The Futures of Work: Balancing Technology and Jobs.
The futures of work are quickly taking shape, and it’s looking more automated than ever before. The rise of robots, artificial intelligence, and smart technologies is changing the way we work across all industries. While automation can streamline processes and increase productivity, it can also result in negative effects on job markets.
The need for a balanced approach to the use of technology is essential, as it could otherwise lead to job displacement and inequality. It’s important to recognise that automation can bring new opportunities and economic growth at the same time that existing jobs are eliminated. The challenge will be figuring out how to ensure job security in an automated world while also allowing economic growth to continue.
What scenarios could appear?
insight & foresight has used the Futures Platform™ database to identify four potential future scenarios built around the intersection of automation and jobs. These scenarios allow you to explore the possible implications of automation and other technological advances on labour markets and the futures of work.
Download The Futures Of Work scenarios.
Why use scenarios?
Scenarios are an important tool for organisations to consider potential futures, develop strategies, mitigate risks and prepare for uncertainty. The use of scenarios assists decision-makers in strategic thinking by exploring plausible alternative futures. They help to identify areas of vulnerability, and also the opportunities that can be leveraged in a range of futures.
In times of uncertainty, it is important to consider and reflect on different possible outcomes. By using scenarios to explore potential futures, you can begin to develop strategies that will prepare your organisation for what might happen next. Working with scenarios allows you to develop agility and resilience to respond to changes as they occur.
By understanding the potential implications of automation and other technological advances, you can begin to create strategies that will ensure your organisation is well-positioned in a future where technology has disrupted job markets.
How does insight & foresight use scenarios?
At insight & foresight, we use scenarios to help organisations understand and prepare for their futures. We combine the Futures Platform™ database — which contains over 1000 different emerging change and trend phenomena across science, technology, economy, environment and politics — with a set of qualitative methods to create meaningful and descriptive scenarios. We can also help you use scenario-planning processes to explore the potential consequences of emerging change and trends, develop strategies that can be used in a range of eventualities, and form contingency plans that will help organisations prepare for uncertainty.
Scenarios are an essential tool for any organisation looking to make sense of their futures and anticipate how technological advances may impact job markets. By understanding the potential implications of automation and other technologies, organisations can form strategies to protect their employees and ensure resilience in a changing world. Using scenarios to explore different futures allows organisations to develop agility, create meaningful plans, and prepare for whatever comes next.
Contact us today to discuss how scenarios can help your organisation deliver long-term success.
