Article : the year 2030
What will Australia look like in 2030 ?
IN AUSTRALIA EMPLOYMENT THIS YEAR ’ S KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WILL :
• Australia ’ s population will have grown to over 28 million – it stands at 24M today .
• 1 in 5 Australians will be over 60 years old .
• The ratio of workers to retirees will be 3:1 vs 5:1 today .
• The average Australian house will cost $ 3,000,000 vs $ 658,608 today .
• The average household income will be $ 275,000 vs $ 145,400 today .
• There will be too many human workers competing globally for too few jobs .
• 9 – 5 Monday to Friday work will have given way to project and taskwork done however , whenever and wherever it ’ s appropriate .
• Many of today ’ s routine jobs will have been handed over to technology .
• In an ironical twist this new technology will be responsible for creating millions of new human jobs , tasks , careers and industries .
• Live to 120 .
• Work into their 90 ’ s .
• Undertake 2 or more simultaneous income producing activities , or more , at any one time .
• Have 6 careers and 14 jobs .
• Complete tasks and work in industries that are yet to be discovered .
• Will need to create their own work , not apply for it .
HERE ’ S SOME FORESIGHT HOMEWORK YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW . MORRIS CHALLENGES YOU TO BRING YOUR 2030 PROFITS FORWARD TO TODAY BY ANSWERING THESE 6 QUESTIONS :
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TECHNOLOGY
• 1 in 4 cars sold will be fully autonomous .
• Robots , artificial Intelligence , drones and connected cities will all be as ordinary as gas , electricity and water .
• Mobile phones , keyboards and mice will be relegated to museums .
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1 . How might your business / industry evolve between now and 2030 ?
2 . What might your future workforce look like - humans , robots , artificial intelligence , automation ?
3 . Is a decentralised project and task focused workforce a viable alternative ?
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4 . How can you tap into today ’ s hottest global workforce trend - contingent workers ?
5 . What industry and game changing technology is next and after next ?
6 . How can you take advantage today of tomorrow ’ s emerging marketplaces , work-styles and technologies ?
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