1.
Future Work
Skills
Presented By:
Atul K. Shukla

2.
Agenda
• Six Drivers of Change for the Future Workforce
• Ten Work Skills for the Future
• Implications

3.
Six Drivers
of Change

4.
• Age 100 will be the
new normal
• People will work longer
• Education and skills
required
Extreme Longevity
Future Work Skills – 6 Drivers of Change
Old-Old
85+
Old
75-84
Young-
Old
75-84

5.
Example: Varied use of Technology
Love it Confused by it Hate it

6.
Rise of Smart Machines and Systems
• Smart Machines
replace rote tasks
• Robots increase
precision
• Robots save lives
Future Work Skills – 6 Drivers of Change
Robot Barber

7.
Computational World
• Sensors
• Processing
power
• Data
Future Work Skills – 6 Drivers of Change

8.
CNN Holography
News Show
epaperNewspaper
New Media Ecology
• Multimedia
• Augmented virtual
reality
• Requires new media
literacy
Future Work Skills – 6 Drivers of Change

9.
Superstructed Organizations
• Social technologies
• New forms of
production
• New value creation
Future Work Skills – 6 Drivers of Change

10.
Globally-connected World
• Global business
• Virtual teams
• Cultural fluency
Future Work Skills – 6 Drivers of Change

11.
Ten Work Skills for the Future
Future Work Skills

12.
Sense-Making
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition:
Ability to determine the deeper
meaning or significance of what
is being expressed
Smart machinereplace
rote
New skills arerequired
Interpretation

13.
Social Intelligence
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition
Ability to determine the deeper
meaning or significance of what
is being said
Social Skills
Sense cues andsignals
Awareness
Trust

14.
Novel and Adaptive Thinking
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition
Proficiency at thinking and coming
up with solutions and responses
beyond that which is rote or rule-
based
Rapid changes
Unexpected events
Think under pressure
On the spotcreativity

15.
Cross Cultural Competency
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition
Ability to operate in different
cultural setting
Global adaptability
Cross culturalfluency
Adapt to differences

16.
Computational Thinking
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition
Ability to translate vast amounts
of data into abstract concepts
and to understand data-based
reasoning
Data explosion
Making sense ofdata
Computing data

17.
Definition
Ability to critically assess and
develop content that uses new
media forms, and to leverage
these media for persuasive
communication
New Media Literacy
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Games & Higher
Education M-Learning

18.
Transdisciplinarity
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition
Literacy in and ability to
understand concepts across
multiple disciplines
Depth
Breadth
High level ofskills
Specialized
Generalist

19.
Design Mindset
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition
Ability to represent and develop
tasks and work processes for
desired outcomes
Change environment
Change thebrain
Change behavior

20.
Cognitive Load Management
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition
Ability to discriminate and filter data
for importance and to understand how
to maximize cognitive functioning
using a variety of tools and
techniques
Data discrimination
What data isimportant?
Tools to filterdata

21.
Virtual Collaboration
Future Work Skills – Ten Work Skills for the Future
Definition
Ability to work productively, drive
engagement and demonstrate
presence as a member of a virtual
team
Lead virtual teams
Influence over distance
Create cohesiveness

22.
Future Work Skills
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Implications
Business
Educational
Institutions
Individuals Policymakers

23.
Thank You!!