The Future of Work and Digital Revolution; Implications for Individual Career Development
As the advance in technology in the areas of artificial intelligence, robotics, predictive analytics and internet
of things become part of our lives, workers might be sleepwalking into a future of work which they are largely
unprepared for.
The possibilities provided by the digital revolution no doubt have immensely improved our lives but is there also
a possibility that machines will create a corresponding intelligence that complements or outstrips human thinking?
Is the threat of digital revolution on employment as we know it more than the opportunity? What should we be doing
to prepare for the future of work engineered by a digital revolution? In what ways should we begin to rethink our
career development?