I developed this presentation for a conference last weekend. It builds on a blog post I wrote a couple of weeks ago.
Shift Happens
Shift Happens came out more that a decade ago. The changes it identified focused on the analogue world.
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The population of China and India
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How many brilliant kids there are in India
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China becoming the number one English speaking country in the world.
It delivers lots of revelations that we now accept as part of out world. We adapted.
We are going to have to adapt to AI generated change even faster.
AI and Online Job Applications
The Australian government came out with guidelines for using AI for your job applications. It is now 12 months old but still has great advice about protecting your privacy.
Job Applications Using AI
Everyone is using AI to generate their first draft of AI. Ty Jones from Jobs and Skills in Geraldton reckons many are a lot better than the ones he is used to getting!!
They need to be personalised once the initial draft has been done.
Ty does a brilliant presentation on the use of AI in job applications. He really demystifies how to use it. You can email him for a copy HERE.
Career Practitioners are Change Agents
We are change agents and our role is to guide people in times of significant change.
We KNOW where to find the most current relevant information and we KNOW how to engage with people. 
How to Prepare for the Future
There is already a tsunami of information to wade through.
The speed of incoming information is going to increase. My advice is to specialize if you can. Pick a narrow field and go deep if you want to keep up.
If you can’t specialize you need to form strong networks of experts to work with.
Learn How to Provide Holistic Solutions
Nora Bateson’s Warm Data methodology and Dave Snowdon’s Cynefin Framework provide ways of addressing complex environments.
Finally – Focus on Being Human
Engage. Connect with people. Find out how they are coping. Go to more conferences and to more meet up meetings. We need to be sharing what we know through the lens of career professionals.
You can download a copy of my presentation HERE.
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