Interesting report from the Institute for the Future (and the University of Phoenix Research Institute), "Future Work Skills 2020". Highlights from the report include:
- Six drivers of change:
- Extreme Longevity - Increasing global lifespans change the nature of careers and learning
- Rise of Smart Machines and Systems - Workforce automation nudges human workers out of rote, repetitive tasks
- Computational World - Massive increases in sensors and processing power make the world a programmable system
- New Media Ecology - New communication tools require new media literacies beyond text
- Superstructed Organizations - Social technologies drive new forms of production and value creation
- Globally Connected World
- Increased global interconnectivity puts diversity and adaptability at
the center of organizational operations
- Ten future work skills:
- Sense-Making - ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed
- Social Intelligence - : ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions
- Novel and Adaptive Thinking - proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions and responses beyond that which is rote or rule-based
- Cross-Cultural Competency - ability to operate in different cultural settings
- Computational Thinking - ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to understand data-based reasoning
- New Media Literacy - ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms, and to leverage these media for persuasive communication
- Transdisciplinarity - literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines
- Design Mindset - ability to represent and develop tasks and work processes for desired outcomes
- Cognitive Load Management - ability to discriminate and filter information for importance, and to understand how to maximize cognitive functioning using a variety of tools and techniques
- Virtual Collaboration -
ability to work productively, drive engagement, and demonstrate presence
as a member of a virtual team.
- Implications for Education:
- Placing additional emphasis on developing skills such as critical thinking, insight, and analysis capabilities
- Integrating new-media literacy into education programs
- Including experiential learning that gives prominence to soft skills—such as the ability to collaborate, work in groups, read social cues, and respond adaptively
- Broadening the learning constituency beyond teens and young adults through to adulthood
- Integrating interdisciplinary training that allows students to develop skills and knowledge in a range of subjects
The report does a very nice job of showing how the drivers combine with the work skills needed for the future. I encourage all to read the report (about 12 pages) and think how we are addressing these needs.
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