Building the Future

Anu's Leadership Program • Presented by Ahmed Sagarwala

  1. Grab a paper + pen/cil
  2. Draw 12 circles
  3. You have 2 minutes to draw something using each circle!

Creative Exercise

BOPPPS

Bridge • Objectives • Pre-test • Presentation • Post-test • Summary

Workshop Objectives

  • Learn about The Future Skills Centre and CSU Cal Poly
  • Create future careers by remixing current ones
  • Define and create fractals
  • Use perspective to solve big and small challenges

Designer • Developer • Educator

Assistant Professor @ Cal Poly

Digital Experience Manager @ FSC

Your careers don’t exist... yet.

Write down 2 careers and 2 products

  1. A career you are pursuing
    + a product you like
  2. Any other job title / career idea
    + a random product (look around)

Remix!

  1. Use your primary career
  2. Choose another shared career
  3. Create an overlapping career

Future Careers

  • Based on the needs of our society
  • Interdisciplinary
  • Pursue everything you can!
    • Easy isn't a bad thing
    • What makes you feel fulfilled?
    • Help others
  • I like doing ____ and ____ = ____

What is a Fractal?

What fractals can you find around you?

Tell us what you found!

Fractals are not just in plain sight!

What is the shape of...

  • The Internet
  • A company
  • A social network
  • Your family
  • Neurons in a brain

What is the shape of...
a problem?

Image: The Motley Fool

Gantt Chart

The biggest problems challenges

often just need a small group of dedicated people to solve them.

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. — Margaret Mead

Image: Forbes

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

  • About 2x the size of France
  • 70% of waste ends up on the ocean floor
  • 1.15-2.41 million tonnes of plastic added each year
  • Most content breaks down into
    micro-plastics (small beads)
  • There are 5 major global ocean garbage patches

Image: CBS News

Our Biggest Challenge

An·thro·po·cene

the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.

Remix + Careers

  • Remix your job(s) for this challenge
  • Break it into smaller tasks
  • What are your ideas?

Smart people ask questions!

ahsagarw@calpoly.edu

linkedin.com/in/artform/

Building the Future

By Am Sagarwala

Building the Future

Anu's Leadership Program for Gen-Z

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