Technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace and becoming integral to how we work and live. Today, the cumulative effect of technology is accelerating progress exponentially. This period of rapid technological acceleration brings opportunities as well as challenges. Jobs of the future may look very different and it is difficult to predict how jobs will evolve. As the nature of work evolves, employees and entrepreneurs will need to adapt their mix of skills and knowledge to embrace new challenges and stay relevant. Check this presentation #SKILLS2SUCCEED – Skill, Reskill & Adapt to know more. #Skills #DigitalEconomy #Reskill #Upskill #Entrepreneur

1. #Skills2Succeed
Skill, Reskill and Adapt

2. Rapid technological acceleration brings
opportunities as well as challenges.

3. Digital Economy is redefining the future of work
65% of children starting school today will hold jobs that don’t exist.

4. Factors influencing
Future of Work
1. Digital & Humans
2. Co-operation & Collaboration
3. Knowledge & Task Orientation
4. Flexibility & Fluidity

5. 1. Digital & Humans
How tasks will get done?
Digital Technologies (AI) and (Robotics)
continue to automate and augment work.
AUTOMATION is the use of technology
to COMPLETE tasks.
AUGMENTATION is the use of technology
to ASSIST in completing tasks.
Factors influencing
Future of Work

6. 2. Co-operation & Collaboration
How people will work together?
Interactive portals and Social networking
across multiple platforms are the new
features of work.
Factors influencing
Future of Work

7. 3. Knowledge & Task Orientation
What work is done?
Outsourcing projects and tasks to
individuals or teams with specialized
knowledge and skills relevant to a specific
industry and timeframe is the new reality.
Platforms like Upwork and Thumbtack
connect employers to skilled workers.
Factors influencing
Future of Work

8. 4. Flexibility & Fluidity
Where work will be done and
how people are employed?
Individuals are expanding their
professional networks by leveraging
platforms to access work.
ONE JOB FOR ONE EMPLOYER
FOR LIFE NO LONGER EXISTS.
Factors influencing
Future of Work

9. Skills you need to succeed in digital economy
#Skills2Succeed

10. #Skills2Succeed
The Skills Checklist
3. Apply We’Q
4. Create & Solve
5. Growth Mind-set
6. Specialize for Work
1. Learn to Earn
2. Build Tech Know-How

11. What are the Levels of Skills Mastery?
What are these skills?
Why you should learn these skills??
For each Skill we will be discussing
#Skills2Succeed
The Skills Checklist

12. What are the Levels of Skills Mastery?
What are these skills?
Why you should learn these skills?
#Skills2Succeed
1. Learn to Earn
Entrepreneurship & Employability skills
Entrepreneurship & Employability skills
are critical to Learning and Earning
Foundational: Digital Literacy
Medium: Employability Basis
Master: Business Conduct & Protocol

13. Entrepreneurial skills
#Skills2Succeed
1. Learn to Earn
Business Management
Teamwork & Leadership
Communication (Internal & External)
Analytical & Problem Solving
Self-Efficacy
Employability skills
Digital Literacy
Self Management
Organizational Skills
Administrative Skills
Analytical & Problem Solving Skills

14. SKILLS LEVEL OF MASTERY
Foundational Medium Master
Digital literacy Employability basics Business Conduct & Protocol
Focused Attention Organization Job searching
Numeracy Time Management (Resume writing and Interviewing skills)
Reading Comprehension Prioritization
Self-efficacy Sequencing
Working Memory
Writing
#Skills2Succeed
1. Learn to Earn

15. What are the Levels of Skills Mastery?
What are these skills?
Why you should learn these skills?
#Skills2Succeed
2. Build Tech. Know-How
Understanding of Professional Tools & Applications
Data Analytics (Analysis of Data & it’s applications)
Basic Data Analysis skills are expected to grow
by 30% in the next seven years.
Foundational: Productivity Tools
Medium: Coding & Content Creation
Master: Data Visualization & Designing

16. Digital / Technical skills
#Skills2Succeed
2. Build Tech. Know-how
Productivity Applications & Tools
Industry Specific Applications & Tools
Office Administration Tools & Applications
Content Creation
Project Management -Basics
Analytical skills
Data Organization
Data Analysis
Data Representation
Data Interpretation
Analytical & Problem Solving

17. SKILLS LEVEL OF MASTERY
Foundational Medium Master
Awareness and ability Coding Analysis and application
to use professional tools Content creation of data
and programs Data interpretation Graphic and visual design
Awareness of data sources Understanding of Software design
and applications professional tools and
programs’
functionality
#Skills2Succeed
2. Build Tech. Know-How

18. What are the Levels of Skills Mastery?
What are these skills?
Why you should learn these skills?
#Skills2Succeed
3. Apply We’Q
Human Skills – People & Relationship skills
Social Skills – Emotional Awareness & Intelligence
Work has becomes increasingly Collaborative &
Task-based, making Social & Relationship-
building skills important.
Foundational: Self Awareness & Regulation
Medium: Social & Emotional Intelligence
Master: Teamwork and Leadership

