Future Skills Impulse
STORYTELLING
Storytelling is one of the oldest evolutionary engines of humankind – and one of the most powerful levers for learning, leading, and shaping the future today. In this Future Skills Impulse, you’ll discover why our brain stores stories better than facts, how storytelling influences emotions and behavior, and why it always comes with responsibility. You’ll get clear, practical steps to tell your own stories in ways that truly stick – in the classroom, at work, or in everyday life.
About the authors
Peter Spiegel is a futures researcher, author of around 40 publications, and founder of the non‑profit WeQ Institute, which focuses on social innovation, future skills, and a we‑oriented “WeQ – more than IQ” culture.
Steffen Goertz works as a storytelling and innovation coach and has been using stories for many years to guide teams through change, foster creativity, and make future ideas tangible.
Future Skills
practice book
Knowledge and practical foundation
Sixty‑nine co‑creators from education, science, and business have poured their decades of research and practical experience into a shared standard work together with the non‑profit WeQ Institute – a book that OECD Director of Education Andreas Schleicher describes as a unique practical guide. Our team has transformed this knowledge into lovingly and vibrantly designed 10–20 minute impulse courses that make it easy and playful to dive into the world of future skills and develop your own competencies.
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Kursaufbau
Der Online-Videokurs ist in 9 Lern-Intervalle aufgeteilt. Jedes dieser 9 Kapitel enthält ein Impulsvideo (je 15–20 Min.), sowie Übungen und Reflexionen die nacheinander durchgeführt und abgehakt werden können. Jedes Lern-Intervall wird nach jeweils 2 Wochen freigeschaltet. So kannst du tägliche Routinen für jeden Schritt entwickeln und das Gelernte in dein Leben integrieren. Am Schluss erhältst du ein Zertifikat zum erfolgreichen Abschluss des Onlinekurses.
Die kostenfreie Nutzung des Onlinekurses ist durch die Teilnahme an unserem Mentoring-Programm oder durch die Gründung eines 3ZERO Clubs (5 Personen initiieren ein frei gewähltes Projekt zur Lösung sozialer oder ökologischer Herausforderungen) möglich.
Made possible by
The development of the digital platform and the creation of the online course content are supported by the WeQ Institute and the School of Future Skills and funded by the Dutch Postcode Lottery, “Yunus & You – The YY Foundation,” and Friends of Social Business e.V. Free participation – for those who meet the criteria – is also made possible by the 3Zero Initiative and the support of the German Postcode Lottery.
Interview | Imagination & Future Skills | 36 Min.
Julia Corona, Dr. Rüdiger Fox und Peter Spiegel
Die Autoren
Dr. Rüdiger Fox ist seit über 30 Jahren CEO, erfahrener Krisenmanager und innovativer Umdenker für mittlere und große Unternehmen in den Branchen Luft- und Raumfahrt, Telekommunikation, Textil und Technik-Innovation.
Peter Spiegel ist Gründer und Geschäftsführer des gemeinnützigen WeQ Institute in Berlin, Initiator der Future Skills Initiative, Zukunftsforscher, Jury-Mitglied des "Nationalen UNESCO Preises – Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung BNE" und Vorstandsvorsitzender des Friends of Social Business e. V. Gemeinsam erforschen sie die Quelle menschlicher Vorstellungskraft –
unsere IMAGINATION.
Get Ready for
the FUTURE
FREE OF CHARGE
for all 3ZERO Clubs
3ZERO Clubs are teams of five young people between 12 and 35 who want to work together on an open project to develop solutions for sustainability issues or social challenges in line with the 3ZERO goals. You can easily start such a club and benefit from the international community and a strong network of experts. Members of the first 200 clubs receive free access to our Future Skills online course “IMAGINATION.”
FUTURE SKILLS
IMPULSE
Unleash your future skills
Future Skills Impulses are short, punchy video courses on the most important future skills – created by experts from education, science, business, and practice. In just 10–20 minutes, you get inspiring input, hands‑on exercises, and reflections that you can immediately apply to your life and work. Start now with the School of Future Skills and unlock your power to shape the future.