Generation AI: The Rise of The Resilient Entrepreneur

Scholar and entrepreneur Katerina Thomas PhD offers her insights on why you need to invest in your well-being, emotional resilience and creativity to be able to survive and thrive in the age of artificial intelligence (AI). In Generation AI: The Rise of the Resilient Entrepreneur, she uses insights garnered from nearly 15 years of professional work as a tertiary educator and her experience as a businesswoman to argue for the importance of creativity, personal resiliency and entrepreneurship skills as a path to staying relevant in the age of intelligent algorithmic systems.

We are moving to a more digitised, AI-driven world, and keeping up with the pace of change will put additional pressures on our mental health. What’s clear is that there will be winners but most likely many more losers – not just among low- and middle-skilled workers but also among high-skilled professions. Companies will use algorithmic intelligent machines to search for emotionally resilient and creative ‘superstars’. However, there is no guarantee that newly created jobs will remain unaffected as AI technology gains momentum.

Now, Thomas argues, there is still time to build emotional resilience so you can prepare yourself for the unemployment tsunami. Part investigation and part playbook for the future, Generation AI: The Rise of the Resilient Entrepreneur explains why to stay relevant, many will turn to entrepreneurship. However, given the emotional challenges associated with building a business, building mental strength and resilience will become paramount. Only resilient and adaptive people who can think in unpredictable and creative ways will be able to benefit from the forthcoming rapid technological advancements and ride the next entrepreneurial wave.