Future Proof Your Career By Becoming A Hackademic

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Drivers of Change

Asia: The world is getting smaller, making it possible to hire highly skilled people with the click of a button. In fact, you no longer need to travel to do business globally, you can simply open your laptop or pick up your phone, and hire someone or win a contract from the other side of the world.

Automation: As we make greater technological leaps, we effectively kill off older forms of employment. Computers are now taking over our analytical jobs in the same manner that machines have been replacing the physical workforce for decades. Ray Kurzweil predicts that by 2045 we'll reach the singularity, a time where technological progress will become so rapid that it will outstrip our ability to comprehend it.

Abundance: Mass production is making is easy and affordable to find almost any material item you need, which is satisfying needs that had previously been too costly or beyond reach. This abundance has forced those in the design of goods to place more focus on beauty and emotion in addition to function.

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In order to succeed in this type of landscape, a new set of skills is required.

The New Skills...

The short but interesting article is here.

Future Proof Your Career By Becoming A Hackademic


Not every profession has a need for all of these new skills, of course. But, every profession is at the mercy of change and disruption, so having the right abilities and mindset to adapt is crucial.

Joe Mobley
  • Sounds cool to me.

    Flexibility, inspiration, creativity, heart, curiosity.

    'Bout time somea this ran the frickin' show insteada drivel.
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