environment that defies so much forecasting, efficiency won't just not help us, it specifically undermines and erodes our capacity to adapt and respond."
Margaret Heffernan was born in Texas, grew up in the Netherlands, and was educated at Cambridge University. She produced drama and documentary programs for the BBC for 13 years, then moved back to the US where she became a serial entrepreneur and CEO in the early days of the internet. All of Heffernan's work challenges accepted wisdom about good lives and good work. Willful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril, named one of the most important business books of the decade by the Financial Times, looked at how our most cherished beliefs, behaviors, and rules blind us to what matters most. In 2015, she was awarded the Transmission Prize for A Bigger Prize: How We Can Do Better than the Competition, a book that upended the idea that competition forces the best to the top, arguing that it mostly proves wasteful and destructive where collaboration is more sustainable and creative.
We are mixing things up in 2022 as we continue to experiment and learn. You are invited to join us WEEKLY on Wednesdays at 1pm Central to hear from a variety of leaders. We will continue with our theme of COURAGEOUS LEADERSHIP. We have invited various ministries to host these gatherings through this year, so it will be different each week. There will usually be time for small groups in breakout rooms so that leaders across the church can continue to learn from each other and leave each gathering with at least one action step.
We are inviting you to bring a spirit of curiosity to these gatherings and to all aspects of your life. What are you noticing? Where is Spirit moving? How are you being invited to participate?
