Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Illiterate

By Rick Nason, PhD, CFA
Partner, RSD Solutions Inc.
The futurist Alvin Toffler passed away last month.  He is perhaps best known for his book Future Shock, or for coining the term “Information Overload”.  He was an astute observer of how technology was changing the workplace and indeed our everyday lives.
Often asked about the characteristics and skills needed to succeed in our evermore technological world, Mr. Toffler had this to say; “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.”
In risk management I fear that we may have forgotten how to learn, unlearn and relearn.  Perhaps it is time to take stock of what assumptions, strategies, tactics and measures of risk management that you need to learn, unlearn and relearn.

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