New World of Work Presentation at NACCE 2013

1. FUTURE Forward Now – New World of
Work: 21st Century Skills through
Entrepreneurship Education
- New World of Work: 21st Century Skills
Schulz,
through AmyBaldwin,Director, CTE/EWD, Feather RiverSystems
Entrepreneurship EducationCollege
David
President, Aquarian Technology
October 14, 2013

2. Learning Objective 1: Gain strategies to make the case for
entrepreneurship education and its role in 21st Century Skills
development
Learning Objective 2: Contribute to idea sharing to integrate the
panel's findings into entrepreneurship education
Learning Objective 3: Make meaningful connections with other
session participants and broaden their resource network

3. Background of Project: What is a Skills Panel?
Skills panels create a business-driven forum to solve
workforce problems in a particular industry by
encouraging companies, who might otherwise be in
competition, to collaborate on identifying the critical
skills needed by their employees.
– California Community College Economic & Workforce
Development
http://cccewd.typepad.com/ewdblog/2012/05/the-innovations-of-skills-panels.html

4. Skills Panel Methodology
1. Retain a Futurist
2. Research future work and entrepreneur trends
3. Invite the panelists- mix of entrepreneurs, HR
professionals, educators, students
4. Frame the discussion with an overview of future trends
5. Ask a couple of questions and let the fun begin
6. Find ways to incorporate results into instruction

5. Inspiration from Institute for the Future’s
Future Work Skills 2020
Davies, A., Fidler, D., & Gorbis, M. (2011). Future Work Skills 2020. Institute for the Future for University of Phoenix Research Institute. Palo
Alto, CA

6. Heimstra, G. (2013, June 4). How You Will Work in the Future. In Co.Exist/ideas + impact. http://www.fastcoexist.com/1682195/how-you-will-work-inthe-future.

7. Knowledge Jobs
Information Technology Jobs
Managerial, Professional and Technical Jobs
Workforce Education
Immigration of Knowledge Workers
Migration of U.S. Knowledge Workers
Manufacturing Value Added
High-Wage Traded Services
Atkinson, R. D., & Stewart, L. A. (2012). The 2012 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States.
December 2012.

8. Globalization
Foreign Direct Investment
Export Focus of Manufacturing and Services
Atkinson, R. D., & Stewart, L. A. (2012). The 2012 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States.
December 2012.

9. Economic Dynamism
Job Churning
Fast Growing Firms
Initial Public Offerings
Entrepreneurial Activity
Inventor Patents
Atkinson, R. D., & Stewart, L. A. (2012). The 2012 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States.
December 2012.

10. The Digital Economy
Online Population
E-Government
Online Agriculture
Broadband Telecommunications
Health IT
Atkinson, R. D., & Stewart, L. A. (2012). The 2012 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States.
December 2012.

11. Innovation Capacity
High-Tech Jobs
Scientists and Engineers
Patents
Industry Investment in R&D
Non-Industry Investment in R&D
Movement Toward a Green Economy
Venture Capital
Atkinson, R. D., & Stewart, L. A. (2012). The 2012 State New Economy Index: Benchmarking Economic Transformation in the States.
December 2012.

12. 3 Skills Panels Later…
1.
2.
3.
4.
List of Top 10 Skills
Curriculum and methodologies to incorporate findings
Partnerships established
A team of budding futurists

13. Top 10 Skills/Themes
Self-Awareness
Social/Diversity
Awareness
Resilience
Empathy
Adaptability
Communication Skills
Collaboration
Digital Literacy
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Analysis/Solution Mindset

14. Self-Awareness

15. Social Diversity
Awareness

16. Resilience,
especially after
failure

17. Empathy

18. Communication

19. Adaptability

20. Collaboration, in
person & virtually

21. Digital Literacy

22. Entrepreneurial
Mindset

23. Analysis/Solution
Mindset

24. A Few Solutions for Today’s Students
Experiential Learning
Internships
21st Century Skills Curriculum
Entrepreneurship Education Methodologies
Systems change: Linked Learning
Need your help for more…

26. What role does Entrepreneurship
Education play in training the future
workforce?
• Give specific examples of how entrepreneurship education
incorporates skills/themes and adjust to future work trends
• Share best practices & pedagogies that address emerging
work trends

27. Facilitated Small Group Discussion
1. In groups of 4-6 people, answer the
questions through discussion
2. Record answers on post-it notes provided
3. Please include your name on post-its
4. A group spokesperson will report findings
and process

28. Thank you for your contributions today!
For more information or results of today’s discussion, please
contact:
Amy Schulz, aschulz@frc.edu, (530) 283-0202 X358
Dave Baldwin, dbalwin@aquariansys.com, (419) 884-6110