{"id":1020,"date":"2014-05-01T19:50:33","date_gmt":"2014-05-01T19:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/?page_id=1020"},"modified":"2023-10-04T22:35:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T22:35:31","slug":"work-skills-2020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/work-skills-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"The 10 Most Important Work Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/work-skills-2020\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1022\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/important-work-skills.png\" alt=\"important work-skills\" width=\"900\" height=\"2464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/important-work-skills.png 900w, https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/important-work-skills-374x1024.png 374w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><strong>Share this infographic on your site!<\/strong><br \/>\n<textarea cols=\"70\" rows=\"3\">&lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/work-skills-2020\/&#8221;&gt;&lt;img src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/important-work-skills.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;Important Work Skills for 2020&#8243; width=&#8221;500&#8243; &nbsp;border=&#8221;0&#8243; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;Source: &lt;a href=&#8221;https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/&#8221;&gt;Top10OnlineColleges.org&lt;\/a&gt;<\/textarea><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>The 10 Most Important Work Skills<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The 6 Drivers of Change<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25cb All of the 10 skills will tie back into these disruptive shifts on the horizon:<br \/>\n\u25a0 Extreme Longevity<br \/>\n\u25cf People are living longer<br \/>\n\u25cb By 2025 the number of Americans over 60 will increase by 70%<br \/>\n\u25a0 The rise of smart machines and systems<br \/>\n\u25cf Tech can augment and extend our own capabilities<br \/>\n\u25cb Workplace automation is killing repetitive jobs<br \/>\n\u25a0 Computational world<br \/>\n\u25cf Increases in sensors and processing makes the world a programmable system<br \/>\n\u25cb Data will give us the ability to see things on a scale that has never been possible<br \/>\n\u25a0 New media ecology<br \/>\n\u25cf New communication tools require media literacy beyond text<br \/>\n\u25cb Visual communication media is becoming a new vernacular<br \/>\n\u25a0 Superstructed organizations<br \/>\n\u25cf Social technologies drive new forms of production and value creation<br \/>\n\u25cb Social tools are allowing organizations to work at extreme scales<br \/>\n\u25a0 Globally connected world<br \/>\n\u25cf Diversity and adaptability is at the center of operations<br \/>\n\u25cb The United States and Europe no longer hold a monopoly on job creation, innovation, and political power<\/p>\n<h2>Future Work Skills:<\/h2>\n<p>\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Sense making<br \/>\n\u25cf Ability to determine the deeper meaning or significance of what is being expressed<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Rise of smart machines and systems<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Social intelligence<br \/>\n\u25cf Ability to connect to others in a deep and direct way, to sense and stimulate reactions and desired interactions<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Rise of smart machines and systems, Globally connected world<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Novel and adaptive thinking<br \/>\n\u25cf Proficiency at thinking and coming up with solutions and responses beyond that which is rote or rule-based<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Rise of smart machines and systems, Globally connected world<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Cross cultural competency<br \/>\n\u25cf Ability to operate in different cultural settings<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Superstructed organizations, Globally connected world<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Computational thinking<br \/>\n\u25cf Ability to translate vast amounts of data into abstract concepts and to understand data based reasoning<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: New media ecology, Computational world<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 New Media Literacy<br \/>\n\u25cf Ability to critically assess and develop content that uses new media forms, and to leverage these media for persuasive communication<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Extreme longevity, New media ecology, Superstructed organizations<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Transdisciplinary<br \/>\n\u25cf Literacy in and ability to understand concepts across multiple disciplines<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Extreme longevity, Computational world<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Design Mindset<br \/>\n\u25cf Ability to represent and develop tasks and work processes for desired outcomes<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Superstructed organizations, Computational world<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Cognitive load management<br \/>\n\u25cf Ability to discriminate and filter information for importance, and to understand how to maximize cognitive functions<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Superstructed organizations, Computational world, New media ecology<br \/>\n\u25cb <strong>The Skill:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u25a0 Virtual collaboration<br \/>\n\u25cf Ability to work productively, drive engagement, and demonstrate presence as a member of a virtual team<br \/>\n\u25a0 The Drivers: Superstructed organizations, Globally connected world<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top10onlinecolleges.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/thumb-300x300.png\" alt=\"Job skills\" width=\"300\" 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