Skills for the Future of Work

The 10 Key Skills for the Future of Work              Dec 16, 2011
By Jessica Stillman     
https://gigaom.com/2011/12/16/the-10-key-skills-for-the-future-of-work/

1. Sense-Making.
   The ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed.
   
   
2. Social Intelligence.
   The ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions.
   
   
3. Novel and Adaptive Thinking.
   Proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions and responses beyond that which is rote or rule-based.
   
   
4. Cross-Cultural Competency.
   The ability to operate in different cultural settings.
   
   
5. Computational Thinking.
   The ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to understand data-based reasoning.
   
   
6. New-Media Literacy.
   The ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms and to leverage these media for persuasive communication.
   
   
7. Trans-Disciplinarity.
   Literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines.
   
   
8. Design Mind-Set.
   Ability to represent and develop tasks and work processes for desired outcomes.
   
   
9. Cognitive Load Management.
   The ability to discriminate and filter information for importance and to understand how to maximize cognitive functioning using a variety of tools and techniques.
   
   
10. Virtual Collaboration.
    The ability to work productively, drive engagement and demonstrate presence as a member of a virtual team.

Future Work Skills 2020 is a report released by the Institute For The Future (IFTF) in 2011 that analyzes some of the key drivers reshaping the future work, coming up not with specific, recommended professional paths but instead with broad skills that will help workers adapt to the changing career landscape.
http://gurucareers.com/future-work-skills-2020/

IFTF, based in Palo Alto, California, is a nonprofit research center focuses on long-term forecasting.

The Re-working of "Work"

Global connectivity, smart machines, and new media are just some of the drivers reshaping how we think about work, what constitutes work, and the skills we will need to be productive contributors in the future. This report analyzes key drivers that will reshape the landscape of work and identifies key work skills needed in the next 10 years. It does not consider what will be the jobs of the future. Many studies have tried to predict specific job categories and labor requirements. Consistently over the years, however, it has been shown that such predictions are difficult and many of the past predictions have been proven wrong. Rather than focusing on future jobs, this report looks at future work skills—proficiencies and abilities required across different jobs and work settings.