Observe. Take Notes. Review Your Notes. Hunt for Patterns. Share the Patterns.
This is the secret of learning out loud like Alec Ross, a NY Times Bestselling Author and former candidate for governor of Maryland. Yes, Ross had a super cool and unique job: he was the former Senior Advisor for Innovation for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the duration of her term as Secretary of State and through it traveled to every corner of the globe to learn and observe technology's impact in the Arab Spring, farming in India and natural disaster recovery in the Philippines. But he also was noting what he was seeing and looking for those patterns. Those patterns served as the basis for his book Industries of the Future, named 2016's book of the year by TriBeCa Film Festival's Disruptive Innovation Foundation.
While you may not be traveling the world and meeting with global dignitaries, we all can observe what's going on in our world, take notes as to what we're seeing, review those notes and find patterns that help us understand. Then -- and this is the secret -- share what you learn for feedback and further growth. It's the power of Learning Out Loud, and all of us can unlock it by observing and hunting for patterns to share.