The Future of (Your) Work

Gary A. Bolles

Partner, Charrette LLCCo-founder, eParachute.com

SoCap - Social Capital MarketsUS Broadband Coalition

DGREE.org - The Future of Higher EducationClosing the Gap: Solutions for an Inclusive Economy

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It was the best of times.It was the worst of times.

the new arms race.

Courtesy of Adafruit

how can we thrive in disruptive times?

the three boxes of life.

the three boxes of life.

the three boxes of life.

education work leisure

the three boxes of life.

education work leisure

career

career

a portfolio of work.

what’s “work”?

problems

problemstasks

problemstasksskills

let’s talk about skills.

know. do.

● Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences

● Architecture and Related Services● Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and

Group Studies● Aviation● Biological and Biomedical Sciences● Business, Management, Marketing,

and Related Support Services● Communication, Journalism, and

Related Programs● Communications

Technologies/technicians and Support Services

● Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

● Construction Trades● Education● Engineering Technologies and

Engineering-Related Fields● Engineering● English Language and

Literature/letters● Family and Consumer

Sciences/human Sciences● Foreign Languages, Literatures, and

Linguistics● Health Professions and Related

Programs

● History● Homeland Security, Law

Enforcement, Firefighting● Human Services● Legal Professions and Studies● Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies

and Humanities● Library Science● Mathematics and Statistics● Mechanic and Repair

Technologies/technicians● Military Technologies and Applied

Sciences● Multi/interdisciplinary Studies● Natural Resources and Conservation● Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and

Fitness Studies● Personal and Culinary Services● Philosophy and Religious Studies● Physical Sciences● Precision Production● Psychology● Science Technologies/technicians● Social Sciences● Theology and Religious Vocations● Transportation and Materials Moving● Visual and Performing Arts

intuitiveanalytic

repetitive

unique

problems& tasks

transferableskills

intuitiveanalytic

repetitive

unique

problems& tasks

transferableskills

intuitiveanalytic

repetitive

unique

problems& tasks

transferableskills

What’s most important today?know do

What’s most important today?know do

What’s most important today?know do

the three boxes of life.

education work leisure

...to a lifelong model.

...to a lifelong model.

nano-learning

payers <> workers

we’re not playing by the same rules.

industries are becoming unbundled.

music.newspapers.magazines.

books.videos.

transportation.energy.

manufacturing.medicine.

higher education.

healthcare.financial services.

how do exponentials affect these industries?

exponentials evaporate the middle.

work is becoming unbundled.

You

You

You

TASKS

You

Your Work

TASKS

You

Your Work

TASKS

You

Your Work

Entrepreneurism

how can we thrive in disruptive times?

1.design policies for an unbundled world.

early education for transferable skills.unbundle degrees.

unbundle student loans.unbundle benefits.

unbundle business loans.

2. change the purpose of the organization

to purpose.

shareholders.customers.employees.community.

planet.

3. educate to adapt.

lifelong learning.self-inventory.

lean career goals.a portfolio of work.

lifelong leisure.

performance

enjoyment

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It was the best of times.It was the worst of times.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness,

it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity,it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness,it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair,

we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way –

in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil,

in the superlative degree of comparison only.

thrive.