The Future of Skills: Analytical Thinking

Hello, and welcome back to "12 Minutes with Berc."

As you know we were going over World Economic Forum Report "Future of Jobs" in our podcast series.

As 2025 report is revelaed; we have seen that the Core Skills topics we have covered still exist with more importance for the upcoming years.

Cognitive skills cannot be replaceable by generative AI. AI will replace most of our daily tasks and most of our current skills and capabilities, not the future, but cognitive skills will stay.

Analytical thinking, which is a process of breaking down complex problems into smaller parts to better understand. It involves evaluating data, identifying patterns, and drawing logical conclusions to make informed decisions. In my opinion, also, analytical thinking empowers humankind to ask the right questions.

In this episode, our guest is Tuğba Fırdolaş Efendigil; over a decade of expertise and experience in research and data analytics with a PhD from Yıldız Technical University; experience as a research scientist at MIT and now serving as an Assistant Professor at Boston University. She is renowned for delivering high impact, innovative solutions powered by AI and ML.