If Elon Musk Can Do It… While many 2o-something-year-olds are just finding their way in the world, young Elon Musk was already looking for ways to change it way back in 1995 (when he was that age). In a well-known 2015 discussion with Neil deGrasse Tyson for the physicist’s StarTalk Radio podcast, Musk lists the …
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Speaking with fellow billionaire and famous investor Warren Buffett, Gates said that if he were to drop out of college today there’s a limited chance he would end up in the computer industry, and likely not in developing operating software for companies. Responding to a question from a student, he named three areas that he …
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Future Now has been covering the “grand challenges” we face as a society in a series of articles, videos and graphics. We polled a panel of people from various fields about the vital issues they believe deserve more attention – you can browse 50 of those responses below, which we’ll continue to draw on throughout …
For many, it seems the career ladder is dead, but what’s replacing it may be more daunting. A career web, or lattice, is a professional path where lateral moves are as important to a worker’s end goal as traditional promotions and upwards mobility. Click here to view original web page at www.bbc.com
Does a preference for “meaningful” work necessitate a lifetime of modest compensation? Not for those who choose to go into medicine. That’s the finding of a new study from the online salary- and benefits-tracking company PayScale. Click here to view original web page at www.theatlantic.com
Where can your kids learn creativity and critical thinking? The answer is simpler than you think Our Impact Explore the latest strategic trends, research and analysis Every child begins their journey through life with an incredible potential: a creative mindset that approaches the world with curiosity, with questions, and […] Click here to view original …
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We should begin to think about how swapping careers will affect our future plans. Explore the latest strategic trends, research and analysis When you’re stuck in a less-than-fulfilling job, everyone else’s work can start to look more appealing than yours. So it can be tempting to grab the first […] Click here to view original …
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LinkedIn have tracked the supply and demand of 50,000 job skills. Here’s what they discovered Our Impact Explore the latest strategic trends, research and analysis Fifty years ago, work in developed countries was full of relative certainties. Aside from the periodic recession, most nations were at or near full […] Click here to view original …
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Manufacturing will fall. Retail will wobble. Automation will inch along but stay off the roads, for now. The rich will keep getting richer. And more and more of the country will be paid to take care of old people. That is the future of the labor market, according to […] Click here to view original …
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For young people, learning to be optimistic may be the best defence against job uncertainty. Explore the latest strategic trends, research and analysis The future of jobs has never been more uncertain . McKinsey Global Institute estimates that half of all jobs could be automated by 2055 . Industry-wide […] Click here to view original …
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