Summary: The future of work is so much more than AI and automation. It is all of the technologies of the fourth industrial revolution and how they are being used in different industries, industry specific technologies, as well as, other industry work trends that are not tied to technology. Drones are transporting medical equipment to accident sites; mega undersea tunnels are being built around the world, and senior homes are using virtual reality to improve the health of their patients.
Career counselors, coaches and practitioners will have an opportunity to learn about fourth industrial technologies plus industry specific technologies and how the future of work is changing. Not just in the next year but far beyond. They will be encouraged to share this information with their clients; how we will work in the future and the gig economy, emerging technologies, and the GET (Global, Entrepreneurial and Technological) Ready mindset needed to succeed in a changing workplace.
This session focuses on what career development professionals need to know to prepare, and more importantly how to inspire their clients for the fourth industrial revolution and the future workplace.
Learning Objectives:
- Discuss how emerging technologies like AI and industry specific technologies are changing the work landscape and creating greater work opportunities.
- Explore how the world of work is changing including in person and work from anywhere philosophies.
- Identify what skills will be needed in the fourth industrial revolution and the gig economy, specifically preparing practitioners and clients to develop entrepreneurial, technological, and global mindsets to prepare for the future workplace.
Your Presenter: Ann Nakaska
Ann Nakaska BA, M.Ed., CDF is a career consultant who specializes in career decision making and career planning. She has a background in Business and Accounting, Psychology and Education. She has over 30 years experience working and facilitating in personal and professional development.
Ann has always been interested in labor market information and became fascinated in the future workplace when reading William Bridge’s book Jobshift. She is very concerned about the future workplace and the replacement of people by robots and automation. As a result, she sought to answer the question, “Will there be any jobs in the future?” This was the starting point of her current research on career opportunities of the future.
Her work is the culmination of:
- Parson’s work on knowing industry.
- Vygotsky’s work on the zone of proximal difference and how people (not just children) need more support to be successful.
- William Bridges work on transitions and his book Jobshift.
- Her research into the fourth industrial revolution technologies and her findings that there will be more work in the future than we can possibly handle.
- The belief in people’s imaginations and their ability to solve problems through innovation.
As she has studied this topic, she is in awe of people’s ingenuity. She strongly believes in preparing clients for the future workplace by building skills and understanding industry trends, especially regarding the fourth industrial revolution technologies and the gig economy. She is known by career practitioners around the world for her work and research in this area. She is optimistic about the future of work, has written articles and delivered many presentations on the fourth industrial revolution. She has also guest-edited a special journal on How We Will Work in the Future.
