Change after change after change. The creative industry is seeing more change and faster every day. If you’re not careful, all this change could leave you behind. The following are some tips on how to stay ahead of the game. Show Notes:* We’re Drowning in Information, While Starving for Wisdom.                       — E.O. Wilson* The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely. — E.O. Wilson. * Become Friends with People Who Aren’t Your Age. Hang Out with People Whose First Language Isn’t the Same as Yours. Get to Know Someone Who Doesn’t Come from Your Social Class. This is How You See the World. This is How You Grow. — Rotary Club* Diversity is forming the future* It opens your mind* Bake it In, Don’t Bolt it On* Mix in diverse insights and technologies right up front* Failing to do so, will only create a Frankenstein later* Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight. — Japanese Proverb* Perseverance is worth more than intelligence* Can’t be afraid to move forward and fail, or you’ll fail for sure* Prepare for Free Agent Nation* The gig economy of Uber and Lyft is overtaking creativity* You may want to create 3-4 revenue streams for yourself* Nothing Is Harder on Your Laurels than Resting on Them* Creativity Requires the Courage to Let Go of Certainties. — Erich Fromm* Be Stupid. — Renzo Rosso, Founder of Diesel Clothing Line* Stay open to life* Dump your assumptions* No One Else Knows What They’re Doing Either. – Ricky Gervais* Relax, we’re all figuring this stuff out* But do be figuring it out!* Courage is the Ladder on which All Other Virtues Mount.           — Clare Boothe Luce* All Progress Depends on the Unreasonable Man.– George Bernard Shaw* a) Original thinking is the coin of the realm* b) It’s what your clients pay for* Here’s to the Crazy Ones… (Full Copy)Transcripts:Welcome to Episode 10 of Navigating the Fustercluck—a podcast full of snackable insights to help you navigate the love/hate world of creativity. My name is Wegs, like eggs with a W, joining you from Deaf Mule Studios in Dallas, and whether you work in advertising, design, gaming, fine art, commercial art, content creation, whatever it may be, we’re here to talk about how to futureproof yourself. It’s a rapidly changing world out there, and you’ve got to be prepared to ride the waves. So just how exactly can you futureproof yourself. There is no one way, but here are a bunch of ideas that will point you forward. They say that the best way to predict the future is to create it. With so many positions being made obsolete, training yourself in new areas could make the difference between a promotion or a layoff. You may even discover a new career path that you enjoy even more. Become a lifelong learner, because your education doesn’t stop with your degree. As my good friend Arnold Penney used to say in his 90’s, “Here’s the future!” We’re Drowning in Information, While Starving for Wisdom.                                      — E.O. WilsonToo much of a good thing. That’s what today’s abundance of data has become. Too much. In fact, the more we come to know, it seems the less we actually do know. It’s like a book full of random words that fails to tell a story. Then again, it may also be your opportunity: The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely.  — E.O. Wilson. Bottomline: data without analysis and insights is nice and worthless. Become Friends with People Who Aren’t Your Age. Hang Out with People Whose First Language Isn’t the Same as Yours.