Fastfulcrum - Remain Relevant

Professional Survival in the Age of Automation, Artificial Intelligence [AI], and Generative AI [GenAI]

What you'll learn

Ability to successfully pivot and survive professionally in the Age of Automation

Ability to acquire and hone a new, innovative combination of tools & skills

Ability to discern areas of most efficient add-on / complementary skillset development

Ability to assess the market/terrain to best determine where and how to maneuver effectively

Requirements

No previous experience needed … just bring an open mind!

Description

“If you find yourself “stuck” in your life’s journey and want a path to move you confidently forward to a more fulfilling future (be it in your career or your personal life), I would strongly recommend taking the FastFulcrum coursework. The course work cultivates introspection and awareness to remove fear and replace it with confidence. You will learn to approach life with a new way of thinking and inquiry that opens your mind to creating possibilities and solutions where none existed before.” ~ Denise S., FastFulcrum student“Remain Relevant helped me to become aware and learn more about Artificial Intelligence and automation and the effects this technology will have on lives in the near future. Being able to learn the Ikigai and SWOT/PEST tools allowed me to understand existing skills I currently possess but will allow for new strengths to be developed while expanding my professional and personal profile. The instructor is great at including other material and topics outside of the weekly curriculum that are beneficial to developing a better knowledge base of the tools and questions within the syllabus.” ~ Robert B., FastFulcrum student“I … wanted to say thank you for being a part of your Remaining Relevant course. Seems fortuitous given the topics but I’ve been offered an internal role to move out of my audit team and have accepted … I attribute your class with helping me to be open minded, think of my skills in new ways and give myself credit for my life experiences – thank you!” ~ Taresa D., FastFulcrum student“The Remain Relevant course has significantly changed the way in which I see the future of work unfolding. I’m now more aware (and hopefully more prepared) for the way that AI will impact my life, both personally and professionally. Evans first encourages his students to consider what matters to them and then he helps them navigate the complexities of their chosen path. I’m on my third course in the series and find myself more engaged with each session.” ~ Tammy M.; FastFulcrum studentHere we are, arrived in the Age of Automation. What is the Age of Automation, you ask? It's an era in which many tasks that were formerly considered to be the exclusive domain of human expertise can now be automated - performed by algorithms & yes, even robots. We see this in the rapid adoption of generative AI [GenAI] offerings such as ChatGPT and the rapid development of robotic alternatives to human labor from such companies as Figure and Tesla.What is the potential impact to workers? It can be very broad (affecting all industries) and very deep (affecting millions of workers across all types of jobs). In the interests of controlling costs and providing ongoing value to customers & shareholders, many companies will adopt an automation strategy that will affect their current workforce – to do otherwise would mean failure when going up against competitors who have adopted a cost-reducing, improved-efficiency automation strategy.The specifics of this strategy and its effects will vary to some degree from instance to instance, but it is highly probable that automation will assume a large swath of tasks/activities cutting across multiple positions, causing the organization to be restructured. Some will lose out entirely during such a reshuffling, while others who remain may see an adjustment in compensation.How can one take steps to minimize personal, professional impact if and when this happens?By Remaining Relevant.As a student, you'll get a few great benefits from being here:Access innovative content. Remain Relevant is designed and intended to inspire, instruct, and engage.Change your mindset. Remain Relevant exposes the student to a new, fluid and effective approach to learning that practically applies to this new world of rapid change and ever-expanding automation. Get results. As you dive into the course content you're on a path of mastery. While it's not necessarily easy, the transformation we'll achieve together matters.Remain Relevant provides the student with new perspectives, both looking inward and outward. This is achieved via the innovative mashup of the Japanese practice of Ikigai with competitive intelligence methodologies of SWOT (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats) & PEST (Political, Economic, Social & Technological). Through copious and comprehensive reflective questions, the student will define the experiential inventory and value set with which they have to work, then in turn be capable of scanning the immediate and distant terrain to determine how the world is shifting and how best to apply their abilities & aptitudes.What You Get:Exposure to and application of FastFulcrum’s innovative methodology leveraging the interplay between Ikigai, SWOT & PEST35 digestible & actionable micro-lectures covering Terrain, Tools & TribeOver 200 Reflective Questions & ExercisesSkills Conveyed:Dynamic, practical, lifelong skillsAbility to deeply gauge assets to determine best abilities & aptitudesAbility to determine areas of most efficient skillset developmentAbility to assess market Terrain to best determine where to maneuver quicklyAbility to identify, assess and provide value to one’s Tribe(s)Contextual, strategic, continuous perspective of the Age of Automation

Overview

Section 1: Instructor & Course Introduction

Lecture 1 Instructor & Course Introduction

Section 2: Myth

Lecture 2 Myth

Section 3: Relevant

Lecture 3 Relevant

Section 4: Terrain, Tools, Tribe

Lecture 4 Terrain, Tools, Tribe

Section 5: Terrain I

Lecture 5 Terrain I

Section 6: Terrain II

Lecture 6 Terrain II

Section 7: Terrain III

Lecture 7 Terrain III

Section 8: Terrain IV

Lecture 8 Terrain IV

Section 9: Terrain V

Lecture 9 Terrain V

Section 10: Tools Introduction

Lecture 10 Tools Introduction

Section 11: Tools Overview

Lecture 11 Tools Overview

Section 12: Ikigai - You

Lecture 12 Ikigai - You

Section 13: Ikigai - What You Love

Lecture 13 Ikigai - What You Love

Section 14: Ikigai - Passion

Lecture 14 Ikigai - Passion

Section 15: Ikigai - Mission

Lecture 15 Ikigai - Mission

Section 16: Ikigai - Profession

Lecture 16 Ikigai - Profession

Section 17: Ikigai - Vocation

Lecture 17 Ikigai - Vocation

Section 18: Ikigai - What You Are Good At

Lecture 18 Ikigai - What You Are Good At

Section 19: Ikigai - What You Can Be Paid For

Lecture 19 Ikigai - What You Can Be Paid For

Section 20: Ikigai. - What the World Needs

Lecture 20 Ikigai. - What the World Needs

Section 21: SWOT - Overview

Lecture 21 SWOT - Overview

Section 22: SWOT - Strengths

Lecture 22 SWOT - Strengths

Lecture 0 SWOT - Weaknesses

Section 23: SWOT - Opportunities

Lecture 23 SWOT - Opportunities

Section 24: SWOT - Threats

Lecture 24 SWOT - Threats

Section 25: PEST - Overview

Lecture 25 PEST - Overview

Section 26: PEST - Political

Lecture 26 PEST - Political

Section 27: PEST - Economic

Lecture 27 PEST - Economic

Section 28: PEST - Social

Lecture 28 PEST - Social

Section 29: PEST - Technology

Lecture 29 PEST - Technology

Section 30: Tribe - Family

Lecture 30 Tribe - Family

Section 31: Tribe - Work & Professional

Lecture 31 Tribe - Work & Professional

Section 32: Tribe - Friends & Acquaintances

Lecture 32 Tribe - Friends & Acquaintances

Lecture 0 Tribe - Interests

Lecture 0 FastFulcrum - In Closing

Professionals who are concerned about the ever-increasing amount of automation in the workforce and how it might adversely impact them / their ability to financially survive.