Future Skills Matrix and Future Jobs

Skills That Will Outlast the Revolution

• Systems thinking
• Problem framing
• Strategic judgement
• Cross-domain thinking
• Conceptual creativity
• Ethics and governance
• Leadership and influence
• Learning and adaptation

Skills That Will Shrink (But Not Disappear)

• Software development (supervision over coding)
• Engineering (system oversight over hands-on work)
• Data analysis (interpretation over processing)
• Design and media (direction over execution)
• Project management (judgement over scheduling)

Skills the may Becoming Obsolete

• Repetitive operational tasks
• Manual data entry and reporting
• Scripted customer interaction
• Tool-specific expertise
• Rigid process-based roles