The Fourth Industrial Revolution:
How and why you should get involved in tech
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UI
SEO
UX
AI
Big data
IOT
Blockchain
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UI
SEO
UX
AI
Big data
IOT
Blockchain
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Study the past if you would define the future - Confucius
A brief history of work
1870
Mass production
Cincinnati Slaughterhouse
Assembly line, electrical energy, internal combustion, airplanes, telephones, radio
1784
Mechanisation
Mechanical loom
Water power, steam power
A brief history of work
1960
Automation
Programmable logic controller
Computers, electronics, the internet
Now
Networked resources
Internet of things, cyber-physical resources, the cloud, driverless cars
The future of work
Data driven – hence ‘freemium’ model of business
65% of children entering primary school today likely to end up working in completely new job types that don’t yet exist
Jobs not automated will significantly change
Knowledge economy - marginal cost of production approaching zero
Capitalism as we know it is coming to an end?
Wikipedia, OpenSouce, Firefox, Blockchain
Threat or Opportunity?
40% of all jobs expected to be automated by 2030 – hollowing out of the middle class
Precariat – zero hours contracts, gig economy
Competition from workers in other countries working over the internet and willing to accept lower wages
Economists Brynjolfsson and McAfee - could yield greater inequality, particularly in its potential to disrupt labour markets
History shows jobs not destroyed but replaced
Threat or Opportunity?
40% of all jobs expected to be automated by 2030 – hollowing out of the middle class
Precariat – zero hours contracts, gig economy
Competition from workers in other countries working over the internet and willing to accept lower wages
Economists Brynjolfsson and McAfee - could yield greater inequality, particularly in its potential to disrupt labour markets
History shows jobs not destroyed but replaced
Threat or Opportunity?
With great change comes great opportunity.
Problems will arise that need you to solve them.
The problem isn’t robots taking jobs, but people doing the jobs of robots
Data = oil?
Threat or Opportunity?
On consumer side raise global income levels and improve the quality of life for populations around the world.
On the supply side a system based on scarcity is now faced with abundance. Hence creation of monopolies (google for example) and unjust limits on usage (Jstor for example – Aaron Swartz)
In the future will talent, more than capital, represent the critical factor of production?
UBI
How to make the most of the opportunity
How are your skills transferable?
Key skills to learn
With work becoming more automated, the work humans do becomes inherently more human
Complex problem solving
Critical thinking
Creativity
People management/leadership
Teamwork
Emotional intelligence
Service Orientation
Decision making
Negotiation
Cognitive adaptability
Data analysis
Initiative
Lifelong learning
Teaching others
Time management
Where to learn them
MOOCS
News
Where to learn them
Events & Groups
Volunteering
Hands on
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UI – User Interface Design The way through which a user interacts with a machine, an application or a website. This can include hardware (display screens, keyboards etc) but more commonly refers to the appearance of a desktop/app/website etc.
SEO – Search Engine Optimisation. Activities that attempt to boost search engine ranking (e.g. top page on Google). Largely free things (keywords etc), differs from SEM which is paid activities like adverts
UX – User Experience Design is the process of enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty by improving the usability, ease of use, and pleasure provided in the interaction between the customer and the product
AI – Artificial intelligence. The simulation of human intelligence processes by machines
Big data – extremely large data sets that may be analysed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations.
IOT – Internet of Things. Connecting all devices and ‘things’ to the internet and/or to each other to allow novel interactions, improve ease of use and/or increased data capture
Blockchain - A decentralised, digital database – publicly accessible but anonymised.
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