10 essential workplace skills Your passport to navigating the future The world is experiencing a monumental shift in the way we work and learn. New technology is disrupting nearly every industry. We’re already seeing the impact in healthcare, finance, manufacturing and logistics. Are you ready to navigate to the future? of CEOs expect technology advancements to disrupt their company Are you ready? of CEOs believe they do not have the right skills, leadership or operating structure to adapt deficit of APAC workers able to meet new job requirements by 2020 70% CEO million BOARDING PASS PASSENGER NAME: GATE: ZONE: SEAT NUMBER: 1B 01 DEPARTURE TIME: 10.00am 27 YOUR COMPANY BUSINESS CLASS Hire for core skills, not experience. The Institute for the Future has identified 10 crucial future skills workers will need to master. BOARDING PASS PASSENGER NAME: NE: SEAT NUMBER: 1A 1 TURE TIME: 00am YOUR COMPANY CLASS Create a culture of continuous learning. To thrive in the Skills Economy, employers must support their workers to continually learn and adapt to their changing environment. Your tickets to future-proofing TICKETS 1 . M A K I N G S E N S E O F D A T A High-level thinking skills, the ability to find insight from analytics. 2. ADAPTIVE THINKING Thinking outside the box and responding to unexpected circumstances. The essential journey: 10 future-proofing skills 9. DESIGN MINDSET Ability to assess others’ emotions and adapt words, tone and gestures. 3. SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE Ability to assess others’ emotions and adapt words, tone and gestures. MULTI-DISCIPLINE UNDERSTANDING The ability to understand concepts and challenges across disciplines. 4. Create persuasive communication that uses new media forms. 5 . N E W M E D I A L I T E R A C Y 6. COMPUTATIONAL THINKING The ability to translate huge amounts of data into abstract concepts. 7. FILTERING AND PRIORITISATION The ability to filter huge amounts of data by importance and relevance. 8. CROSS-CULTURAL COMPETENCY Linguistic skills and the ability to apply cultural understandings. 10. VIRTUAL COLLABORATION The ability to collaborate, engage and be productive with a virtual team. AI, robotics, and automation isn’t the end for the workforce. It’s a shift to a new level of engagement. Where machines work on logical and repetitive tasks and humans go deeper and find insights, solutions and meaning. With skills, continuous learning and support, you and your workers can navigate the new skills economy. Your Destination: a future-proofed workforce 90% Sources: https://hbr.org/2016/12/digital-leadership-is-not-an-optional-part-of-being-a-ceo https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170919005420/en/Korn-Ferry-Survey-Talent-Technology-Companies-Transforming https://www.pwc.com/gx/en/ceo-survey/2015/assets/pwc-18th-annual-global-ceo-survey-jan-2015.pdf http://www.iftf.org/uploads/media/SR-1382A_UPRI_future_work_skills_sm.pdf