{"id":10628,"date":"2017-02-17T18:20:42","date_gmt":"2017-02-18T02:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/?p=10628"},"modified":"2019-02-18T20:57:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T04:57:47","slug":"wrk-skills_nextgen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/leadership\/leadership-co-lab\/leadership-co-lab-blogs\/pwi-co-lab-staff\/wrk-skills_nextgen\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Work Skills for the Next Generation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Opening Insights<\/h2>\n\r\n\t<style>\r\n.rTable {    \r\ndisplay: table;    \r\nwidth: 100%; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableRow {    \r\ndisplay: table-row; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableHead {    \r\ndisplay: table-header-group;  \r\nwidth: 50%;\r\nbackground-color: #ddd;  \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableCell, .rTableHead {    \r\ndisplay: table-cell;    \r\npadding: 3px 10px;   \r\n\twidth: 50%;\r\nborder: 1px solid #FFFFFF; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableFoot {    \r\ndisplay: table-footer-group; \r\nwidth: 100%; \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center;  \r\nbackground-color: #ddd; \r\n} \r\n\r\n.rTableBody.Bold {    \r\ndisplay: table-cell; \r\nfont-weight: bold; \r\ntext-align: center;  \r\n}\r\n\t\t\r\n.rTableBody.Italic {    \r\ndisplay: table-row-group; \r\nfont-style: italic;\r\n}\r\n\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">According to <a href=\"\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top10OnlineColleges.org<\/a>...<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 14px;\"><a href=\"\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/work-skills-2020\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/important-work-skills.png\" alt=\"Important Work Skills for 2020\" width=\"500\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Informational Insights: <strong>The 6 Drivers of Change<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All of the 10 skills will tie back into these disruptive shifts on the horizon:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extreme Longevity<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>People are living longer<\/li>\n<li>By 2025 the number of Americans over 60 will increase by 70%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The rise of smart machines and systems<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tech can augment and extend our own capabilities<\/li>\n<li>Workplace automation is killing repetitive jobs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computational world<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increases in sensors and processing makes the world a programmable system<\/li>\n<li>Data will give us the ability to see things on a scale that has never been possible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New media ecology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New communication tools require media literacy beyond text<\/li>\n<li>Visual communication media is becoming a new vernacular<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Superstructed organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Social technologies drive new forms of production and value creation<\/li>\n<li>Social tools are allowing organizations to work at extreme scales<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Globally connected world<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diversity and adaptability is at the center of operations<\/li>\n<li>The United States and Europe no longer hold a monopoly on job creation, innovation, and political power<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Future Work Skills of 2020:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Sense making<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Rise of smart machines and systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Social intelligence<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Rise of smart machines and systems, Globally connected world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Novel and adaptive thinking<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions and responses beyond that which is rote or rule-based<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Rise of smart machines and systems, Globally connected world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cross cultural competency<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to operate in different cultural settings<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Superstructed organizations, Globally connected world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Computational thinking<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to understand data based reasoning<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: New media ecology, Computational world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New Media Literacy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms, and to leverage these media for persuasive communication<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Extreme longevity, New media ecology, Superstructed organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Transdisciplinary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Extreme longevity, Computational world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Design Mindset<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to represent and develop tasks and work processes for desired outcomes<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Superstructed organizations, Computational world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cognitive load management<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to discriminate and filter information for importance, and to understand how to maximize cognitive functions<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Superstructed organizations, Computational world, New media ecology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Virtual collaboration<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ability to work productively, drive engagement, and demonstrate presence as a member of a virtual team<\/li>\n<li>The Drivers: Superstructed organizations, Globally connected world<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Top10OnlineColleges.org<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0 <a href=\"\/\/cdn.theatlantic.com\/static\/front\/docs\/sponsored\/phoenix\/future_work_skills_2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Institute for the Future<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Possibilities for Consideration<\/h2>\n<h3>Take a moment and examine\u2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>As you reviewed the material above, what stood out to you?<\/li>\n<li>What is the potential impact, economically and\/or socially?<\/li>\n<li>What action is needed to stop or support this idea?<\/li>\n<li>You may want to consider whether you:\n<ul>\n<li>want to be <em>aware<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>should become <em>supportive<\/em> of,<\/li>\n<li>would want to be <em>active<\/em> in this topic?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Add Your Insight<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply.<br \/>\nBeing willing is not enough; we must do.<br \/>\n<\/em>LEONARDO DA VINCI<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<div class=\"rTable\">\n\n\n<div class=\"rTableRow\">\n\n\n<div class=\"rTableCell\">\n&nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-10441\" src=\"\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/lookinglass_wide-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/lookinglass_wide-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pocketwisdominsights.com\/pwicolab\/wp-content\/uploads\/lookinglass_wide.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 14px;\"><strong>Express your thoughts,\ncomments, questions and experience\nabout this post in the SocraticQ&#x2122;.<\/strong>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 13px;\"><em><strong>\"Let\u2019s make the dream big enough for everybody\u201d <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">~ Richard Jorgensen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"rTableCell\">\u00a0&nbsp; \u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 450px; margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\" src=\"\/\/socraticq.awarecomm.com\/s\/1-1-a\/smll_sd_soq\/wrk-skills_nextgen\/pwicolab-blg\/\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr \/>\n\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Opening Insights According to Top10OnlineColleges.org... 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