By DAVID MYTON It is imperative that governments, academic institutions, businesses and individuals consider how to proactively shape a new, positive future of work rather than give way to inertia and passivity. So says a recent White Paper from the World Economic Forum report Eight Futures of Work – Scenarios...
By DAVID MYTON Whatever the future holds, investment in human capital is “a no-regrets policy” that prepares people for the challenges ahead, says the World Bank in its latest examination of the changing nature of work. Three types of skills, it says, are increasingly important in today’s labour...
By DAVID MYTON At first glance there may seem to be not much in common between the agora of Ancient Greece and the sparkling modern premises of a business accelerator and incubator in Wollongong. Look a little harder though and you might see where Omar Khalifa is coming from when he...
By DAVID MYTON Across the world governments and universities have been working to develop a new model of the PhD that aligns more with national industrial, economic and social goals. Australia is now taking steps on the same path, its latest move being the release of new guidelines...
By DAVID MYTON In the face of predictions that Artificial Intelligence and automation could see between 400 and 800 million jobs vanish by 2030, a new study contends society is “still in the driving seat” when it comes to AI’s impact on the future of work. Arguing that...
By DAVID MYTON Businesses will need to recognise investment in human capital is “an asset rather than a liability” if they are to succeed in the unfolding Fourth Industrial Revolution, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum. Ensuring positive outcomes and a future of good...
By DAVID MYTON Australia’s employers are facing critical skills shortages and almost all are reporting low levels of literacy and numeracy among employees. They are also encountering difficulties in recruiting employees with STEM skills and in areas such as business automation, Big Data and artificial intelligence...
By DAVID MYTON A graduate with proficiency and skills garnered from across disciplines is more likely to find favour with company job recruiters, according to a new survey for the Association of American Colleges and Universities. The survey sought the views of 500 private sector business executives and...
By DAVID MYTON Many recent university graduates lack the “soft skills” they need to perform at a high level in business and industry, according to a recent study. The Bloomberg Next-Workday report – Building Tomorrow’s Talent: Collaboration Can Close Emerging Skills Gap – found that new recruits in the...
By DAVID MYTON According to QUT’s corporate engagement maestro Professor Michael Rosemann, in this rapidly shape-shifting digital era businesses and other enterprises face a choice: either of being disrupted, or being the disruptors. In an analogy he made in a CMM In Conversation With interview, there are turkeys and...