19. Human / People skills
Behaviour Intelligence
Social Intelligence
Cognitive -Self Regulation
Empathy & Leadership
People Intelligence
Social skills
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Empathy
Social Communication
Social Behaviour
Service Orientation
#Skills2Succeed
3. Apply We’Q

20. SKILLS LEVEL OF MASTERY
Foundational Medium Master
Collaboration Active listening Delegation
Communication Emotional self-regulation Leadership
Listening Mindfulness Management of direct
Self-Control Negotiation reports and supervisors
Teamwork Self-Awareness Service mindset
Social Intelligence Storytelling
#Skills2Succeed
3. Apply We’Q

21. What are the Levels of Skills Mastery?
What are these skills?
Why you should learn these skills?
#Skills2Succeed
4. Create & Solve
Entrepreneurial mind-set using Critical thinking,
Reasoning for assessing & analysing problems
Your ability to deal with chaos in creative ways
and join the dots in nonlinear ways increasingly
adds to your value.
Foundational: Creative Problem Solving
Medium: Planning & Execution
Master: Synthesis

22. Entrepreneurial Mind-Set
Behavioural Skills
Social Skills
Cognitive Skills
Creativity & Learning Skills
Problem Solving Skills
Problem Solving Skills
Creative Intelligence
Design Thinking
Planning & Execution
Decision Making
Growth Mind-Set
#Skills2Succeed
4. Create & Solve

23. SKILLS LEVEL OF MASTERY
Foundational Medium Master
Basic problem solving Decision making Analysis and Synthesis
Creativity Judgment Critical Thinking
Empathy Logical Reasoning Design Thnking
Planning and Execution Entrepreneurial Mindset
#Skills2Succeed
4. Create & Solve

24. What are the Levels of Skills Mastery?
What are these skills?
Why you should learn these skills?
#Skills2Succeed
5. Growth Mind-Set
Learning Skills
Change Management
You need to constantly learn new skills to remain
relevant in the workforce of the future, and a
growth mind-set to succeed
Foundational: Motivation
Medium: Perseverance
Master: Growth Mind-Set

25. Learning Skills
Motivation & Willingness
Aptitude & Attitude
Comprehension Skills
Analytical Skills
Problem Solving
Change Management
Digital Literacy
Leadership
Decision Making
Growth Mind-Set
Communication
#Skills2Succeed
5. Growth Mind-Set

26. SKILLS LEVEL OF MASTERY
Foundational Medium Master
Curiosity Adaptability and Ability to give and receive feedback
Flexibility continuous learning Global mindset
Motivation to learn Agility Growth mindset
Openness Perseverance Resilience
Optimism Imagination
Receptiveness to change Passion
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5. Growth Mind-Set

27. What are the Levels of Skills Mastery?
What are these skills?
Why you should learn these skills?
#Skills2Succeed
6. Specialize for work
Industry Specific Market Relevant Skills
Entrepreneurial Skills
You need to constantly learn new skills to remain
relevant in the workforce of the future, and with
a growth mind-set to succeed
Foundational: Industry Specific (basics)
Medium: Planning & Organizing
Master: Execution & Growth Mind-Set

28. Industry Specific Skills
Organizational Skills
Execution Skills
Analytical Skills
Problem Solving
People Skills
Entrepreneurial Skills
#Skills2Succeed
6. Specialize for Work
Business Management
Teamwork & Leadership
Growth Mind-Set
Analytical & Problem Solving
Self-Efficacy

29. #Skills2Succeed
The fundamentals of the
HUMAN OPERATING SYSTEM
needed for navigating the
rapid technological changes
in the digital economy are:
A Curious and motivated mind
Open to receive feedback and
change with a proactive attitude.
Self-disciplined with perseverance
and collaboration capabilities .

30. #Skills2Succeed
Level of Skills Mastery
SOFTWARE EXECUTIVE ENTREPRENEUR

31. Remember:
Adaptability is the most important skill
that should be cultivated
Learn to SKILL, RESKILL and ADAPT.

32. References:
1 Burning Glass, The Digital Skills Gap.
2 World Economic Forum, The Future of Jobs, Chapter 1 – The Future of Jobs and Skills.
3 Burning Glass, The Digital Skills Gap.
4 Accenture Tech Vision.
5 Accenture, Harnessing the Revolution; Creating the Future Workforce.
6 John Boudreau, Harvard Business Review, Work in the Future will Fall into These 4 Categories.
7 Accenture, Why artificial intelligence is the future of growth.
8 Accenture, Digital Disruption: Embrace the future of work and people will embrace it with you.
9 Accenture, Workforce planning finally gets strategic.
10 MIT Sloan Management Review, The Jobs That Artificial Intelligence Will Create

33. #Skills2Succeed
Skill, Reskill and Adapt