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Through the Looking Glass into the Mirror
Perspectives On The Future Of Business, Education, Patenting, Politics and more
Contents:
CONTEXT FOR THE FUTURE
- The fourth industrial revolution
- Strategic future perspectives
THE FUTURE ON A GLOBAL LEVEL
- Politics of the future
- Ethics and religion of the future
- Risks — global and local
- Weather
- Optimal personal lifestyle of the future
THE FUTURE ON LOCAL LEVEL
- Business of the future
- Personal relationships of the future
- Parenting of the future
- Optimal less-stress lifestyle into the future
- The call for new leaders
Industry 4.0: The Implications for Business and Careers: Time to rethink, replan and redesign.
This publication is short, information-rich with minimal detail. If the reader is not informed about the Fourth Industrial Revolution, begin by watching at least one of the videos listed at the end of this publication as basic information. In the shortest explanation possible, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is about the automation of the workplace, the production plant, manufacturing, communication and services. The automation must be intelligent, interactive, self-directing, teachable and auto-directional. The technology must be able to learn and adapt.
Contents:
- What will be Automated?
- The Core Technologies
- Implications for Business
- Implications for Individuals
- Two Economies
- Rethink the World of Business
- Rethink the World of Work
- Career Progress in a Fourth Industrial Enabled World
- Which Careers Exist in an Industry 4.0 World of Work?
- Side Stream Economy Careers
- Mainstream Employment in Industry 4.0
- Markings of an Industry 4.0 Business
Authors: Pieter de Villiers, Lizette Bester de Villiers, Chris Laubscher & Guy Krige
Future Business: The game has changed
One of the most challenging ideas we have to work through is the statement that the future has become part of the presence. If we place this idea in the mindset of the old school ways of doing things, then we just need one additional idea to really understand the complexity of our world. This last idea is the fact that these three realities, (future, present and past) live in the same people, communities and companies. A company can sell the most advanced futuristic products by using old school sales and supply chain methods. Individuals could be research engineers working on ground-breaking software development but they want their children in an old-school type college. A business could have a chief executive officer with an old school mindset of managing employees but sells the most Industry four type of services. The question is: How sustainable is this?
In this publication – Future Business – some of your questions and challenges will be answered. But be careful. Some new questions and answers may surface in your mind. Prepare yourself to be challenged but also to enjoy the adventure of living in such a dynamic frame of history. The best one ever!