FutureCurious Times 2017 Times | Page 21

Article : the year 2030 What will Australia look like in 2030? IN AUSTRALIA EMPLOYMENT • Australia’s population will have grown to over 28 million – it stands at 24M today. • There will be too many human workers competing globally for too few jobs. • 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. THIS YEAR’S KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS WILL: • 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. 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 museu ms. WANT MORE? Click below to read the full article: SKY TV, ABC CAIRNS 21 • Live to 120. • Have 6 careers and 14 jobs. • Work into their 90’s. • Complete tasks and work in industries that are yet to be discovered. • Undertake 2 or more simultaneous income producing activities, or more, at any one time. • 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: 1. How might your business / industry evolve between now and 2030? 4. How can you tap into today’s hottest global workforce trend contingent workers? 2. What might your future workforce look like - humans, robots, artificial intelligence, automation? 5. What industry and game changing technology is next and after next? 3. Is a decentralised project and task focused workforce a viable alternative? 6. How can you take advantage today of tomorrow’s emerging marketplaces, work-styles and technologies?