Career 3.0: Make Your MoveThere’s no question that technology is having a massive impact on our careers, with the pace of change in the job market set to accelerate even more by 2020. With estimates that 65% of children entering primary schools today will likely work in roles that don’t currently exist, figuring out what you should do to prepare today can be enormously challenging. At Tech Futures Lab this is what we live and breathe. We've worked with 200+ organisations from a range of industries, including finance, agriculture and telecommunications, providing advice on the impact of the most transformative technologies, such as robotics and automation, IoT, cybersecurity, the sharing economy and artificial intelligence. We're sharing our insights with you in April and May! Turns Out the Time is Now: April 27, 5:30pm-7pm WHAT: Three Career 3.0 seminars focused on the future of work and what this means for you in your career. WHERE: Tech Futures Lab, 22 McColl St, Newmarket, Auckland HOW MUCH: Free WHO: Frances Valintine, founder of Tech Futures Lab and a widely regarded expert in the future of work, emerging and disruptive technologies, and education will lead the seminars. WHY: As technology impacts how we live and work there is an increasing demand for practical, realistic information about careers, how our skills can be molded and adapted to today's world, and what our next step should be. WHAT NOW: Places are capped at 40 people, so click below to secure your spot for one of these sessions. What Should My Kids Study Are you a parent or caregiver wondering how you can help your child prepare for a tech-enabled working world, and the role of tertiary education? You're not alone. The NZ Productivity Commission has just completed a year-long inquiry into the education system and emerging trends in technology, concluding that 'new models of tertiary education are coming, ready or not'. In response, we're hosting a 'What Should My Kids Study' session this April. Interactive and informal, the session will focus on key facts and give you the opportunity to pick the brains of those who know this space inside and out. Come along with your young adult and pay one fee for both. Spaces are limited so get in quick. What Should My Kids Study Kiwi Ingenuity in a Tech-Enabled World It took Marriott 88 years to build 697,000 rooms across 88 countries. It took Airbnb four years to reach 650,000 rooms in 192 countries, says Anders Sorman-Nilsson. Today, the average worker holds 10 jobs before age 40, and Forrester Research predicts today's youngest workers will hold at least 12 to 15 within their life. Approximately 46% of New Zealand jobs are at risk of automation over the next 20 years - that's 885,000 jobs, according to Chartered Accountants Australia and NZ. The number eight wire has long represented the Kiwi mindset of ingenuity. Companies such as Xero, Booktrack, Thought-Wired and Harmoney represent what it means to be an innovative company in the midst of huge changes driven by emerging and disruptive technologies. We don't have to hang up our favourite tools - in fact we'll need them more than ever - but when the way we consume, interact and function is fundamentally shifting 'if it ain't broke don't fix it' just doesn't cut it anymore. Those who succeed today are those who adopt an 'always-learning' approach, question the status quo and leverage the technologies of our time. In a recent article by Antonia Mann of TRA, Frances Valintine looked at the Kiwi entrepreneurial spirit and how we may, in reality, be lagging behind other countries. Master of Applied Practice - Technological Futures - COME TO AN OPEN LAB!To give you a taste of the Master's programme in the lead up to our June intake, we're hosting Open Labs this April and May. Come along to one of our sessions to meet the team, see our space, and hear from our February cohort. Our current cohort have come from a range of backgrounds both personal and professional, including everything from gaming, banking, HR, software development, the NGO space and early childhood education. Read more about the group and the Master's programme on our blog. Register now for an Open Lab session below. |