![]() ![]() There is no doubt that staying abreast of new communication platforms and understanding how to use them will remain a critical job skill in the future. ![]() “The ability to ‘speak data,’” said Valerie Logan, a senior director analyst at Gartner, “will become an integral aspect of most day-to-day jobs.”Ībility to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms, and to leverage these media for persuasive communication. The Gartner research firm predicted this year that by 2020, 50 percent of organizations will lack sufficient AI and data literacy skills to achieve business value. This likely would be expressed today as “data literacy,” a skill that has been likened to the ability to read and write. The coming together of people of different ethnicities with different experiences in cities and societies is a key driver of innovation.”Ībility to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to understand data-based reasoning. “The moral argument is weighty enough, but the financial impact - as proven by multiple studies - makes this a no-brainer. “The case for establishing a truly diverse workforce, at all organizational levels, grows more compelling each year,” wrote Vijay Eswaran, executive chairman of the QI Group of Companies, on the World Economic Forum’s website earlier this year. That’s still important, but its meaning also has deepened to include the ability to work in diverse and inclusive settings wherever you are. In 2014, this skill may have been interpreted principally as the ability to navigate in a variety of international settings. Adaptability may be the new EQ, according the MGI skill shift report: “Along- side more general intelligence, adaptability may become a significant differentiator for workers in a future with automation,” the report said.Ībility to operate in different cultural settings. Novel thinking is another word for creativity, a skill that has been climbing in top skill lists for the last few years. Proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions and responses beyond that which is rote or rule-based. Social, or emotional, intelligence (also known as EQ, for emotional quotient), also shows up on current lists of the top skills that will be needed in the future, including in the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) 2018 report, “Skill Shift: Automation and the Future of the Workforce.” It’s also an area where there appears to be a significant skills gap: In a survey conducted by neuroscientist Sara Ross, founder of BrainAMPED, 96 percent of respondents said that they knew what emotional intelligence is, but only 13 thought that their colleagues demonstrated the skill. (If you can do your job without thinking about it very much, that might be a sign that it is ripe for automation.) Given the growing complexity of the world, another skill that is gaining importance is the ability to ask the right questions.Ībility to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions. ![]() One of the most consistent predictions by futurists and others is that critical thinking skills will only become more important in the future. The ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed. The skills, which were forecast by the Institute for the Future, included: ![]() We decided to check in on the “ Top 10 Most Important Work Skills for 2020” list to see how relevant those insights remain in light of more recent research and projections. published an online list of the top skills that workers will need in the future - a future that now is almost upon us. Emotional, or social, intelligence shows up on current lists of the top skills that will be needed in the future, (Jacob Slaton Photography)įour years ago, Inc. Neuroscientist Sara Ross, founder of BrainAMPED, speaks on the subject of emotional intelligence at 2019 PCMA EduCon. ![]()
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