Submitted by admin on August 27, 2010
As I see it, Dan Pink couldn't be more right for what Gartner predicts about work in a decade hence. Still, I can't help think that cloud computing technology also has a hand in this.
“Work will become less routine, characterized by increased volatility, hyperconnectedness, 'swarming' and more,” said Tom Austin, vice president and Gartner fellow. By 2015, 40 percent or more of an organization’s work will be ‘non-routine’, up from 25 percent in 2010. “People will swarm more often and work solo less. They’ll work with others with whom they have few links, and teams will include people outside the control of the organization,” he added. “In addition, simulation, visualisation and unification technologies, working across yottabytes of data per second, will demand an emphasis on new perceptual skills.”
Design, passion and empowerment are just a few of the words I can think of upon reading the recent Gartner article. I don't know if it represents the work aspirations of the coming tech-generation but there will be some real competition for talent as we break away from 'industialization and factory' work/job mentality. In any case, I don't think the education sector is ready, much less designed for this, but it's an all-together different story worth it's salt. Huge, complicated one, if I may say so.
Anyway, there must be an iota of proof that cloud computing also has impact on how work will transform in 10 years or so. I can readily point to 'hyperconnectivity' as one key feature that is in most part, cloud.-affected But it doesn't end there because apparently, it is easy to tie-up cloud computing to the key points about 'work swarms' and 'working with the collective', too.
Honestly, it may just all be conjecture at this point because of my cloud bias but being wrong about it isn't going to be a reason to worry. Because Dan Pink aside, who really knows for sure? Right, Mr. Taleb ?
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