Digital Thoughts
How to be Automation Proof in the Age of AI
Automation, the Future of Work, and How to Stay Employable
In late-2021, we are coming out of yet another significant shift. The pandemic of 2020, better known as COVID-19, has significantly accelerated the implementation and adoption of automation by companies large and small. It’s not unreasonable to estimate that COVID-19 accelerated the timeline for automation anywhere from 4 to 6 years sooner, making the risks, impacts, and opportunities more relevant for everyone.
Staying Employable in an Automated World: What Makes You Unique
When I advise younger and older people about staying employable over their careers, the advice generally ends roughly the same, with a few tweaks for each unique situation.
Every one of us has to take the time to figure out what is unique about us and, more importantly, what we bring to the table that can amplify the output of everyone. Granted, this is easier said than done, but I genuinely believe it is essential to making anything Automation Proof.
Staying Employable in an Automated World: Uncovering Your Unique Creativity
Great! So now that we know we should bring a unique form of creativity to our career, the next most obvious question is: “How exactly do I bring my uniqueness to work, to my startup, to career?” The answer is this; it’s very simple and very hard, but very doable if you want to achieve it. I’ll explain.
The reason it’s very simple to find out what you can uniquely bring to any business, startup, or career is that all of the answers are within you. Seriously.
Taking Einstein’s Exam Twice | RQ:RA | Changing Questions & Answers
We are living in an era where not only are the answers changing, but the questions we need to ask in the first place have also changed. Startups, Fortune 500 Companies, governments, and solopreneurs are operating in environments that are moving faster than any other time in recorded history, which means more questions, more answers, and more changes.