Driver 1

Extreme Longevity: Increasing global lifespanschange the nature of careers and learning.Individuals will need to reposition their approach totheir careers, family life, and education toaccommodate this demographic shift.

Driver 2

The Rise of Smart Machines and Systems:Workplace automation nudges human workersout of rote, repetitive tasks.You will have to rethink the content of your workand your work processes in response.

New Media Ecology: New communication tools

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December 2014

Dear Matthew,

It is December 2014; time for the annual career edition. This yearI am providing an excerpt from my book, Career On! Creatingcareer clarity and confidence and avoiding a career cul­de­sac,for your consideration.

Future Work Skills 2020

The Institute for the Future (www.iftf.org) for the University of Phoenix Research Institute published astudy the Future Work Skills 2020. Thereport analyzes key drivers that willreshape the landscape of work andidentifies key work skills needed inthe next 10 years.

Rather than focusing on future jobs, this report looks at futurework skills i.e., proficiencies and abilities required acrossdifferent jobs and work settings. The followingsummarizes the major findings.

Driver 3require new media literacies beyond text.We must learn to approach content with moreskepticism and the realization that what you seetoday may be different tomorrow.

Driver 4

Super­Structured Organizations: Socialtechnologies drive new forms of productionand value creation.To "superstruct" means to create structures thatgo beyond the basic forms and processes that weknow. It means we must collaborate, from themicro to the massive.

Driver 5

Globally Connected World: Increased globalinterconnectivity puts diversity andadaptability at the center of organizationaloperations.At its most basic level, globalization is the long­term trend toward greater exchanges andintegration across geographic and cultural borders.Presence in areas where new competitors arepopping up is critical to survival.

Sense­Making: ability to determine the deepermeaning or significance of what is being expressed.

Social Intelligence: ability to connect to others in adeep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactionsand desired interactions.

Novel & Adaptive Thinking: proficiency at thinkingand coming up with solutions and responses beyondthat which is rote or rule­based.

Cross­Cultural Competency: ability to operate indifferent cultural settings.

Computational Thinking: ability to translate vastamounts of data into abstract concepts and tounderstand data­based reasoning.

New­Media Literacy: ability to critically assess anddevelop content that uses new media forms, and toleverage these media for persuasive communication.

Career On! is designedto help you develop afulfilling career. The

contents are designed tobe a "roadmap" for yourcareer development.

This "roadmap" will leadyou from where you arenow through where youwant to be, and how youcan get there. CareerOn! has strategies forsustaining your effortsfor the long haul. Keep ithandy for use as a "how

to" guide and areference manual in

developing your career.by: Orlando Blake PhD

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Future Workplace Skills

The study concludes by outlining the 10 workplace skills neededfor the future:

"Transdisciplinarity": literacy in and ability tounderstand concepts across multiple disciplines.

Design Mindset: ability to represent and developtasks and work processes for desired outcomes.

Cognitive Load Management: ability to discriminateand filter information for importance, and to understandhow to maximize cognitive functioning using a varietyof tools and techniques.

Virtual Collaboration: ability to work productively,drive engagement, and demonstrate presence as amember of a virtual team.

Dr. Orlando Blake

Dr. Blake's 25 yearsbusiness of experienceincludes seniorexecutive positions forWarner Bros andGuess? Inc. Orlando isa Founding Fellow ofthe Institute forProfessional CoachingAssociation at McleanHospital a HarvardMedical School Affiliateand a CertifiedPerformanceTechnologist fromInternational Society ofPerformanceImprovement. Dr.Blake has authored ofmore than 7 bookscovering TQM, ConflictResolution, Career andPersonal development,and Leadership.

(Source: Institute for the Future for Apollo Research Institute (2011).Future Work Skills 2020.)

What does this study mean to you?To be successful in the next decade, you will needto demonstrate foresight in navigating arapidly shifting landscape of organizational lifeand skill requirements. First, you will need to continually reassess the skillsyou need as you pay close attention to a changing

work landscape. Second, quickly put together the right resources to develop andupdate these skills and adapt to new requirements. Your career inthe future will need to be adjustable and flexible and you will need tobe a lifelong learner.

What's the message here?

Vigilance, training, knowledge transfer, lifelong learningand an escalating demand for your biggest asset ­ your brain ­ is part and parcel ofyour career success. Youmust assume moreresponsibility for maintainingand upgrading your skills andcompetencies than inprevious generations. You will need to reinventyourself, your role, yourcareer, and most critically ­your self­awareness. Everyfew years as skill requirements escalates, as the demands anddefinitions of jobs change, and as your organization goes throughchange, mergers, acquisitions, downsizing or restructuring, youmust adapt to survive and sustain.

Sincerely,

Orlando Blake, PhD, CPT

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