What are the possibilities for the future of work?

Many different futures are possible. We cannot predict the future by projecting from the past. But we can identify some of the critical uncertainties that will frame the future of work.

The purpose of this survey is to collect different possible scenarios for the future of work and to identify the implications for skills and competencies.


You will be able to see the results to date as soon as you complete the survey and you can sign up for updates, reports and analysis. The presentation is not perfect and detailed analysis and reports will be published from time to time.

Ibbaka will use insights from this survey to develop open competency models and to evolve its skill and competency management platform.

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* 1. The following critical uncertainties have been identified by the World Economic Forum and respondents to this survey as being relevant to the future of work. Please put these in order of most important to least important for the sector in which you work. You will be able to suggest what is most likely to happen in your industry later in the survey.

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* 2. Please suggest another critical uncertainty. Provide two or three alternative futures that define the uncertainty. We review these weekly to consider replacing one or more of the above uncertainties.

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* 3. For your industry, which talent mobility scenario is more likely? (Talent mobility is the ease with which people can change jobs and job tracks within a company.)

Less Mobility About the Same More mobility
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* 4. In your industry, workforce diversity will

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* 5. For your industry, which wage disparity scenario is more likely? (Wage disparity refers to the range of compensation from low to high.)

More wage disparity About the same Less wage disparity
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* 6. For your industry, the pace of learning is likely to

Slow down Remain the same Accelerate
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* 7. For your industry, AI and robotics are likely to

Replace humans Have relatively little impact Complement humans
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* 8. For your industry, autonomy (an individual's control over their own work) will

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* 9. For your industry, use of freelancers (gig workers) will

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* 10. For your industry, which skills are required for resilience (the ability to return to normal after disruption).

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* 11. For your industry, which skills are required for adaptation (the ability to change to respond to a new normal).

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* 12. For your industry, which skills are required for efficiency (the ability to conduct business with the fewest possible resources).

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* 13. In your industry, what kind of skills are the most important for the future of work?

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* 14. What new skills will be needed for the future?

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* 15. Which of the following best describes the principal industry of your organization?

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* 16. What is your experience with scenario planning?

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* 17. Overall, I am

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