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Searching for the Jobs of the Future
Sunday 3 December 2017
Facing the apparent onslaught of automation, what jobs might survive, what might emerge?
Some of the analysis of this article seems a bit 'old school' imo and I think it's an error to suggest that automation couldn't apply to management, when a significant proportion of management functions are 'rote' and non expansive (meaning that they are coordination of job tasks rather than seeking potential opportunities).
The thought that lawyers can't be replaced ignores completely the fact that new software already makes law clerks redundant, that much of the grunt work being done by 1st & 2nd year legal types can now be automated meaning nothing for them to do and hence, no need for them!
And what's missing is the indicators of what jobs WILL be required - especially the new ones. However the idea that we're going to move all our outplaced manufacturing people into 'health services' or 'programming' is laughable. I've spoken a fair bit about what jobs I think will emerge - too many seem to ignore that part of the picture. Homo-Sapiens Continuity Researchers; Geo-Engineering specialist; Bio-Mimicry Designers; Transgenerational Engagement Coordinators...
Still, nice to have McKinsey playing catch-up with this article
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Monday 31 December 2018
Every year I aim to identify what I think a major focus of the upcoming year will be and in that light I'm declaring 2019 the International Year of the Cooperative. I'm prompted by a multitude of signals that my daily research has uncovered, many of which will be familiar to you -
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Monday 24 December 2018
Here we are with the last posting of the year looking at the potential for wide ranging strategy for a country like the United States. Arguably the United States is undergoing its own version of #Brexit though without the vote of the people. Instead the dictatorial nature of what I see as an incompetent strategic leader is unilaterally withdrawing the USA from its long standing and beneficial partnerships with the rest of the world.
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Tuesday 4 December 2018
I'm reluctant to make predictions but am getting a few calls so: My tip is on a March 2019 election - the 9th or 16th
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