FUTUREPROOFING

NATE ROWLAN

FUTUREPROOFING

NATE ROWLAN

THE

FUTURE

Two Ways We Talk

About The Future

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KAIJU 怪獣

Everything is _______!

"Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present."

- Marcus Aurelius Antoninus

FUTURE

FOCI

Futureproof - Mindset

Futureproof - Mindset

Share an example of a time when a fixed mindset held you or your organization back from adapting to a new situation?

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Futureproof - Mindset

• Change Management
• Focus on your values instead of your fears
• Accept the past, but fight for the future
• Don’t expect stability

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• Grit/Resilience
• Angela Duckworth

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• Calm
• Meditation/Yoga/Tai Chi/Breathing Exercises

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Futureproof - Skills

Futureproof - Skills

But just as the experience of the pandemic has spurred sweeping changes in other aspects of our lives, it has affected this too, expediting the pace at which some professional skills become out of date by more than 70 percent.

GROYSBERG, B., & BADEN, K. C. (2021). Pandemic is quickly making some workplace skills obsolete, new survey finds. Newsweek. Retrieved August 24, 2023, from https://www.newsweek.com/2021/10/08/pandemic-has-sped-pace-that-some-work-skills-become-obsolete-70-percent-survey-finds-1628468.html

Futureproof - Skills

What is a new skill you or your team had to adopt during the pandemic?

Futureproof - Skills

1. Middle management will have different responsibilities
1. Emotional Intelligence
2. Coaching/Employee Development

Turner, J. (2022). 6 ways the workplace will change in the next 10 years. Gartner. Retrieved August 24, 2023, from https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/6-ways-the-workplace-will-change-in-the-next-10-years

2. Upskilling and digital dexterity will outweigh tenure and experience
1. Critical Thinking
2. Knowledge Sharing

Futureproof - Sustainability

Futureproof - Sustainability

In the broadest sense, sustainability refers to the ability to maintain or support a process continuously over time.

Mollenkamp, D. T. (2023). What is sustainability? how sustainabilities work, benefits, and example. Investopedia. Investopedia. Retrieved August 24, 2023, from ;https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sustainability.asp

Futureproof - Sustainability

People

Processes, Procedures, Strategy, Expectations

Solutions

Futureproof - Sustainability

What red flags or warning signs make you question the sustainability of your organizations plans?

Futureproof - Experiment

Futureproof - Experiment

There are 1000 experiments running at any time. To put it into perspective, there are more versions of the Booking.com website live than there are humans that have ever lived.

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Lam, W. (2023). How booking.com A/B tests like nobody’s business. RSS. DevCycle. Retrieved August 24, 2023, from https://devcycle.com/blog/how-booking-com-a-b-tests-like-nobodys-business;

Futureproof - Experiment

Futureproof - Experiment

How have you overcome barriers to experimentation?

Don’t Be Complacent!

Futureproof - Experiment

The people who want to step into their greatness are hungry! - Les Brown

I always say, complacency is the kiss of death. - Shari Redstone

FUTUREPROOFING

1. How You View The Future Determines How You Prepare For It
2. Futureproof Your Mindset
3. Futureproof By Focusing On Skills
4. Futureproof Through Sustainability
5. Futureproof By Experimenting

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