Dunod 7b2 en PDF 1574432866458
Dunod 7b2 en PDF 1574432866458
Dunod 7b2 en PDF 1574432866458
Hello everyone,
To be able to constantly adapt to our changing world, certain skills are essential. Let's
find out about them together.
WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED TO GIVE YOU THE EDGE IN THE 21ST
CENTURY?
One of the most widely used models for listing and categorizing the essential skills for
the 21st century is the "4Cs" model. In fact, following the recommendations of the scien-
tific community, it has been officially adopted by many organizations, such as the Word
Economic Forum and the OECD.
And for good reason, since the four skills it enshrines - creativity, critical thinking, com-
munication and cooperation –have a major impact on academic and professional perfor-
mance. In reality, these are the cognitive skills that enable us to adapt to a situation,
while also being the most complex ones to computerize in the short or medium term.
CREATIVITY
CRITICAL THINKING
Critical thinking refers to the mental processes, strategies and representations that
people use to solve problems, make decisions and learn new concepts. It’s used to ana-
lyze and cross-check information, to make links, and to identify the answers that are
best suited to a given situation. It’s associated with 4 capacities: observation, identifica-
tion, pertinence, and selection.
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COMMUNICATION
The aim of communication is to transmit or receive messages accurately, that is, with the
fewest possible undesired effects. It’s a very complex skill, involving many behavioural
aspects, such as humility and empathy.
COOPERATION
Cooperation enables people to find their place within a group in order to achieve a goal,
and to facilitate the work of the other members of the group.
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