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  Future
Trends
I’ve
been doing some research because the future, especially now, intrigues
me. The way we’ve always done things in the past is not how will do them
in the near future. I believe that we’re on the edge of massive changes
and at whirlwind speeds.
So,
what’s in the future? Well, no one really knows but here are some things
that I found.
The one theme that made me say, “I got it” is … the capacity of any
company to understand the key trends that will shape the future of
technology, customers, society and the marketplace will absolutely
determine its’ survival.
In order to do this, real-time knowledge and business intelligence about
competitors, markets, services and customers will enable you to
strategically plan better, identify new opportunities and change fast.
The key weapon will be how you offer “on-demand” services to customers
over personalized networks. I think this is the biggest change our
industry will face. Just how will we do it?
Here are some other interesting things I found:
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Every Business is an eBusiness
One of the key competitive advantages should be your investment in the
Internet. Stop moving paper and move bits. Look at the opportunities
for online collaboration, web broadcasts, online direct marketing and
more. Many companies have benefited in cost savings, efficiencies, and
better customer service from leveraging the Net. How can you shift the
thinking in your company to embrace the opportunities that eBusiness
offers?
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Knowledge Engineering
Data is dumb. Knowledge is smart. Learn to capture, package, and
communicate the knowledge that creates success. Set up a data bank,
conduct customer profiling, deploy customer data mining, create a
Knowledge Bank to share best of breed solutions in your company. How do
you share, communicate, and re-use knowledge in your organization?
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E-business that enables customers to personalize and customize services
will flourish.
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Learning to develop and serve online communities with niche interests will
also be essential to building customer loyalty.
More Trends …
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A global war for talent will be the top driver of competitive
advantage, pitting nations, individuals, and companies against one
another as talent grows scarce.
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The future of the workforce should not be defined by geography,
but by talent.
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The aging of the population in American and Europe will have
dramatic effects on society and the economy.
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Hispanics and women will dominate the future US workforce.
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Women will comprise a high percentage of new workers and leaders,
forever changing the politics of boardrooms and markets.
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Increased immigration will be necessary to enable available talent
to keep up with the demands of business society.
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Finding high-tech skilled employees from a global talent pool will
be the greatest challenge for every organization and every nation.
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Innovation will be a key driver of workforce skills, requiring the
education system to be completely overhauled.
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The domestic workforce will grow more slowly because of
dangerously lower fertility rates.
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Workforce crises that arise in the near future will be traceable
to the lack of skilled workers.
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A Future Snapshot of the U.S. Workforce
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Workforce shortages will be highest among managers and skilled
employees in tech, science, and other innovation and service jobs.
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The total projected skilled and unskilled labor shortage may be as
high as ten million.
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There may be fourteen million more jobs than workers to fill them
by 2015.
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Based on current data, the lack of Future-Readiness of the U.S.
workforce due to low high-tech skills will restrict the
competitiveness of U.S. corporations in the twenty-first century.
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America's global leadership will be significantly reduced if
workplace needs for skilled talent are not met effectively.
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The search for innovation-skilled talent will drive global
outsourcing - not just costs.
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New entrants into the workforce will be dominated by women and
minorities, especially Hispanic American, by 2020.
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Top Jobs by 2015-2020
Neuro-Medical Techs
Person Protectors: Personal Security Techs
Organ Cloners
Biofuture Therapists
Quantum Scientists
Real-Time Business Executives
Online Consumer-Marketing Wizards
Health Enhancement Therapists
Cancer Enablers
Knowledge Management Advisors
Nano-Bio Entrepreneurs
Artists, Writers, Poets
On-Demand Supply-Chain Designers
GLOBAL HEADHUNTERS!
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ASK THESE QUESTIONS NOW:
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Where will your company be in 2015?
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Will there be enough skilled workers to grow your company?
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What innovations will drive my competitive advantage, or derail it
in the future?
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How will we understand and attract talent from a changing
workforce?
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How can you prepare today?
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