Strange ideas about the future of employment from the Brookfield Institute
Jessica Thornton and Heather Russek, Ryerson University, Brookfield Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, were the keynote speakers at the Our Future Hamilton Summit which took
place on Tuesday, November 5/19 at Hamilton's Liuna Station.
The duo shared information from a Brookfield report called "Turn and Face the Strange" which looks at trends that will change the world of employment in the future.
The report found 600 signals for change, which equated to 100 possible trends.
At the summit they spoke about 13 trends which they see as looming on the horizen.
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Creative AI: Movies have been created by AI and art work, perhaps creative services will become more accessible to all in the future
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Working Retirement: As people live longer and need more money seniors will keep working, maybe even up to 80 years old!
3.
Humans, Augmented: Companies are starting to develop brain enhancements that will be used to connect our brains to our smart phones