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SuperSkills: The 7 human skills AI can't replace
What skills will remain irreplaceable as AI takes over more and more of the work we do? That's the question that led Rahim Hirji to write SuperSkills — a book about the human capabilities that will define who thrives in the age of AI.
Rahim has spent over two decades at the intersection of technology and education. He ran Maths Doctor, one of the UK's first online tutoring businesses. He co-founded EtonX, which brought soft skills education to students across China and beyond. He then joined Quizlet to lead its international growth, and served as Executive Vice-President at Avallain, a Switzerland-based learning platform. He is now advising AI and EdTech businesses. He is also a school governor at Channing School in North London.
In this episode, Rahim walks us through his SuperSkills Ladder, a framework that goes from survival skills all the way up to what he calls the 7 super skills: curiosity, change readiness, big picture thinking, principled innovation, empathy, global adaptability, and the augmented mindset. His research draws on the findings of the World Economic Forum and McKinsey on the future of work. He explains why the "specialist skills" layer — the vocational knowledge we've spent careers building — is the one being disrupted hardest by AI, and why developing super skills is now an urgent priority for anyone in the workforce.
We also explore what it means to raise teenagers in the age of AI (including Rahim's own hard rule with his 14-year-old), why school curricula need a fundamental redesign, and why the augmented mindset — knowing when to use AI versus when to think for yourself first — may be the most important skill of all.
Go further:
https://superskillsbook.com/ - Rahim's book, pre-order it now!
https://www.thesuperskills.com/about - more about Rahim
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i-tell-kids-ai-rahim-hirji-bs5re/ - His article "What I Tell Kids About AI"
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i-tell-parents-ai-rahim-hirji-mcurf/ - His article "What I Tell Parents About AI"
https://boxofamazing.substack.com/ - Rahim's substack
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By Svenia Busson & Laurent JolieWhat skills will remain irreplaceable as AI takes over more and more of the work we do? That's the question that led Rahim Hirji to write SuperSkills — a book about the human capabilities that will define who thrives in the age of AI.
Rahim has spent over two decades at the intersection of technology and education. He ran Maths Doctor, one of the UK's first online tutoring businesses. He co-founded EtonX, which brought soft skills education to students across China and beyond. He then joined Quizlet to lead its international growth, and served as Executive Vice-President at Avallain, a Switzerland-based learning platform. He is now advising AI and EdTech businesses. He is also a school governor at Channing School in North London.
In this episode, Rahim walks us through his SuperSkills Ladder, a framework that goes from survival skills all the way up to what he calls the 7 super skills: curiosity, change readiness, big picture thinking, principled innovation, empathy, global adaptability, and the augmented mindset. His research draws on the findings of the World Economic Forum and McKinsey on the future of work. He explains why the "specialist skills" layer — the vocational knowledge we've spent careers building — is the one being disrupted hardest by AI, and why developing super skills is now an urgent priority for anyone in the workforce.
We also explore what it means to raise teenagers in the age of AI (including Rahim's own hard rule with his 14-year-old), why school curricula need a fundamental redesign, and why the augmented mindset — knowing when to use AI versus when to think for yourself first — may be the most important skill of all.
Go further:
https://superskillsbook.com/ - Rahim's book, pre-order it now!
https://www.thesuperskills.com/about - more about Rahim
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i-tell-kids-ai-rahim-hirji-bs5re/ - His article "What I Tell Kids About AI"
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/what-i-tell-parents-ai-rahim-hirji-mcurf/ - His article "What I Tell Parents About AI"
https://boxofamazing.substack.com/ - Rahim's substack