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Dr. Wagner shared with us his “Seven Survival Skills for the New Economy” which he discusses in length (with examples from interviews with business leaders and from his weekly classroom observations): Critical thinking and problem-solving Collaboration across networks (across distance, time, space) and leadership by influence (as opposed to “by position”) Adaptability and agility Initiative and entrepreneurialship Effective oral and written communication skills Accessing and analyzing information — information is constantly changing & growing exponentially (here he really criticized our current testing curriculum and gave examples of countries who outperform us on exams, but who use performance assessment or portfolios or oral/written exams rather than multiple choice.) Curiosity and imagination — innovation and creativity — we can’t continue to produce innovators randomly or by chance, we must produce them intentionally (AMEN!)