In demand skills learnt through imagination
The most sought after skills in the workplace can be developed by nurturing your imagination. I’m talking about analytical and creative thinking, named as the two top skills in demand by The World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report.
Following those most in demand skills were resilience, flexibility and agility, also accessible by fostering an imagination to encourage a mindset open to new ideas with a willingness and the flexibility to generate ideas and shape the future.
Next on the skills list were motivation and self-awareness followed by curiosity and lifelong learning.
To imagine, you must be curious, willing to ask questions with a determination to gather more knowledge through traditional and non-traditional pathways. To give yourself permission to think in unconventional ways to discover novel solutions. Remember, tapping into your imagination is one way to break patterns, to question why we’ve always done things a particular way and to reshape them if needed.
Interestingly, the report noted the core in demand skills were focused on cognition and an ability to adapt to disrupted workplaces. A lesser emphasis was placed on skills related to management, engagement and technology.
In the next five years, from 2023 to 2027, cognitive skills are expected to continue to grow in importance as demand for complex problem solving in workplaces accelerates.
Imagination Session® offers a pathway to developing imaginative abilities and all the professional skills it fosters. An adult educational opportunity to fill a knowledge gap.
The link to the Future of Jobs Report is in the first comment.
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Dawn Adams is an imagination coach and Griffith University Industry Fellow. Through Imagination Session®, she runs experiential workshops to encourage the development of imagination as a skill for happiness, ideas generation, team building, to develop abilities such as resilience, a greater confidence and adaptability while laying the seed for innovation. DM or email dawn@imaginationsession.com to request a free half hour discovery call.
https://www.weforum.org/reports/the-future-of-jobs-report-2023/
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