Is Grit More Important Than Talent?

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.

–Alvin Toffler

Why do some people grow while others get stuck?

There are a lot of factors, but one of the most important is grit. Grit is resilience, the ability to realize that we are all works in progress. 

How can an audience be captivated, instead of just held captive?

How can we stay more curious? How can we learn new things and keep pace with the world? 

I am thrilled to share Expanding The World: On The Future of Education, a project that contains my heart and soul. I proposed the idea to Flat World CEO Chris Etesse, after we had a discussion about Marc Andreessen's comment that software is eating the world. Yes. But education is expanding it. Flat World, a pioneer in the chaotic education technology space, supported this project and gave me the full freedom to shape and create it. 

I would love your thoughts on how we learn, your own tips and tricks, in comments below. Thanks for reading and sharing!

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Rita J King is the EVP for Business Development at Science House. She advises leaders on the development of collaborative culture by making organizational culture visible so it can be measured and transformed. She is a senior advisor to The Culture Institute in Zurich, Switzerland, and a Fellow at the Salzburg Global Forum. She is a Weizmann Advocate for Curiosity. She writes about the future for Fast Company and invents story architecture, characters and novel technologies for film and TV as a futurist for the Science and Entertainment Exchange. Follow @RitaJKing on Twitter.