“the clock is ticking.  The year 2030 isn’t some remote point in the unforeseeable future.  It’s right around the corner and we need to prepare ourselves for the opportunities and challenges.  Simply put, the world as we know it today will be gone by 2030.”

Mauro F. GuilleN

The quote at the beginning of this article is from Mauro F. Guillen in his book ‘2030’ which I am reading at the moment (I have included a reference to the book at the end of the article along with other books on the future of work). I think the quote sums up quite well where we are with the pace of change in 2022. The quote is quite stark – the world as we know it today will be gone by 2030! Everything is shifting around us so quickly and we must also keep changing. It is becoming so easy to be left behind by technology.

Future skills 2030

I am currently working on updates and additions to my online course Future Skills 2030-Prepare for the 4th Industrial Revolution. The course needs to be constantly updated because technology and the world around us is constantly changing. The course is a labour of love and I enjoy every minute of the work I put into it. I first launched the course in 2018 and even since then the world has changed so much.

Synthetic media

To give just one example of the pace of change have a look at the video below. It’s a new promo video for my course. The video itself is made using Synthesia which is a web-based platform for creating videos with Artificial Intelligence avatars and voices. You simply type in what you want the avatar to say. Thousands of companies use it to create videos 80% faster than before. Synthesia itself was only founded in 2017 and the area of ‘synthetic media’ is a rapidly evolving field.

Useful Books on Future Skills 2030

As emphasised above, we absolutely do need to keep updating ourselves in a constantly changing world.  I have linked to very many more relevant reports and videos in the Future Skills course.  Below are some additional good books on the future of work which are available for purchase from Amazon and other good booksellers.

Bernard Marr, Tech Trends in Practice: The 25 Technologies that are Driving the 4th Industrial Revolution (Wiley 1st edition June, 2020)

Bernard Marr, Future Skills: The 20 Skills and Competencies Everyone Needs to Succeed in a Digital World (Wiley, 1st edition August, 2022)

Emma Sue Prince, 7 Skills for the Future: Adaptability, Critical Thinking, Empathy, Integrity, Optimism, Being Proactive, Resilience (Pearson Business; 2nd edition, 15 Feb. 2019)

Mauro F. Guillen, 2030: How Today’s Biggest Trends Will Collide and Reshape the Future of Everything (St. Martin’s Press August, 2020)

Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler, The Future Is Faster Than You Think, How Converging Technologies Are Transforming Business, Industries, and Our Lives (Simon & Schuster, 2020)

I do hope that you find the above book list useful. I will be sharing more updates and insights from the world of Future Skills and changing technologies over the coming weeks.

Best wishes,

Tom