We should become better humans

By Crista Henggeler, May 19th, 2016

 

While we can become better humans in many ways, this quote

by Amira Yahyaoui has emerged at WEF 2016 during a dialogue on

how technology will change our world. «Mastering the wave of technological advances that are changing the way we live, work,

stay alive and interact with each other and machines is essential.»

 

 

I am a strong believer that mastering change becomes more and more important, hence also our way of dealing with technology.
A debate that usually catches fire easily and polarises many is about the interaction between people and machines. And during my client interactions, oftentimes I realise that we fear many of the digital achievements around us. For example, a large number of people are anxious that cloud technologies will make their jobs redundant. When it comes to artificial intelligence, the discussions get even more emotional. And I admit that certain advances seem spooky to me too.

 

However, not only am I fascinated by the hip inventions like holograms, but even more am I amazed by how technology can enhance our lives. For example, how blind people can master their lives autonomously (see here). Or how learning environments can grant access to expensive experimentation techniques through virtual labs (see here).

 

Therefore, I decide to focus on the bright side of this mega trend: How technology can enhance our lives. And this also applies
to our work. We are passionate about how people deal with new digital tools in their work environment. How is the new
Share Point platform used? Are there reservations and if so which are they? We foremost listen to people and their concerns.
But also, we provide them with pragmatic tools to manage the uncertainty of change, to decide under ambiguity, to stay centred when everything around changes.

 

All of this of course is equally essential in everyday life. The people who have mastered many unexpected life changes or
who have chosen the unfamiliar paths more often, seem to better equipped in many situations.

 

To read the entire WEF article, please click here. In the meanwhile, change well!