Employees from the World Bank at a session with my colleague and friend Heather McGowan and me, in my role as the Chair for the Future of Work for Singularity University. The question: How should WB employees think about the future of work for themselves, their organization - and for the populations they serve?

1. The Exponential Future of Work
for 3 Kinds of People

2. Gary A. Bolles
gbolles@gmail.com
Exponentials
Strategies Careers

3. Today.
Exponential change
Unbundling work
Strategies for 3 kinds of people

4. You’re right.
Our world is
changing
exponentially.

5. You’re right.
Our world is
changing
exponentially.

6. What’s a linear step?
30 Linear Steps (1, 2, 3, 4, 5…) =

7. What’s a linear step?
30 Linear Steps (1, 2, 3, 4, 5…) = 30 meters

8. What’s an exponential step?
30 Exponential Steps (1, 2, 4, 8, 16…) =

9. What’s an exponential step?
30 Exponential Steps (1, 2, 4, 8, 16…) =
1 billion meters

10. What’s an exponential step?
30 Exponential Steps (1, 2, 4, 8, 16…) =
1 billion meters
26x

11. Singularity University & exponential technologies
Computers and
networks
3D Printing Digital medicine
Artificial intelligence Synthetic biology Nanotechnology
Robotics Blockchain &
Cryptocurrencies
Sensors/Internet of
Things
DISASTER
RESILIENCE
HEALTHENERGY ENVIRONMENT FOOD GOVERNANCE LEARNING PROSPERITY SECURITY SHELTER SPACE WATER

12. Accelerating Exponentials
Computing
+
Machine Learning/AI
+
Image recognition
+
Computer networks
+
Robotics
+
LIDAR
= ?

14. Opnwatr

18. The Three Boxes of Life
Work LeisureLearning

19. Lifelong Learning/Work/Leisure

33. Problem-solvers

34. Problem-solvers
Adaptive
who are

35. Problem-solvers
Adaptive
Creative
who are
and

36. Problem-solvers
Adaptive
Creative
Entrepreneurial
who are
and
and

37. Problem-solvers
Adaptive
Creative
Entrepreneurial
who are
and
and

42. Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on
which to place it, and I shall move the world.
- Archimedes, c. 200 BC

43. ● Countries
● Communities
● Organizations
● Individuals

44. ● Countries
● Communities
● Organizations
● Individuals

45. ● Countries
● Communities
● Organizations
● Individuals

53. ● Countries
● Communities
● Organizations
● Individuals

60. ● Countries
● Communities
● Organizations
● Individuals

77. ● Countries
● Communities
● Organizations
● Individuals

78. Problem-solvers
Adaptive
Creative
Entrepreneurial
who are
and
and