Jessica Knox discusses the evolving workforce dynamics, highlighting that by 2025, Millennials will constitute 75% of the workforce. Key trends include a rise in freelancing, with projections that 50% of Americans will be freelancers by 2020, and a strong inclination towards entrepreneurship among this demographic. Additionally, the focus is shifting towards health, wellness, and inclusive workplaces as central themes for the future of work.

1. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO LEAD THE
NEXT GENERATION WORKFORCE?
JESSICA KNOX, COO METRIX GROUP AND CEO TEAMWAVE
SOCIAL INNOVATION BOOTCAMP,
QUEENS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, MARCH 15 2014

2. HOW DO YOU
FEEL ABOUT
WORK?

3. WORK LOOKS DIFFERENT NOW
In 2013, the fastest growing tech
companies grew at a rate of
2,600%
Sources: Forbes, CNN, Deloitte Development 2013, IBISWorld
2013 had the weakest
US job growth in years
33% Americans are freelancers
Will grow to 50% in 2020
Fastest growing industries include:
Social network gaming
eCommerce
Global
economy
strong in 2013

4. SO DOES THE WORKFORCE
Every day for the next 19 years
in the US, 19,000
Baby Boomers will reach
retirement age every day
80% of them
want to continue
to working
Gen Y/Millenials
made up 35%
of the workforce
in 2014
will
make up 75%
of the workforce
by 2025
70%
of them want to be
entrepreneurs
Source: Kelley OCG, 2013

5. BLURRED LINES
MOVEMENT
UNCERTAINTY
OPTIMISM
DESIRE

6. MY CHALLENGE

7. MEANING OVER
MONEY

8. DANIEL PINK: DRIVE
VICKI SAUNDERS: SHEEO
SIMON SINEK: STARTING WITH WHY

9. TECHNOLOGY AS
A COACH

10. DAN TAPSCOTT: GROWN UP DIGITAL
LEEROM SEGAL ET AL: THE DECODED COMPANY

11. TECHNOLOGY AS
A COACH

12. THE RISE OF THE
BIGGER PICTURE

13. HEALTH AND WELLNESS
HAPPINESS
FOCUS AND ATTENTION
COMPASSION
STRESS REDUCTION
INCLUSIVE WORKPLACES

14. DANIEL GOLEMAN: FOCUS
SHAWN ACHOR: THE HAPPINESS ADVANTAGE
UMAIR HAQUE: BETTERNESS
PETER SENGE

15. THE RISE OF THE
BIGGER PICTURE

16. MINDFULNESS IN
THE WORKPLACE

17. QUESTIONS?

18. THANK YOU!
@JESS_KNOX