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What we believe
In the Past
- At the beginning of the twentieth century the first IQ test was born in Paris. Originally intended as a means of helping children with special educational needs, its ideas spread like wild fire across the Atlantic and back to Europe, to the Far East and to the South.
- Unfortunately it scattered the seeds of some corrosive thinking about the talent which is inherent in human kind; that it is largely fixed and limited in its scope.
More recently
- In our complex and fast-changing world, we have begun to realise that the way we talk about talent is unhelpful. People refer to a "war for talent", for example, which is largely phoney.
- We speak of "glass ceilings" beyond which certain people cannot progress.
- We make assumptions about the "gene pool" from which we are emerging; that it is somehow finite or even possibly diminishing.
- Yet many of us know that it need not be like this.
In the future
- It is possible for organisations, and society as a whole to take a very different view of talent.
- At the Talent Foundation we want to find new ways of unlocking human potential at work.
- We believe that this can be achieved by finding people who care passionately about developing people. Working in collaboration, we think that research and practical demonstration projects may help us create new thinking and new doing.
- We have a few tentative solutions and many questions.
- We hope that you will join us in finding more answers.
Upcoming Event
Research Projects
The research agenda shows a growing focus on where and how the talent pool of the future might be deployed
New Kinds of Smart
Bill Lucas argues that people can be intelligent in practical ways and that intelligence is definitely something that can be increased.
rEvolution; how to thrive in crazy times
is the new book from Talent Foundation Chairman, Bill Lucas, written as a homage to Darwin. Bill says: 'It is the book I’d like to think he might have written...
A manifesto for talent
A look at the Talent Foundation’s policy on raising awareness of talent development in the UK
The Breakthrough Leadership Report
What are the challenges faced by leaders of public services in London?
Adaptex
Adaptability is the underlying building block for effective change management.
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