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
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