21st Century Fluencies
By Lee Crockett, Ian Jukes and Andrew Churches

At the very heart of the 21st Century Fluency Project are the Five Fluencies. It’s important to note that these are not optional skills for our students, or for us. Everyone living in the 21st century and beyond will need these abilities.

FLUENCY 1 – SOLUTION
Solution Fluency is the ability to think creatively to solve problems in real time by clearly defining the problem, designing an appropriate solution, delivering the solution and then evaluating the process and the outcome.

The process includes:

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FLUENCY 2 – INFORMATION
Information Fluency is the ability to unconsciously and intuitively interpret information in all forms and formats in order to extract the essential knowledge, authenticate it, and perceive its meaning and significance.

The process includes:

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FLUENCY 3 – CREATIVITY
Creative Fluency is the process by which artistic proficiency adds meaning through design, art, and storytelling. It is about using innovative design to add value to the function of a product though its form.

The process includes:

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FLUENCY 4 – MEDIA
There are two components of Media Fluency. Firstly, the ability to look analytically at any communication to interpret the real message, and evaluate the efficacy of the chosen medium. Secondly, to create original communications by aligning the message and audience though the most appropriate and effective medium.

The process includes:

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FLUENCY 5 – COLLABORATION
Collaboration Fluency is team working proficiency that has reached the unconscious ability to work cooperatively with virtual and real partners in an online environment to solve problems and create original products.

The process includes:

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The end goal is to become a responsible Global Digital Citizen…