Future of Work: The Role Parents Play in Preparing Children for the Future of Work

"Antifragility is more than just resilience. It means you can lean into uncertainty and stress and that you've got what it takes to be able to embrace change."

 

From the results of our recently concluded survey on "Parenting, Education, and The Future of Work," we found that 79% of parents are worried about their kids ability to thrive in the future workplace, and that doesn't come as a surprise. As humans, we're all fearful of things that are outside of our control. We've also had some major disruptions (like the pandemic) that have had an impact on our view of the future. But there's always a silver lining. We dug a bit further and asked parents how they see the future workplace and found that a lot of the parents were actually hopeful that society will thrive and that businesses will prosper in the future of work.

 

In this episode, Joe and I explore these worries and discuss:

How do we prepare our kids for thriving in the future environment?
Mega trends that can impact change in the future.
Scenario planning and finding risk and opportunities from all this change.
Tips on how to build antifragility and resilience in our children.
What new jobs might exist in the future.

There's an infographic sheet that comes with each episode as a bit of advanced reading/homework for parents. Don't forget to download a copy!

 

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This week's Homework for Parents:

How are you using current events to enhance learning?

 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Scenario Planning

The Child Who Had To Grow Up: Using Scenario Planning to Prepare for Uncertain Future Contexts in Digital Education

 

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