What is Dynamism?

We are living through an explosion of technological development, and social and political upheaval unlike anything witnessed since the Renaissance. Of course, there are many benefits to this but also severe downsides – most notably, climate crisis, huge income disparity, global pandemics, the rise of extremist groups, and a general feeling of uncertainty. To solve these problems, doing things in the same way won’t work. Finding solutions to great problems requires great people doing great things. So what does that mean for education and training?

To solve the problems of today, we need people who are strong, flexible, quick, resilient, committed, curious, creative, balanced, and energetic. In other words, we need people who are truly dynamic. And to be truly dynamic, we need to focus on three types of dynamism:

Physical/Kinetic

While this is the most obvious type of dynamism, it might not be the first thing you think about when you think of solving the problems listed above. However, every action we take is a physical act. Having the ability and confidence to move well improves everything we do.

Emotional/Expressive

To remain balanced and calm under stress, we have to learn what emotions are and how we should use them. Having the ability to express feelings and opinions without fear is paramount.

Cognitive/Creative

We need to be able to think in multiple ways to understand and solve the complex problems of today’s world. But thinking is useless without actions. Creativity is the application of innovative, multi-layered thinking.

Constant training of the three dynamics provides the necessary platform to truly learn, develop, and achieve to our full potential in any subject we study, or job we do. All three can be trained in isolation, but all three should always be applied simultaneously to stop doing mediocre things, and start doing great things.