This document discusses the future of work and the changing nature of jobs. It notes that many reports predict that between 6-60% of jobs will change or be automated in the next 5-30 years. This will impact some jobs more than others. While some jobs will disappear, others will change. The document also discusses the rise of independent and gig work. It introduces several people working on future of work issues and discusses the need to equip workers with skills to succeed in this changing environment.

1. Gigs, Skills & A New North Star:
The Future of Work for Boards

2. Just a quick
word…

3. About
journeys…

4. …late nights,
and lost
luggage…

5. Andtheamazing
workerswho
makeeverything
okayinthe end.

6. “I’ve been trying to access my
future of work for over a decade.
I’m doing fine. My family is safe. I’m
just not doing what I’m capable of.”

7. Inthe
beginning…

8. Now, “Future of Work”
is a thing.

9. Everyone’s talking
about it.
(Nearly 3 billion results? Mom and apple pie
together do not get you to 2 billion.)

10. No really,
everyone.

12. “Ifyoudon’thaveahustle,you
aren’tgoingtohaveajob.”
Dwight&Tanisha “If you don’t have a
hustle, you aren’t going
to have a job.”Dwight & Tanisha

13. #FOW for
workforce?
Workforce#FOW ?

14. 1. Data tsunami

15. Reports (so many…) about AI, robotics,
machine learning, deep learning,
prediction machines, automation,
robotics, fourth industrial revolution or
[insert favorite phrase here].

16. For some, jobs
will disappear.

17. 1. Insurance underwriters
2. Bank tellers
3. Financial analysts
4. Construction workers
5. Inventory managers/stockers
6. Farmers
7. Taxi drivers
8. Manufacturing workers
9. Journalists
10.Movie stars
Curious?

20. For others, jobs
will change.
Accenture Survey (2018)
Auto Execs
§ 84% say they will automate tasks or jobs to a “large
or very large degree” over next three years. (75% say
industry will be “transformed.”)
Auto Workers
§ 2/3 of employees say “intelligent machines will make
their jobs simpler” and “encourage creativity and
innovation.”
Auto Execs
§ 2% plan to significantly increase investment in skills
training

21. In the next thirty or
ten or five years,
47%1 or 60%2 or
between 6% and
39%3 of jobs will
change, disappear,
or be automated.
1 Source:The Future of Employment (the famous Oxford Study, 2013)
2 Source: McKinsey Global institute: A Future that Works (report on automation of work, not jobs, 2017)
3 Source: Forrester Research: Future of Jobs (report on jobs, automation, and augmentation, 2017)

22. We can safely say that “upcoming workforce
transitions could be very large.”
McKinsey,WhattheFutureofWorkwillmeanforJobs,SkillsWages(2017)

23. 2. Poverty amidst plenty
(right now, today)

25. Womenandpeople
ofcolormoreoften
drawtheshort
straw.

26. The stomach churners.§ 3.8% Unemployment, but dramatic rise in gig
economy: 54-68M workers lack benefits of “jobs.”
(McKinsey, 2017)
§ One in two Americans cannot cover a $400
unexpected expense. (Federal Reserve, 2015)
§ College debt tops $1.3T (Federal Reserve, 2017)
§ Income inequality higher than at any time in history
(Andy Sum, 2013)
§ Half American families have no retirement savings, of
those who do, the median value is $5,000 (EPI, 2011)
§ Income volatility is rising faster than income
inequality (Brookings, citing J. Hacker)
§ Stock Market at record levels, but ½ working
Americans don’t own any. And the wealthiest 10%
own 90% of it.
A few facts…

27. Enough.
Please.

28. Our take: #FOW is big.
§ The workforce system is already responding.
§ It can play a higher impact role.
§ We can help make that happen right here, right
now.

29. AndyHall,Chief
OperatingOfficer,
SanDiegoWorkforce
Partnership

30. LutherJackson,
SeniorDirectorfor
Growthand
Partnerships,
Samaschool

31. CalebJonas,Senior
DirectorforGrowth
andPartnerships,
Samaschool

32. Andy Hall
SDWP

35. Luther Jackson
NOVA

36. Luther Jackson

37. A ship in harbor is safe…
“Storm Malta” J.Schranz (1850)

38. Liberal Arts:
§ Greek
§ Latin
§ Geometry
§ History
§ Logic
§ Ethics
Traditional Education:
Old School

39. STEM
21st Century Education:
A New Foundation
Liberal Arts Career
Navigation

40. A ship in harbor is safe,
— John A. Shedd
but that’s not what ships are built for.
https://whova.com/portal/registration/worki_201809/

41. Luther Jackson
ljackson@novaworks.org
408-730-7832
www.novaworks.org

42. Caleb Jonas
Samaschool

44. Our mission is to equip people to benefit from
independent work while advocating for an
economy in which all workers thrive.

45. ● 94% of the net employment growth in the U.S. economy from 2005
to 2015 appears to have occurred in “alternative work
arrangements” (Katz and Krueger)
● In 2017, 36% of working Americans earned at least some income
from freelancing in the past year. (Upwork)
● In 2017, 10.1% of working Americans used independent work as
their primary income source in the past week. (DoL)
By the Numbers

46. ● Sometime in the next 5-10 years, 50% of all working adults are likely
to freelance in some capacity. (Upwork, MBO Partners)
● 40% of employers expect to use more independent workers by
2020. (EY)
By the Numbers

47. Why is training needed for
freelancers?

49. Skill Needs
“The types of skills required to undertake work in the gig economy tended to coalesce
into three broad categories:
● Specific professional and vocational skills, varying according to the nature of
respondents’ gig occupation, needed to complete particular tasks attributed to
their role.
● ICT literacy to access work through online platforms (for all respondents) and
more finely developed ICT skills for certain gig occupations.
● Well-developed employability skills. English and financial literacy, self-motivation,
organisational and interpersonal skills were particularly emphasised.”
Source: UK Survey on Worker Experiences in the Gig Economy

50. Curriculum Overview
Life as a Freelancer04
● Time Management
● Trust and Safety and Support for Freelancers
● Finances and Taxes
● Freelance Work and Your Long-Term Goals
Doing Independent Work03
● Searching for work
● Assessing gigs and applying for gigs
● Customer service and client management
Getting Independent Work02
● Choosing your type of work
● Identify sources of work (including platforms)
● Personal branding
● Pricing
● Platform registration
Introduction to
Independent Work
01
● Independent Work Pros and Cons
● Independent Work vs. Traditional Employment
● Independent Work Success Stories

51. Program Delivery
Train-the-trainer for partners to implement in their own
communities (instructor-led or self-paced)
Empower-the-advisor model at access points
Self-paced, publicly available Essentials course

52. What’s your #FOW work?
1. What are the most important things your board is doing
on #FOW?
2. What are the most important things boards should be
doing?

53. How to stay
in touch. Kristin Wolff, SPR
Kristin_Wolff@spra.com
@kristinwolff
Luther Jackson, NOVA
ljackson@novaworks.org
@Lutherpj
Andy Hall, SDWP
Kristin_Wolff@spra.com
@AndyHall_SD
Caleb Jonas, Samaschool
cjonas@samaschool.org
@C_E_Jonas