my presentation to the students at the Village School in Houston - March 2, 2017

1. Christopher Bishop
chief reinvention officer, improvising careers
The Village School – March 2, 2017
How to Succeed at Jobs
That Don’t Exist Yet
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Where are we in the arc of history?

10. The world is
changing…rapidly
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11. •Social network manager
•Cloud software engineer
•Sustainable energy technician
•3D printer operator
•Data scientist
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Many top jobs in 2017 did not exist 5 years ago!

12. 15%
85%
Current Jobs
Non-existent
Jobs
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13. …using technology that doesn’t exist …13

14. To solve problems we don’t
yet know are problems.
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15. U.S. Department of Labor predicts that
todays’ learners will have ?? jobs…
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16. U.S. Department of Labor predicts that
todays’ learners will have 8 - 10 jobs…
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17. U.S. Department of Labor predicts that todays’
learners will have 8 - 10 jobs…by age 38!
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Changes driven by technology…
will create new careers in every discipline!

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Nanopharmacist

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Robotic ethicist

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Mobility strategist

22. Mixed reality
content
consultant
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23. Extraterrestrial mining engineer
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Martian geology consultant

25. G.P.A. + test scores worthless – they don’t predict anything
1. General cognitive ability
• process on the fly
• learn things to solve problems
• pull together different bits of information
2. Emergent leadership
• step in at the appropriate time
• step back and let someone else lead
3. Humility - without it you are unable to learn
4. Ownership – understanding cause and effect
• if it works, it’s because I am a genius
• if it fails, it’s because someone’s an idiot
5. Expertise - least important attribute
What looks for…
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The Thiel Fellowship gives $100,000 to young people who
want to build new things instead of sitting in a classroom.

30. “The world only cares about - and pays off on - what
you can do with what you know…and it doesn’t care
how you learned it. This will be true no matter where
you go to work.”
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Laszlo Bock,
SVP, People Operations at Google

31. What’s next?
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•Take a deep breath.
•Stay excited!
•Be prepared for anything.

32. See you in the future…
THANKS!
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