What is the most valuable skill you can develop for the future?
by Julia Freeland
What can you do today to prepare for tomorrow?
In 2017, a team of international experts predicted that
up to 85% of the jobs our children will hold don’t exist yet.
(Dell Technologies and Institute for the Future, 2017)
In 2019, an artificial intelligence expert predicted
approximately 40% of jobs will be automated in the next decade.
(60 Minutes, Scott Pelley interview with Kai-Fu Lee, 2019)
Could these statistics REALLY be true? Could that many jobs be eliminated and new ones be created in the next decade or two?
Today, artificial intelligence is being used to coach employees, haggle about the price of goods, teach students math, write books and create legal documents. Robots are being used to perform surgery from hundreds of miles away, clean out radiation contaminated sites, befriend and care for the elderly, and perform complicated procedures in space. Space travel for civilians is near to being a viable reality, automated medical pods may soon be able to diagnose and treat soldiers remotely, and transportation of goods may soon be done via a hyperloop that can move products at the speed of a jet, but do it on the ground and completely unmanned.
What might be next? Personal Ironman jet suits? Oh, wait, those already exist too.
Adam Savage and team built a real life "Ironman" suit with the ability to fly.
What impact will these innovations have on your life, both personally and professionally?
It is shocking how fast these changes are coming and how drastically experts predict they will change the workforce.
Here are a few of the highlights I find most telling: (WEF Future of Work Report 2018)
With all of this in mind, what is the most valuable skill you could develop in order to remain relevant in the future?
The ability to breakthrough -
to let go of old standards for life and work
and adapt quickly to change -
is the most valuable skill you can develop.
Are you ready?
Want to make sure you and your team are better prepared for what is coming?
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