A book I was able to read in preparation for the year ahead, “Workquake” was an excellent way to gain some perspective on how I’m helping to prepare students for the new world of work.
The book itself is divided into two parts: the first half for employees, and the second for employers. Each discusses the need to re-think some of our assumptions and ideas around what work “looks” like.
Specific to my own interests and teaching, the book has some great ideas around how being comfortable with ambiguity and ensuring life-long learning is a key component to a career.
As I read the book, I couldn’t help but think about how rare it is that I encounter any companies with a “learning center” in their org chart. If we want to encourage life-long or work-integrated learning – what are we actually doing to make that happen?
It seems to me that so often that’s just something we leave to the individual to figure out. Which, while not a bad thing, doesn’t give the organization as much insight as they could have on the skill sets of their people.
Interestingly, I also thought about how tools such as Microsoft VIVA could be used to facilitate some of the ideas that the book covers.
Over-all, a worthwhile read.
