How Jobs Will Change in the Next Decade
Gartner, a research and advisory company, recently convened a summit in the UK to discuss the future of work. As the lines between work and non-work continue to blur, Gartner predicts 10 key changes in the next decade.
Some of this I’ve seen before, but here are three points from the GigaOm summary that are new to me:
#1 “De-routinization” of work.
“Non-routine” activities that cannot be automated, such as innovation, leadership and sales, will dominate employment: By 2015, 40 percent or more of an organization’s work will be “non-routine,” up from 25 percent in 2010.
#4 Working with the collective.
Being able to influence the complex ecosystem of suppliers, partners, clients and customers will increasingly become a core competence.
Work sketch-ups. Informality will define most “non-routine” work activities; the process models for these activities will be simple “sketch-ups,” created on the fly.#8 Pattern sensitivity.
Extrapolating from history and experience will become less reliable; the ability to detect and parse patterns and trends in society will provide better insights.
Read The Future Of Work: How Jobs Change in the Next Decade on GigaOm.
