How to change your life - learn power skills | Dr Alex Young | TEDxUniversityofBristol

Have you ever wondered what the most impactful skills are that you can learn right now that will help you to change your life? There are lot’s of myths around “soft-skills” like empathy and whether they can be learned or whether they are just part of who we are. In his talk Dr Alex Young shares how being a surgeon and then a tech entrepreneur helped him to look at soft-skills in a whole new way. Dr Alex Young is a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon by training and the founder of several education technology companies. Alex scaled his first company from his bedroom while still training as a surgeon using self-taught coding-skills. Alex is passionate about power skills like leadership and communication and founded Virti to help organisations digitise in-person training and role play to improve organisational EQ and help employees feel more prepared when entering high pressure situations. Virti was named a TIME magazine Best Invention, Fast Company Most Innovative Company and was featured on the Nasdaq Tower in NYC. Alex holds a Masters degree in Surgical Science, a postgraduate certificate in education and membership of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh. He has published over 10 books, hosts the human performance podcast and promotes learning and education through his blog and newsletter. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx