Topic:Technology and the workplace of the future world.
Subject:Technology
Type: Essay
Volume: 1 page
Format: APA
Description
First, watch the TEDTalk Andrew McAfee: What Will Future Jobs Look Like? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. McAfee, A. (February 2013), What will future jobs look like? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. [Video file] Retrieved from: https://www.ted.com/talks/andrew_mcafee_what_will_future_jobs_look_like#t-846198 In his TEDTalk, Andrew McAfee gives the example of Ted (college-educated, engineer, doctor, or lawyer –at the top of the American middle class) and Bill (not college-educated, does low-level white collar and blue collar work in the economy) and how they lived similar lives 50 years ago. However, as technology advances, Bill begins to drop out of society while Ted is prospering. In your response, Explain what needs to happen in the present and the future to make sure that Bill stays engaged in society? Discuss the role of education, public policy, and socio-economics in adapting to the workforce of the future. Reflect on the potential societal problems that could arise from not helping Bill adapt to the future workforce. Support your position with citations from the listed resources or from your own research on the topic. Your initial post should be at least 300 words in length.
