Getting Smart Podcast: Let’s Make Sure America Succeeds in the Age of Agility
Before last week’s Age of Agility Summit DC, our very own Tim Taylor sat down with Tom Vander Ark of Getting Smart to discuss our work, America Succeeds’ big ideas…
Future of Work
Education in the age of agility
“Going forward, workers and businesses alike will have to adapt continuously to rapidly changing circumstances, caused by the accelerating adoption of automation and artificial intelligence.” Revisiting this piece by Scott…
A study finds nearly half of jobs are vulnerable to automation
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A wave of automation anxiety has hit the West. Just try typing “Will machines…” into Google. An algorithm offers to complete the sentence with differing degrees of disquiet: “…take my…
High-paying jobs go begging while high school grads line up for bachelor’s degrees
To truly understand the severity of the skills gap, and the nature of the opportunity, in the workforce, consider this from the article: “…between now and 2022, there will be…
Travel, transportation and high tech are among the industries where AI could make the biggest relative impact
According to this article:“McKinsey Global Institute’s latest research on artificial intelligence focuses on how AI will affect business, analyzing 400 use cases — from airlines avoiding flight cancellations to online retailers…
Navigating a Future No One Can Predict: What Today’s Students Will Need Now for Tomorrow’s Jobs
This research summary by NewSchools Venture Fund compiles compelling date about the changing workforce, how students are navigating it, and what systemic changes need to happen to modernize the pipeline…
AT&T’s 1,000 Robots Are Doing Boring, Repetitive Work For Humans
A new article from The Wall Street Journal details how AT&T currently has more than 1,000 software robots doing routine, mundane tasks previously done by people. The market for these…
When exactly is the future of work?
Here’s an interesting question: “When exactly is the future of work?” That’s the headline in an article on the Silicon Republic website. And here’s a money quote: “My advice to anyone…
Jobs of the Future
What are 21 jobs of the future that don’t exist today? How about genetic diversity officer? Or augmented reality journey builder? Check out this provocative report from Cognizant.
