VIDEO (June 2022; Duration - 29:11) - The Most In-Demand Skills for the Future of Work (Interview with CEO of Coursera, Jeff Maggioncalda)

Title of video:

The Most In-Demand Skills for the Future of Work 

 

Interviewer:

Bernard Marr (@bernardmarr) 

 

Interviewee:

CEO of Coursera, Jeff Maggioncalda

 

Published:

Bernard Marr, 14 June 2022

https://youtu.be/bzR-ucmdsqQ

Duration:

29:11

Focus of video:

Discussion of the most in-demand skills and how to acquire them.

How hybrid working took hold in science [Nature, March 2022]

Title:

How hybrid working took hold in science 

 

Author:

Kendall Powell

 

Published:

Nature, 11 March 2022

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00729-9

 

From the article:

Two years since COVID-19 forced labs to shut down, group leaders describe how academic research has changed, perhaps forever.

Free online event - Invitation: University of Pretoria to host first Nobel Prize Dialogue to take place in Africa (18 May 2021)

Title:

Invitation: University of Pretoria to host first Nobel Prize Dialogue to take place in Africa

From the invitation:

The Nobel Prize Dialogue, with ‘The Future of Work’ as its theme, aims to bring science and society closer and stimulate creative thinking by gathering a unique constellation of Nobel Laureates, key opinion leaders, policymakers, students, researchers, and the general public. Many questions will be raised during the dialogue, such as: “What is the ‘new normal’ for working life?” “What benefits does diversity bring to the workplace?” “How does an ageing global population change the labour market?” “And how is the COVID-19 pandemic changing the nature of work?” The Nobel Prize Dialogue was inspired by the Nobel Week Dialogue, which has been taking place in Sweden since 2012 on the day preceding the Nobel Prize award ceremony. Since then Nobel Prize Dialogues have been organised in many countries across the world, but this will be the first time one takes place on the African continent.

Date of free online event:

18 May 2021

Time:

10:00 - 14:00 SAST

For more information, to download invitation & to register:

https://www.chr.up.ac.za/latest-news/2504-invitation-university-of-pretoria-to-host-first-nobel-prize-dialogue-to-take-place-in-africa

 

Creativity will be key to competing against AI in the future workforce - here's how [World Economic Forum, 10 November 2020]

Title:

Creativity will be key to competing against AI in the future workforce - here's how

 

Published:

World Economic Forum, 10 November 2020

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/11/ai-automation-creativity-workforce-skill-fute-of-work/

From the article:

* As our adoption of automation increases, creativity is set to become ever-more important. 

 

* Creativity is a uniquely human trait that no algorithm can replace. 

 

* By focusing on education, retraining and workplace tools, we can prepare for a future of work in which success depends on creativity.

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, Finland - Artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes work life – the new RDI project will explore and develop new skills for companies’ in the technological transformation [Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, 21 December 2020]

Title:

Artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes work life – the new RDI project will explore and develop new skills for companies’ in the technological transformation

 

Published:

Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences, 21 December 2020

https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/current/news/artificial-intelligence-ai-reshapes-work-life-new-rdi-project-will-explore-and-develop

From the article:

November 2020, Haaga-Helia was awarded funding by The Finnish Work Environment Fund in support of a timely and important research and development project related to the technological transformation and the development of the respective know-how among knowledge workers. Technologies such as AI and robotics reshape work life and impact the skills needed to excel. New kinds of competencies are required from organizations to understand the potential benefits of new technologies transcending professional boundaries.

Prediction for Future of Work in 2021 [CIO, 21 December 2020]

Title:

Prediction for Future of Work in 2021

 

Published:

CIO, 21 December 2020

https://www.cio.com/article/3601847/predictions-for-future-of-work-in-2021.html

 

From the article:

The application-first economy and future of work that was emerging over the past few years suddenly got a jolt of adrenaline when the pandemic hit. COVID-19 forced everything from digital computing, healthcare, large scale supply chain, the service economy, and even home and family life to reinvent themselves. For 2021 and beyond, there are a few top-of-mind predictions that look at the bigger picture for the future of work, as so many of us are re-imagining what that will be, and how some things have changed forever.  

MIT Report: Robots Aren't the Biggest Threat to the Future of Work - Policy Is [SingularityHub, 23 November 2020]

Title:

MIT Report: Robots Aren't the Biggest Threat to the Future of Work - Policy Is

 

Author:

Edd Gent

 

Published:

SingularityHub, 23 November 2020

https://singularityhub.com/2020/11/23/mit-report-robots-arent-the-biggest-threat-to-the-future-of-work-policy-is/

 

From the article:

Fears of a robot-driven jobs apocalypse are a recurring theme in the media. But a new report from MIT has found that technology is creating as many jobs as it destroys, and bad policy is a bigger threat to workers than automation.

World Economic Forum, 1 May 2020 - The future of work is here: 5 ways to reset labour markets after coronavirus recovery

Title:
The future of work is here: 5 ways to reset labour markets after coronavirus recovery

Author:
Saadia Zahidi

Published:
World Economic Forum, 1 May 2020

From the article:
* "The coronavirus crisis has hurried the arrival of the “future of work”. 

* Lockdown has seen widescale remote working, increasing automation, a global revaluation of the care economy and a more visible lack of social protection within the gig economy. 

* There is an opportunity to “build back better” in 5 areas: reskilling and upskilling; supporting the jobs of tomorrow; prioritizing redeployment and re-empoyment; re-evaluating essential work and improving the quality of jobs; and resetting education, skills and jobs systems for the post-pandemic recovery."

To read this article:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/the-future-of-work-is-here-5-ways-to-reset-labour-markets-after-coronavirus-recovery/