It’s time to learn how to learn for the future before you become a statistic.
New knowledge and skillsets are being generated at a faster rate than most of us can keep up with; however, the ability to learn to keep pace is available to us with technology and a shift in our mindset toward how we learn.
As an example, in the year 2013 (keeping in mind this was the best part of a decade ago), we generated more data than all of history before combined. You can only imagine how this has multiplied since then with advances in technology and the willingness for people to become part of this. An example of this is people communicating for both personal and business reasons via the communication channels and software that are relevant right now. I don’t even know if I should be Snapchatting or TikTocking today — which is fine, because I am hopeless at both.
Learning needs to change to be relevant, current and building toward the future of learning and for future careers. Why, I hear you ask? Because over the next decade, 50% of jobs will be changed by automation, which affects 1.2 billion employees worldwide, and the time is now to learn to look around the corner and prepare before it happens.
We see that the future of work is more connected, co-created, collaborative and complex thanks to technology. Also, consumer expectations have shifted toward a more personalized, on-demand and on-the-go approach.
However, most of the traditional education system hasn’t caught up and still delivers information and training for tasks that won’t be relevant anymore in a way that isn’t reflecting the changes and expectations we see everywhere else.
So I pose this question to you: Why do we still base our learning around an old system from the past, for the past? It’s a system that is expensive, time-consuming and unable to adapt quickly. You may have graduated at the top of your class and walked away with a degree, but that is only relevant then and there and may allow you to get your foot through the door… maybe. It certainly doesn’t keep you ahead of the field for the rest of your career.
We know from research conducted by PwC that close to 50% of what we do right now in our jobs and what we are taught with traditional education could already be automated. This percentage will only continue to increase as technology and the mindsets of industries shift toward the future of work.
This is where it sits with you to adapt to the future of learning, which will ultimately set you up for your future career and success of your business.
According to the World Economic Forum, by 2022, we’ll need to do 101 days of additional learning. Our traditional education system cannot support this, and our bank accounts and schedules certainly can’t, either.
We need to look toward learning mechanisms that closely align with the reality of the future of work through more co-created content; collaborative environments; on-demand learning; shorter, more personalized and targeted courses; and a community that lives life-long learning.
The key is the integration of learning into everyday life that can be delivered in the workplace or on the go and focus on the transferable, relevant skillsets (you may not even know you have these, but you do). It must also address immediate events to be able to respond to changes proactively rather than just reacting out of scarcity.
This type of learning and approach is beginning to emerge and has been accelerated somewhat by recent events. (Really wish I had bought shares in Zoom so I could finance my company that makes business attire for just the waist up.)
Now is the time to rethink the talent development function and delivery in your organization, as there is an urgent need to future-proof your staff with skills that help them and your business to navigate through the consistent changes we will face more often.
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