The article compares both static and dynamic theories of economic growth, highlights the basic provisions of the theory of endogenous growth and shows the decisive role of innovation as a trigger for technological shifts that subsequently lead to economic and social changes.Particular attention is paid to the study of the influence of human capital on the creation of conditions for the emergence of innovations with their subsequent implementation in technological processes.The leading factor determining the very possibility of innovative development is the sufficient quality of human potential at the level of an individual, at the level of staff of the enterprise, and at the level of the country in general.
Therefore, ensuring sustainable economic growth is directly related to the issue of providing quality education, the level of which should meet modern needs.In turn, this requires the use of innovative learning technologies in the educational process, which would contribute to the development of not only Hard Skills, but also Soft Skills.It is Water bottles the analysis of such educational technologies that is the key issue of the presented article.
The study was carried out within the framework of teaching mathematical disciplines to applicants for higher education in the field of economics and management.The characteristics of the methods that contribute to the development of Soft Skills of the general direction are provided, also the presentation of the authors’ own methodology, based on the conception of Design Thinking is presented.According to this methodology, the development of skills in the Fedoras use of mathematical apparatus was carried out in the process of teamwork on the project of building a mathematical model of a real economic process or phenomenon (from the collection and analysis of statistical data up to forecasting with use of the obtained model).
All stages of application of this methodology and the objectives facing the team at each of the stages are described in detail.The effectiveness of the development of Soft Skills was evaluated by the acquired level of Hard Skills in the application of mathematical methods in the study of economic processes and phenomena.