Generations, new and old, are losing sleep over what and how human beings will stay relevant in a world of disruptions. Unfortunately, this is not only a concern in North America and Western Europe but will impact South Africa and the rest of Africa as well.
Augmented humanity – a world where machines and humans coexist and enhance each other’s capability, is creating a new world of work. A world where traditional ways must be replaced by new paradigms for driving workplace efficiencies and effectiveness – both for humans as well as for machines.
The workplace, and workforce, of 2025 will have the following four characteristics that will form the core of socio-commercial enterprises:
In addition to these four characteristics, there will also be the rise of the '4Ms’; these will lead organisational transition:
The other interesting factor of mobility will be that people will not be sector specialists anymore. They will be like artisans who use their specific mastery across industries, geographies and tasks. Lastly, humans will have short-lived interests, therefore they will be moving around careers and not just jobs.
The above 4Ms are the panacea for all seen and unseen challenges that the transforming workplace of the future brings.