Yogesh MalikFuture is already here, it is just unevenly distributed. Technology Evangelist and Digital FuturistApr 29 · 3 min read

Work is Worship Won’t Be True For Us -So LetRobots Be Puri½edEverything that can be automated will be, so should you be afraid every timeyou read some article shouting “Robots will take over our jobs”, “20 careersheaded for the dustbin in next 10 years” or “Your job may soon be obsolete”?What is the message here?

What is changing?If you look at the growth of urbanization and technology it’s very clear thatthe job market in 2050 will be very different than the one we see today.Organizations will be recruiting workforce from a global pool of freelancersinstead of traditional, full-time employees. Same organizations will havereduced the number of layers of management they have now, moving towarda flatter, more grid-like organization structure.

The sharing economy is becoming a common marketplace; will become a partof future capitalism. The freelance economy is rising; Entrepreneurship isrising; Gig economy is rising.

Are you afraid if I tell you that you will work as long as you are capable? Butthe good news is that in 2050 — the world will be seven times richer than it is

today, world population could be over 9 billion and average wealth will alsohave increased dramatically. A company that has 50,000 employees todaymight have only 5,000 in 2050 while producing the same volume of food,goods, or services.

Why this change?New technologies that are speedily enabling workplace innovations such asremote working, co-working spaces and virtual collaboration using virtualreality and augmented reality. Future organizations are likely to have an ever-smaller pool of core full-time employees for fixed-type functions, backed up bycolleagues across the globe and external consultants and contractors forspecific project related work.

Where is the problem?Future technologies will be able to replace much of human labor. Theconcentration of wealth will increase because Return on Investment in capitaland technology is usually better than labor. So expect higher unemployment.Experienced and aged people will have more employment as they will resistre-skilling and will be slow to adopt. There will be Blended Workforce: Youwill work along with robots; they will be our co-workers, and they won’t domistakes

The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those whocannot read and write, but those who cannot learn,unlearn, and relearn. -Alvin Toªer

What is good?Synergies among AI, robotics, nanotech, synthetic biology, and quantumcomputing could create more jobs than they eliminate?

There will be also jobs that didn’t exist before. Other yet to cometechnologies could create more jobs than they replace.

There will many mega-projects solving global issues and you will get anopportunity to connect and work for that.

Headquarters will be dissolved.

What is best?We might be freed from the necessity of working to make a living

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Work will be used as a method of fulfillment, self-actualization and notjust income

You will have more freedom to create new work to make life worthwhilebeyond “necessary” work

Human creativity will accelerate across the world. You can have slashcareer -a mix of career, passions and life objectives

Technology that took away your work-life balance will try to reinstate it

Over to You NowWhat are doing about your insufficient understanding of disruptivetechnological changes?

Will you become obsolete in 10 years or will you become a super-professional?

Have you chosen any subject that you can study life-long to keep yourmind busy and agile?

Are you learning emerging technologies to create a future-ready career?

Can you collaborate with other companies across industries and inindustry? Even at personal level.

How is your social intelligence and adaptability to new-media ecology?

In times of change, learners inherit the earth; while thelearned ¬nd themselves beautifully equipped to deal with aworld that no longer exists. — Eric Ho¤er

Source: Welcome2050.com

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