The metaverse will create millions of new jobs in an industry forecast to be worth $13 trillion by 2030 (according to a recent report by Citi) as consumers continue to embrace new and increasingly immersive online models. That’s the view of Bernard Marr, futurist, technology strategist and author of the Future Skills — the 20 Skills and Competencies Everyone Needs to Succeed in a Digital World.
Marr, a regular Forbes magazine columnist who is ranked by LinkedIn as one of the top five business influencers in the world, takes a benign attitude towards technology and its effects on the workforce and society. Jobs will be lost as automation increases but more will be created, he notes, quoting the World Economic Forum’s estimate that 85 million jobs may be displaced by 2025 as the division of labour shifts from humans to machines but that 97 million new roles will be created in that process. The challenge for organisations is to continually upskill their people and to overcome resistance from sections of their workforce who are too comfortable with the status quo. “Being adaptable and having a growth mindset and a focus on continuous learning is extremely important. We are seeing so many technologies revolutionising work — blockchain, AI, machine learning, virtual and augmented reality — innovations that will transform most industries and this is only going to accelerate now,” he says. “Companies used to talk about the first, second, third and now fourth industrial revolution — which we are in at the moment. I see can a world where the acceleration of all these digital innovations is so fast that we won’t have all these gaps in-between. There might not be fifth revolution, it will just be a continuous cycle of innovation. People just to be sure that they continuously learn about these new technologies and how to apply them,” he adds. Full story here
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