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Welcome to the New Age!
INTERFACE OC 2014
Anaheim, California
Nov. 13, 2014
Anaheim Marriott
1:00 PM
Blair Baker
Chief Technology Evangelist
@TechsN2Execs
How to Leverage Your Existing Skills to Succeed.
Blair Baker Chief Technology Evangelist [email protected] @TechsN2Execs 858.431.9980
What is the New Age?
Many differing definitions, but ultimately it is a radical shift from Business
As Usual or the “Status Quo”.
Historical Backgound Perspective on Change
Agriculture Revolution – 10,000BC
Industrial Revolution – circa 1800s
Digital Revolution – circa 1980s forward
Informational Revolution/New Digital Era (now)
World’s Knowledge Base Rate of Change is increasing exponentially
It took it 1500 years to double from 1AD – 1500
It doubled again in 250 years from 1500-1750
It doubled again in 150 years from 1750-1900
It is now doubling every two years & increasing.
“A full 90 percent of all the data in the world has been generated over the
last two years” – Source(s): ScienceDaily; SINTEF; IBM 5/22/2013
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Timeline of the New Age
Web 0.0 – Developing the internet
Web 1.0 – The shopping carts & static web
Web 4.0 – Open, Linked and Intelligent Web
Web 3.0 – The semantic executing web
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Web 2.0 – The writing and participating web
Source: Midexigner
The Internet of Everything as is Today
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Source: John Matherly, Shodan
Status Quo SWOT Analysis Framework
Source: Wikipedia
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Strengths of Status Quo
Experience in current environment
Existing Technical Skills
Tribal Knowledge/Know how to get things done
here/Corporate Culture
Traditional Skills like:
Judgment & Decision Making
Critical Thinking
Time Management
System Evaluation
Industry Experience
Internal/External Connections
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Strengths - Top Transferable Skills Skill Definition Correlation
Judgment and
Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action. 0.8
Complex Problem
Solving
Identifying complex problems, reviewing the options, and
implementing solutions.
0.7
Active Learning Working with new material or information to grasp its
implications.
0.7
Reading
Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related
documents.
0.7
Critical Thinking Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and
weaknesses of different approaches.
0.7
Time Management Managing one’s own time and the time of others. 0.7
Systems
Evaluation
Looking at many indicators of system performance and taking
into account their accuracy.
0.7
Monitoring Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing
something.
0.7
Active Listening Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions
as appropriate.
0.6
Writing
Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by
the needs of the audience.
0.6
SourceLaurence Shatkin,
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Drivers of Change to Status Quo
Source:
Reuven Gorsht
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Status Quo Weaknesses - Perception
Long Tenure/Experience in current environment
Existing Technical Skills (not fresh or current)
Tribal Knowledge/Know how to get things done
here/Corporate Culture
Industry Experience
Internal/External Connections (not cultivating)
Vendors – as order takers / *new shiny objects* new shiny objects* folks
Compressed Time/Reduced Staff
Decreasing Budgets
Increased Expectations
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Threats to Status Quo
Changing Workplaces
New Management - Different demographic/generation
Rapidly Shifting Technologies
Rapidly Changing R=G Demographics
Offshoring, Outsourcing, Cloud
Mobile Applications and Mobile Technologies
Cyber-Crime/Security & Forensics
Networking Internal/External Connections
CIOs may be Information Brokers – Vendor Management
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Demographic - Threat to Status Quo
Today Millennials are one third of the workforce
By 2020 Millennials will be one half of, and the Gen Z
Digital Natives will be entering, the workforce or attending
college
By 2030 Millennials will be almost three quarters and
considering retirement while Gen Z Digital Natives will
begin hitting age thirty and in full stride in the workplace.
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Demographic - Threat to Status Quo
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Opportunities for the New Age
Social Media and Social Media Technologies
Cloud and Cloud related Technologies
Analytics, BI, and Big Data
Mobile Applications and Mobile Technologies
Cyber Security & Forensics
Networking Internal/External Connections
New CIOs will be Information Brokers – Vendor
Management
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Opportunities - Caveats
“60% of the best jobs in the next ten years have not
been invented yet”
- Thomas Frey
“65% of Kindergarteners will grow up to have jobs
that do not exist today”
- Irma Wallace, WagePoint
“Half of the technology that College Freshmen learn
will be outdated by their Junior Year ”
- Irma Wallace, WagePoint
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Opportunities for the New Age
Source:
WagePoint
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Opportunities - New Age Careers
Daniel Burrus
Mobile HW/SW Services
Remote Visual Communications
Social Business Enterprise Mgmt
Cyber Security & Forensics
Additive Manufacturing/3DPrinting
Gamification of Education
Cloud Services and Virtualization
Big Data & Real-Time Analysis
Intelligent E-Personal Assistants
3D Web
Connected Intelligence Objects
Advanced Robotics & Automation
Sparks&Honey
Drone Driver
Personal Digital Curator
Digital Detox Therapist
Corporate Disorganizer
Curiosity Tutor
Alternate Currency
Speculator
Privacy Consultant
3D Printing Handyman
Digital Death Manager
Skype Stager
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Opportunites – Needed New Age Skills
Source:
Reuven Gorsht
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Opportunities - Vendor Management
Source: Gartner
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Opportunities - Vendor Management
1. Identify Strategic Vendors
2. Identify Core Team
3. Develop a Charter
4. Share Goals w/Vendors
5. Ensure Vendor Management Becomes Integral Part
of Job
6. Build an Identity
7. Communicate Successes
8. Reward Stakeholders
9. Review on a Periodic Basis
Source: Guriq Sedha, Gartner
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Next Steps
1. Today – View Vendors as knowledge/Info source
2. Look beyond Status Quo to Innovate
3. Refresh Technical Awareness/skills
4. Network, Network, Network
5. Invest some time/effort in one Social Media Platform
6. Eat Lunch with/listen to the Business
7. Build Your Brand - Contribute exp/lessons learned
8. Communicate Successes (IT Marketing)
9. Hire/find/be a coach or mentor
10.Mentor Millennials/Listen to Digital Natives
Blair Baker Chief Technology Evangelist [email protected] @TechsN2Execs 858.431.9980