Highly revered working skills to have by 2020
Published July 22, 2014 9:58 AM
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Updated July 22, 2014 10:10 AM
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As social technologies play a more important role in value creation, skills such a superstructured organizations, or companies that will be structured beyond the physical globe, will push employers to find the talent best suited for its organization. The other five drivers include: a globally connected world, new media ecology, the rise of smart machines, extreme longevity and an increasingly computational world.
Sense Making
The ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed. Drivers: Smart machines.
Social Intelligence
The ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions. Drivers: Smart machines, global connections.
Novel and Adaptive Thinking
Proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions and responses beyond that which is rote or rule-based. Drivers: Smart machines, global connections.
Cross Cultural Competency
The ability to operate in different cultural settings. Drivers: Superstructured organizations, global connections.
Computational Thinking
The ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to understand data based reasoning. Drivers: New media ecology, computational world.
New Media Literacy
The ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms, and to leverage these media for persuasive communication. Drivers: Global connections, new media ecology, superstructured organizations.
Transdisciplinary
Literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines. Drivers: Longevity, global connections.
Design Mindset
The ability to represent and develop tasks and work processes for desired outcomes. Drivers: Superstructured organizations, global connections.
Cognitive Load Management
The ability to discriminate and filter information for importance, and to understand how to maximize cognitive functions. Drivers: Superstructured organizations, global connections, new media ecology.
