Personal competencies

Knowledge Description

• Knowledge of sources of ambiguity and change and their impact on different environments and contexts

Skills Description

• Ability to adapt to different roles, responsibilities, and contexts
• Ability to change priorities and direction if necessary

Attitudes Description

• Be open to criticism and setbacks
• See ambiguity and change as an opportunity to learn
• Be willing to move forward despite ambiguity

Knowledge Description

• Knowledge of idea-creation techniques and processes

Skills Description

• Ability to apply idea-creation techniques to generate new and potentially useful ideas
• Ability to elaborate, refine, analyse, and test own ideas in order to improve and maximise creative efforts
• Ability to convert ideas into action plans and projects at work or in own field
• Ability to act on new ideas to make useful contributions to economy, research, and society

Attitudes Description

• Be open to new and diverse perspectives
• Be creative and inventive when developing potentially new and useful ideas
• See change as an opportunity to experiment and explore
• Think outside the box and adopt a fail-forward attitude

Knowledge Description

• Knowledge of techniques to describe the structure of an argument
• Knowledge of how to formulate an argument

Skills Description

• Ability to identify key problems
• Ability to adopt systems thinking
• Ability to synthesise information from a variety of resources
• Ability to evaluate sources by drawing inferences and questioning assumptions
• Ability to formulate own arguments and question assumptions
• Ability to analyse alternatives and anticipate outcomes
• Ability to provide sound recommendations

Attitudes Description

• Aspire to be an informed citizen
• Acknowledge limitations of own knowledge with modesty while staying motivated to learn more

Knowledge Description

• Knowledge of standards of good practice in the institution and discipline
• Understanding of the effects of volatility, ambiguity, and complexity on practices in the institution and discipline

Skills Description

• Ability to remain honest and respectful in volatile, uncertain, ambiguous, and complex situations
• Ability to take responsibility and act decisively both in normal and volatile, uncertain, ambiguous, and complex situations

Attitudes Description

• Value transparency, honesty and work ethics and apply them in relationships and own work
• Admit faults and seek guidance as necessary
• Be open-minded, objective, and accountable for own actions
• Be reliable and trustworthy

Knowledge Description

• Awareness of oneself, own interests, and needs
• Knowledge of techniques to assess own strengths and weaknesses

Skills Description

• Ability to identify own development needs
• Ability to recognize and implement opportunities for lifelong learning
• Ability to learn both from others and autonomously

Attitudes Description

• Have confidence in oneself
• Feel ownership of, and be committed to, own professional development and lifelong learning
• Reflect on own achievements and experience

Knowledge Description

• Knowledge of techniques to set personal goals with success criteria
• Awareness of the effects of pressures and distractions on own work and work-life balance

Skills Description

• Ability to work independently
• Ability to manage time effectively and independently
• Ability to prioritise among multiple projects, tasks, and duties
• Ability to manage pressures, distractions and stress
• Ability to maintain a good work-life balance

Attitudes Description

• Be passionate about and proud of own work
• Maintain motivation to work
• Avoid undue pressures and enhance personal well-being
• Have confidence in own expertise and feel comfortable working independently