Adaptability

Adjust an approach when circumstances, requirements or information change.

Why it matters

A useful approach may need to change when the situation, information or requirements change. Recognising that change allows you to reconsider the method while keeping the purpose in view.

What this can look like

• changes an approach when circumstances or requirements change
• tries a different approach when the original no longer fits
• adjusts a plan in response to new information

Youth relevance

A changed deadline, an unavailable resource or new requirements in training can make an earlier plan unsuitable. Young people can adjust how they proceed while keeping the purpose in view.

Ways young people can practise this skill

• revise a shared project plan after circumstances change
• try an alternative method when an original approach no longer works
• use new information to reconsider an earlier decision

Connected themes

• Main theme · Learning to learn
• Problem-solving
• Entrepreneurship