Thinking About Thinking

Research, perspectives, and the science behind the 6 C's. What the data says about human skills in the age of AI — and why training your brain has never been more urgent.

Human Skills

Why We Stopped Saying 'Soft Skills' — And You Should Too

Josh Bersin, Seth Godin, the World Economic Forum, and Deloitte have all abandoned the term. Here's what replaced it — and why the language shift matters more than you think.

AI & Cognition

AI Is Stealing Your Skills: The Cognitive Debt Crisis

MIT found that ChatGPT users couldn't recall their own writing. Gartner predicts half of all organisations will require AI-free assessments. The science of cognitive atrophy — and what to do about it.

Neuroscience

The Science of the 6 C's: Why Every Skill Is Trainable

Meta-analyses spanning tens of thousands of participants prove that critical thinking, creativity, communication, collaboration, and curiosity are all measurably improvable in adults. Here's the evidence.

The Memoman

Why a Body Knows What a Slide Deck Forgets

The science of embodied cognition explains why mapping skills to head, hands, feet, and ground isn't a gimmick — it's how the brain actually learns. Gesture, metaphor, and the 70% training failure problem.

Business Case

The $8.5 Trillion Question

Korn Ferry quantified the cost. Gallup measured the disengagement. The WEF mapped the reskilling mandate. Here's the macro case for investing in the skills AI can't replicate.

Leadership

McKinsey Saved 1.5M Hours With AI — Then Hired More Liberal Arts Majors

The consulting giant automated search and synthesis — and discovered that aspiration, judgement, and creativity became more valuable than ever. The AI paradox every leader needs to understand.

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