What is Your Skill Set for the Future?
The World Economic Forum has produced a report called “The Future of Jobs Report” that makes well researched predictions about the changes in jobs, redundancies, and skill sets needed by 2022. Let’s get to it and review their 2022 skills outlook!
World Economic Forum Skills 2022 Outlook
The four driving forces behind these skills changes, according to WEF are “technological advances—ubiquitous high-speed mobile internet; artificial intelligence; widespread adoption of big data analytics; and cloud technology—are set to dominate the 2018–2022 period as drivers positively affecting business growth. They are flanked by a range of socio-economic trends driving business opportunities in tandem with the spread of new technologies, such as national economic growth trajectories; expansion of education and the middle classes, in particular in developing economies; and the move towards a greener global economy through advances in new energy technologies.”If you want to download the full and greatly detailed report, click here.There is a human development side to being successful and thrive in this “future of work.” It impacts how successful you, your children, and your employees can be in their work and national cultures.My favorite “guru of the future” is Dr. Tim Elmore, the author of Habitudes: The Habits and Attitudes of Leadership, Gen iY, Artificial Maturity, and his latest book Gen Z – Unfiltered.Tim is my “future guru” because he makes the case NOW for preparing the human & relational development of young people for the future that WEF outlines in their report.In the book, Artificial Maturity, Tim has mapped out seven phases of life: from six years old to the afterglow years of the 70’s and 80’s. What is clear is that nurturing personal self-leadership and interpersonal/relationship skills are critical for the future success of all young people regardless of their technical expertise, work environment, and the cultures they must “thrive or wilt in.”Let’s review the objectives of the first four phases from pre-school to yuppies entering the workforce. My intent is not to explain in detail, but to get you to think how are you developing your children, your employees, and, yourself for this warp speed changing future.1.0 Phase One – Foundations for Life – Personality and Character Development – Age one to six
1.1 Personality development of the child
1.2 Early character development to make good judgements
1.3 Teachable spirit by inspiring toddlers to trust and learn
1.4 Emotional security and health to like themselves and others
2.0 Phase Two – Character Formation and Identification – Ages 7 -12
2.1 Make values judgements for healthy choices
2.2 Social awareness how to relate and connect to others
2.3 Build skills to prioritize what’s Important and Why
2.4 Submission to authority by learning compliance to ethical leaders
3.0 Phase Three – Identity Development – Ages 13 - 20
3.1 Personal discipline and healthy habits
3.2 Awareness and discernment of life choices
3.3 Solid sense of identity and self esteem
3.4 Enjoy healthy relationships and growth in spiritual maturity
4.0 Phase Four – Practice and Fitness – Learning by Application in the world – Ages 20-30
4.1 Submission to authority – when to be a team player, when to lead
4.2 Vision and ambition – gain direction in their life calling
4.3 Emotional intelligence – self and socially aware to manage and nurture relationships in and across cultures
4.4 Strength and skill discovery – discover strengths, talents and skills they are good at and what jobs may not fit
4.5 People skills – cultivate a love and care for others and relational skills for communication, problem reconciliation, empathy and leadership
4.6 Influence – Understand and learn how to influence and lead for win win relationships
If you wish to delve more into the human side of developing young people for the future, check out any of Dr. Tim Elmore’s books and then connect it to the WEF research on the future of work in this rapidly changing world.So….. what about you, what about your children, what about the people you lead in your organization? How are you visioning to help them be successful in their future – on the human and skill dimensions of life?Have a great week planning your change for success into the 2020’s! Michael J GriffinFounder ELAvateEquipping Leaders in Asia ELA for the future!