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The landmark book on preparing the Next Generation for a dramatic future

Whether you want to provide the best possible future for your own family, or you professionally support young people in their formative years, this book will guide you on a transformative journey for children’s lives up ahead. Get ready to explore the world that awaits them, and to discover many compelling ideas on preparing them for their amazing future.

Joan Dalton

Education Advisor
A must read for anyone who cares about preparing young people well to make the most of their extraordinary futures.

Dr Stephen Brown

International renowned educator and expert on school leadership
Hope is at the heart of the human condition. Tony Ryan’s brilliant and at times provocative exploration of the world that the next generation will inhabit is refreshing and positive. Tony’s work invites all of us to explore and contribute to our children’s future.

Karen Boyes

CEO Spectrum Education Speaker, Author, Parent.
Tony Ryan’s brilliance shines through once again. He gives hope for a bright future with practical offerings. This is a must read for everyone with an interest in success of our youth.

Steve Francis

Education Expert
Leading educator and futurist, Tony Ryan, has one of the sharpest minds on the planet. His excitement and optimism about the future are contagious and a sharp contrast to the pessimism in the media. This is essential reading for all parents and educators.

Around 35% of the world’s population is under 20 years of age. Sometimes referred to as the Next Generation, they will become the movers and shakers of the mid-21st century. Many already are. With widespread access to the Web, this Next 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. Their rise will occur during a dramatic turning point in human history. Think of it as the post-pandemic re-emergence of an advanced civil society. However, this next stage in our human narrative will likely be characterized by unrelenting change and dramatic uncertainty. So how do we support our children in responding to these complex issues lying up ahead?

Let’s dump the scare campaigns that leave our Next Generation feeling helpless, and instead show them how their choices today can create an inspiring future. Rather than asking them, ‘What’s the world going to be like up ahead?’, ask, ‘What sort of world do you want to create up ahead?’ The first question suggests they have no control over it, while the second demonstrates they do.

Whether you want to provide the best possible future for your own family, or you professionally support young people in their formative years, this book will guide you on a transformative journey for children’s lives up ahead. Get ready to explore the world that awaits them, and to discover many inspiring ideas on preparing them for their amazing future.

'The Next Generation' is offered in 3 compelling sections, with 3 chapters in each. Here is an overview of the 9 chapters:

SECT. A: WHAT’S UP AHEAD FOR OUR CHILDREN

Chap. 1. The Beautiful Mess: A Window Into Possibility

Chap. 2. Hybrid Humanity: Preparing for the robot-human interface

Chap. 3. All In A Day’s Work: Redefining future employment

SECT. B: ESSENTIAL CAPABILITIES

Chap. 4. Life In The Fast Lane: Developing adaptive agility

Chap. 5. Heart-To-Heart: Enhancing empathy

Chap. 6. You Live And Learn: Embedding a love of inquiry

SECT. C: ACTIONS FOR CREATING AN EXTRAORDINARY FUTURE

Chap. 7. What’s The Big Idea: Stimulating creative enterprise

Chap. 8. A Helping Hand: Supporting Future Philanthropy

Chap. 9. Action Stations: Creating The Future Right Now

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