Critical Thinking, Problem solving skills, Design Thinkings, Creativity are the new age skills, says Educator Amit Krishn Gulati at Kolor Champ ‘24
HYDERABAD, Oct 29 (The CONNECT) – Kolor Champ ’24 , a unique and a Grand Showcase of Artistic Talent Across India, was held in Hyderabad over the last this weekend.
Amit Krishn Gulati , an award-winning industrial designer, entrepreneur and educator and visiting faculty at the National Institute of Design (NID) Ahmedabad, School of Planning & Architecture (SPA) Delhi, and Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP) Delhi was the chief guest and inaugurated it. He is also the co-founder of Incubis – one of India’s pioneering Architecture & Design companies.
“Critical Thinking, Problem solving skills, Design Thinkings, Creativity are the new age skills. These skills give you a cutting edge. They will differentiate you from the rest of the crowd. Sharpen minds, problem solving minds are the most sought after now. These skills will be the future. Rote learning, rule-based learning will be things of the past. We don’t need intellectual coolies. Such works will be done by Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. We need such skills which computers can’t do. Survival of our country will depend on our human creativity. Creative enough IT folks will develop new products, technologists invent new chips. Being distinctive and unique, having a competitive advantage will help you survive in the competitive world,” he said.
Amit unveiled the competitive sheet and announced the commencement of the competition. The participants aged 5 to 15 had to draw a painting, a creative drawing, or their imagination of the topic which was announced on the spot. The topic was “one dream of mine which I wish comes true”. The children had painted on the theme. The competition went on for one-hour forty five minutes to two hours forty five minutes depending on the different levels of the participants.
