T-shaped, pi-shaped, MBS-shaped?

It's not a good sign when things go pear-shaped.
But what about if things go T-shaped?
Pretty good, according to Minister of State for Manpower and National Development Tan Chuan Jin.
The T-shaped individual is one who combines a deep skillset with a flexible mindset brought about by a broad big-picture understanding.
And that is the key to advancement in our fast-paced rapidly changing world. But as CSC's Mr Aaron Maniam says, just a T may not be enough. Individuals need to have a deep insight into more than just one field of expertise, he says. In other words, pi-shaped (with two "legs" of knowledge rather than just one) may very well be the standard, moving forward.
In fact, he joked, alluding to the architectural design of the iconic Marina Bay Sands resort, we may have to aim towards getting an MBS-shape in the future!
As long as things don't go pear-shaped in the process, I say.
Thoughts?

Question for all plenary members #1

For all plenary members: What would be the role of IAL and WDA and in particular, quality assurance to meet the raising complexity of needs in Adult Learning?

Question from Prof. Jörgan Sandberg's keynote #7

It seems that we are to recognise that competency is very contextual, and how individuals interpret those contexts and act on them. Therefore, this is becoming more capability-based, rather than narrowly-defined tasks that are competency-based. Such contextual interpretation capability should start from school education, not just in adult education. Would this summarise the keynote?

Question from Prof. Jörgan Sandberg's keynote #6

What can the adult learning community do more or less of to seek new frontiers in learning and work?

Question from Prof. Jörgan Sandberg's keynote #5

Dr. Helen Bound made the remark that we should move away from the current understanding and practice of CET. Do you think policy makers and policy implementers are listening?

Question from Prof. Jörgan Sandberg's keynote #4

Any advice on how we can speed up the partnerships & marriages that we have been talking about?

Question from Prof. Jörgan Sandberg's keynote #3

How can WDA and learning institutions work with organisations to spur competence renewal?

Question from Prof. Jörgan Sandberg's keynote #2

If understanding from users are important in the meaning of competence, how can we reconcile differing understanding ESP from supervisors & workers?

Question from Prof. Jörgan Sandberg's keynote #1

Defining competence from the inside will make training authentic. How and who assesses competence?

Question from Prof. Stephen Billett's keynote #12

Under the CEL model, would the quality evaluation of the courses be more effectively evaluated via a centralised body/approach or via decentralised bodies, e.g. industries stakeholders?