KnowledgeWorks research publication, The Future of Learning: Redefining Readiness from the Inside Out, was named the 2018 Most Significant Futures Works by the Association of Professional Futurists at the organization’s annual meeting.
The Association of Professional Futurists uses this annual award selected by a group of professional futurists to publicly recognize and educate about work to “illuminate aspects of the future.” Nominated for its “credibility and effectiveness in forecasting the future of work,” KnowledgeWorks’ research findings have been adopted by K-12 programs, post-secondary institutions, the Ohio Chamber of Commerce and other education stakeholders across the country.
The research, based on in-depth workplace interviews and strategic foresight research into current trends, shares scenarios for what future work could look like and highlights opportunities for education stakeholders to act today to prepare students for the future.
The Future of Learning: Redefining Readiness from the Inside Out proposes a new foundation for readiness based on three core skills that promote the social and emotional awareness needed to succeed in the future workforce:
- Deep self-knowledge: Individuals will need continually to discover their own personal and professional strengths, weaknesses, passions and emotional patterns.
- Emotional regulation: Workers will need to be able to recognize their own emotions, understand the triggers that create them, and move to more productive emotional states.
- Empathy and perspective taking: People will need to be able to recognize others’ emotions and perspectives to help build inclusive, collaborative work environments.
KnowledgeWorks is preparing to launch its next 10-year forecast on the future of learning this fall. Learn more and sign up to one of the first to read Forecast 5.0 at https://knowledgeworks.org/forecast-signup/.
