The document discusses 9 key disruptive forces that are shaping the future of work: 1) Technology that connects everything through devices like smartphones and the internet of things, 2) An aging population with more older people in the workforce, 3) A generation of "digital natives" who are comfortable with new technologies, 4) Generational conflicts between different age groups, 5) A virtual and contingent workforce that works remotely and flexibly, 6) New forms of pay based on outputs and incentives, 7) Increased personalization of services and technologies, 8) Changing mindsets needed to adapt to new economic and social rules, and 9) The rise of Africa and how some countries may "leapfrog" older technologies. The document is authored

1. The
Future of
Work
Key disruptive forces shaping
the world of work right now
by Dr Graeme Codrington
TomorrowToday.co.za
Twitter: @FuturistGraeme
App: ‘TomorrowToday’

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6. “It ain’t what you don’t know
that gets you into trouble.
It's what you know for sure
that just ain’t so.”
Mark Twain
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9. 1. Technology that connects
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11. 1. Technology that connects
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13. Disney’s MagicBand
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18. Internet of Things
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23. 1. Technology that connects
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24. Digital
Mobile
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Social
Connected
Smart
Always on
Integrated

25. 2. More older people
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26. 2. More older people
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30. 3. “Digital Natives”
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32. All our data always available
on any - and every - device
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33. 24-7 Instant Access to Everything
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35. 4. Generational conflict
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http://bit.ly/mindthegap2

37. 5. Workforce goes virtual, 24/7 (and contingent)
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40. 6. Paying for Outputs / Innovative Incentives
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41. 7. Personalisation
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42. The ultimate (digital) personal assistant
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45. 8. Mindset shifts
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46. “Over the last two decades, the world has changed
substantially. The economic, political, social,
corporate, and personal rules that now apply bear
scant relation to those applicable two decades ago.
Different times require a different script.”
Kenichi Ohmae
The Next Global Stage
2005
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48. 9. The Rise of Africa
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49. The ‘Leapfrog’ effect
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50. “The greatest danger in times of
turbulence is not the turbulence,
it is to act with yesterday’s logic.”
Peter Drucker
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53. www.GraemeCodrington.com
Email: graeme@tomorrowtoday.co.za
Twitter: @FuturistGraeme
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