The clear lesson is educate and ready yourself for the new world.
Dr James Canton, a well known futurist, has written a book entitled The Extreme Future. Published in 2006, this book attempts to explore the top trends that may reshape the world for the next 20 years. The content of this book is very important to students today – whether they are adults or still children. What the book indirectly points to are important areas of education that if pursued by the students of today, will make them be categorised as hot-in-demand in the prospective employee list for the companies of tomorrow.
According to Canton, the top 10 trends that will envelope the world are:
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So if you really want to make big and secure bucks in the future, a general education in this or that may not suffice. Why don’t you explore some educational possibilities that are implied from the above list? For example, with energy crisis, longevity medicine and weird science enveloping us in the future, R & D would play a greater role in our future world. Hence, educating yourself to become a researcher that is directly linked to one of these three trends would be a good choice. If the reality of Multicultural Workforce and Collision In Cultures will dawn on us, then being an expert in human relations and a variety of cultures may be a good choice. You may have to ask yourself more specific questions to identify that exact educational pathway that is destined for you.
For example, if the trend of Multicultural Workforce really interests you, start asking yourself key questions like - What would companies really need that is difficult to find in a Multicultural Workforce? An answer that might pop up could be Project Management. So now, you would be clearer – although you may pursue your studies in Human Relations, Psychology and World Cultures, you may want to specialize in Project Management. Don’t you think if you had those qualifications, you may just be that dream employee for some companies in the future? |
