{"id":40730,"date":"2013-06-20T10:02:05","date_gmt":"2013-06-20T14:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=40730"},"modified":"2013-08-09T09:22:51","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T13:22:51","slug":"the-digital-revolution-is-destroying-jobs-faster-than-it-is-creating-them-and-other-items-as-curated-by-steve-knode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2013\/06\/20\/the-digital-revolution-is-destroying-jobs-faster-than-it-is-creating-them-and-other-items-as-curated-by-steve-knode\/","title":{"rendered":"The digital revolution is destroying jobs faster than it is creating them — and other items as curated by Steve Knode"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Below are some items from Steve Knode’s May 2013 newsletter — with some of my reflections\/comments<\/span>
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Outlook 2031<\/strong> <\/a>— from wealthmanagement.ml.com by Scott Eden
\nFive trends are primed to shape the world economy profoundly in the decades to come<\/em><\/p>\n

An older world<\/a> |<\/b> Income inequality<\/a> |<\/b> A greater demand for energy<\/a> |<\/b> A rising global middle class<\/a> |<\/b> Food and water security<\/a><\/p>\n

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Man vs. Machine: Are any jobs safe from innovation?<\/strong><\/a> — from Spiegel Online International by Thomas Schulz
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\nPast warnings about how technological innovation threatens jobs have proved exaggerated. <\/em>
\nYet the digital revolution now has many scholars warning that this time things are different, <\/em>
\nand that the breakneck speed of automation could wreak havoc on the global labor market.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The digital revolution is destroying jobs faster than it is creating them.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The worldwide application of computer technology has become so much more cost-effective and efficient that people are no longer only replaceable in certain sectors — autoworkers on assembly lines, for instance — but in entire occupational areas. Cashiers are being replaced by self-service check-out lines, airline employees by self check-in kiosks, financial traders by algorithms and travel agencies by online travel sites.<\/p>\n

This development has been apparent for roughly a decade. But, says McAfee: “You ain’t seen nothing yet. Looking ahead to what technology is going to do over the next five to 10 years, I’m really concerned.”<\/p>\n

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From DSC:<\/em><\/span>
\nIt is critical that we not only watch this trend extremely closely but that we begin making adjustments NOW to our educational systems\/curricula based on the likely<\/em> scenario that this trend will continue!!! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

If not…consider our youth’s near-term situations:<\/span><\/p>\n

They listen to many of the adults in their lives – parents, coaches, teachers, guidance counselors, professors, etc…
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\nThey work their tails off following all of the standards, curriculum, current ways of getting educated and “ahead”…
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\n…and they jump through all of these hoops only to find out that they can’t gets jobs in several of those areas that they’ve been studying and working towards!
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\n<\/span>How might that impact their motivation? Careers? Their views of adults and establishments\/institutions such as governments, schools, colleges\/universities, etc.?<\/span><\/p>\n

Will the pathways of standardized tests and being told “do this,” “don’t do that,” “do this,” prepare them to pivot in their careers? To reinvent themselves? To think creatively? (I doubt it.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Then consider those displaced\/replaced cashiers, financial traders, travel agents, autoworkers, etc. — it’s time to reinvent themselves. What’s the best way to do that — and fast!?!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Next-generation search: Software bots will anticipate your needs <\/strong><\/a>— from by Brian Proffitt
\n<\/strong>The rise of intelligent software agents that will not only anticipate the information you need, but also act on that information to help manage your life.<\/em><\/p>\n

Related item:<\/em>
\nConcert industry struggles with \u2018bots\u2019 that siphon off tickets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Miscellaneous thoughts from DSC: <\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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