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Future Vision
Creating the Future of Work
and Learning: What It Will Take
A meditation on all we are capable of creating as individuals,
as teams and as organizations.
By Tracy Brower, PhD
THE FUTURE is a hot topic. Predicting, discussing and
debating what's coming next is top of mind for many. And it's
no wonder: Based on the disruption of the last few years, this
will be the most significant reinvention of work and learning
in our experience.
Of course, the reset may vary from region to region, industry
to industry, or job to job. But, overall, the changes will be
significant. Part of the reason is that the nature of work and
the ways we work have risen to new levels of awareness.
People are thinking about how, where and when they work
more than they did in the past. And they are acutely aware
of why they're working, as well as for whom and with whom
they work. And they're aware of how learning occurs and how
learning prepares students for work, as well.
These dynamics prime both work and learning for reimagination.
The changes are inevitable, and we must be prepared
for them.
The Power of Optimism
In reality, the future of work is a bit of a misnomer. No one
really knows what's coming. Anyone can call themselves a
futurist, but few people are doing more than reading signals
and doing their best to distinguish them from noise.
In addition, the future of work will be amorphic; thus,
predicting a particular end point is inherently flawed. The
future will continue to arrive differently based on who you
are, where you live and the business or organization you're
considering. And of course, people will interpret the future
differently. Like the blind men touching the elephant, you
may sense the trunk while someone else experiences the
leg. The picture will be most complete with multiple points of
view. But it's still valuable to anticipate as much as we can.
Leadership is a fundamentally hopeful and optimistic
venture. Those who lead (whether in formal leadership roles
or as individual contributors) are necessarily looking to the
future. Sharing a vision, setting goals, clarifying expectations
and planning for results are necessarily optimistic efforts,
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Technology can create distance, but it can also connect us.
Together, we must be judicious about the choices we
make to ensure they are nurturing what makes us human.
focusing on what will come next and how to achieve it. So,
understanding the context of that work and learning is time
well spent.
Optimism about the future also sets the bar. If people lack
hope about the future, they are off the hook. That is to say,
in that circumstance, they have no need or requirement to
advocate for change or bring about improvement. But when
people are forward looking, responsibility comes along with it.
Those people have the obligation to consider how things can
be better, based on individual and collective effort.
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