“We are living in a world where access trumps knowledge every time. Those who know how to search, find and make the connections will succeed. Those who rely on static knowledge and skills alone will fail.” KnowsWorldKnow HowFailingTrumpSucceedSkillsConnectionsAccessRelyStatic Author:Charles Jennings
“The world is a resource for us and we have access to the world because of the kind of bodies and skills that we have so that there's a sense in which the individual person doesn't have the burden of having to memorize everything he or she needs to know. The world helps us.” KnowsWorldNeedsKindPersonsHelpingBodyIndividualSkillsResourcesBurdenAccess Author:Alva Noe
“Some crafts have been practiced for centuries. These crafts were created using skills passed from generation to generation, and were motivated by necessity such as baskets and pottery, or artistic expression, such as more baskets and more pottery. Today, there is a much more leisurely attitude toward crafting, and virtually anyone without a job and access to pipe cleaners can join the elite society of crafters.” Has BeensTodayJobsAttitudeGenerationsCenturyExpressionSkillsAccessCraftsArtisticMotivatedElitesHobbiesPipeBasketsCleanersPotteryArtistic ExpressionCrafters Author:Amy Sedaris
“We need to have a regulatory budget in America that limits the amount of regulations on our economy. We need to repeal and replace Obamacare and we need to improve higher education so that people can have access to the skills they need for 21st century jobs.” PeopleNeedsJobsAmericaEconomyCenturyAmountHigherSkillsLimitsAccessBudgetsRegulation21st CenturyObamacareHigher Education Author:Marco Rubio
“The Youth Employment Fund is helping Ontario's young people build valuable skills and access job opportunities that will lay the groundwork for successful careers. I'm thrilled that more than 10,000 youth of all abilities and backgrounds have already benefited from this important program and I look forward to our impressive team of Employment Ontario partners continuing to work with businesses across the province to help young people build a brighter future for Ontario.” PeopleLooksImportantHelpingJobsYoungOpportunityAbilityCareersSuccessfulTeamYouthSkillsProgramLaysValuableAccessPartnersBackgroundsEmploymentFundContinuingImpressiveBrighterProvincesOntarioGroundworkSuccessful CareerJob OpportunitiesBrighter Future Author:Brad Duguid
“You see it even in our educational systems, where the market model becomes central. It's a matter of just gaining a skill or gaining access to a job to live in some vanilla suburb, as opposed to becoming a critical citizen concerned with public interest and common good.” MatterJobsInterestCommonBecomingCitizensSkillsModelsConcernedEducationalCriticalAccessSuburbsCommon GoodEducational SystemPublic InterestVanilla Author:Cornel West
“For me making friends with locals is hard, mostly because my lack of Vietnamese language skills and being retired I have limited access to locals in the work place. Though for me it is hard meeting expats as well, as most expats work here and make friends through their jobs.” WellsHardJobsLanguageSkillsMeetingsAccessLocalsRetiredVietnameseMaking FriendsWork PlaceExpatsLanguage Skills Author:Doug Rice
“If I were advising President Obama, since he's the one running, I would have made his campaign very simple. I promise that in four years, I will get more Americans, as many as I possibly can, the opportunity and access to some form of post-secondary education. I want more of them to graduate high school with the skill-set of post-secondary education and I want more of them to be able to obtain that post-secondary education. This is the only way we are going to close the income gap.” IfsWayWantYearsMadeRunningAbleSchoolFormOpportunityPresidentSimpleFourPromiseSkillsHigh SchoolAccessCampaignsIncomePostsGapsPresident ObamaFour YearsGraduatesI PromiseSecondary Education Author:Thomas Friedman
“Smart businesses do not look at labor costs alone anymore. They do look at market access, transportation, telecommunications infrastructure and the education and skill level of the workforce, the development of capital and the regulatory market.” LooksLevelsDevelopmentCostSkillsSmartLaborAccessInfrastructureTransportationWorkforceTelecommunicationsSmart BusinessTransportation Infrastructure Author:Janet Napolitano