What this domain covers
Technology changes work, but the future of work is also shaped by demographics, values, education, organizational design and the speed at which skills become obsolete. This domain tracks the human side of acceleration.
What belongs here
- Skills acceleration and knowledge velocity
- Career creation and obsolescence
- Cross-disciplinary work
- Generational change
- New organizational models
- Talent and workforce transformation
- Learning and reskilling
Why it matters
A rapidly changing economy puts pressure on static job definitions and slow learning systems. Competitive advantage increasingly depends on the ability to learn, redeploy talent and build new capabilities quickly.
As technology redefines work, our most valuable skill becomes our uniquely human ability to learn, adapt, and create.
— Jim Carroll
In Jim’s words
From “Decoding Tomorrow: 30 Megatrends - #21 Career Obsolescence and Creation: “As technology redefines work, our most valuable skill becomes our uniquely human ability to learn, adapt, and create.”” (July 2025)
We all know that jobs and careers are changing, but do we know how much? And how fast?
Explore Jim’s writing in this domain:
Decoding Tomorrow: 30 Megatrends - #21 Career Obsolescence and Creation: “As technology redefines work, our most valuable skill becomes our uniquely human ability to learn, adapt, and create.”