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The Implications of Rapidly Changing Paradigms on the Future of Work
We really hope that the current health and economic crisis does not significantly affect many people and transform itself into an irreversible social crisis. That is our genuine hope. On the other hand, we also know that, unfortunately, hopes do not always prevail. What we desire and what actually happens are two totally different things. However, we can all prepare ourselves for the future by developing some insightful perspectives about what might potentially occur and how it might impact not only our organisations, but also ourselves as individuals.
One of the alternative ways to view the future is to consider what movements might accelerate, based on what we know today. And from that point, we can then adjust our understanding on the basis of what we learn every day. Because, truly, we do learn something new every day if we are open to it.
In our opinion, the following areas — all relevant, inter-related, and already in progress — will experience absolute acceleration in the coming months and years.
- Access to more global talent due to technology. This movement will continue, particularly in light of the current need for “social distancing” and, perhaps, the reluctance of talented individuals to relocate away from familiar ground to foreign (or, even, domestic) locations…
