Developing a Polymathic Mindset for the Future of Work — A Personal Reflection

Jimmy Wong

Chapter 3 in Leading in a Digitally Disruptive World, 2023, pp 53-74 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: At the time of writing this chapter, I was leading a course called The Future of Work at the university I was working for. It was a postgraduate course in which my students were mostly working adults pursuing a degree in the Master of Management. In my preparation, I chanced upon the concept of polymathy and I was deeply captivated by it. So, I incorporated it as the final topic for my class where students reviewed how a polymathic mindset could enhance one’s career in the future of our work. To my surprise, among all the concepts covered in this course, the feedback was most positive for this topic. Consequently, given the demands of the high-intensity work culture here in Singapore, I felt compelled to put down my thoughts in this chapter on how the concept of polymathy could prepare the local workforce for the future of work…

Keywords: Digital Disruption; Innovation; Industry 4.0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L2 M1 M14 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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