Is creativity key to future jobs?

Late last year, I had the pleasure of asking 300 brilliant local high school students, what jobs will be most disrupted by technology in the next 10 years? So many well-informed answers shot back "Lawyers! Teachers! Retailers! Doctors! Travel Agents!" One answer stood out that day and gave me pause for reflection, a young man shouted "Any jobs that aren't creative".

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This Thursday, join Founder Jorge Castillo, Creative Director of the multi-award winning Canvas Group and District Group, in a fireside chat with Zara Crichton, Executive Director at Venture Café Sydney as we discuss his career success combining impactful design with technology to create effective business solutions - and what the future may bring.

Current research future jobs shows us that creativity is the most transferable skill and is one of the greatest predictors of a job’s future prospects. In fact, creativity and project management skills proved to be the most potent skill mix for the future.

Some questions we'll cover - get your questions ready too!

What does it mean to be creative? Can anyone approach their job creatively?
Career pathways are no longer linear. Where could skilled 3D talent apply their skills to today, and in the future?
In addition to technical skills training, should we also be learning how to tackle non-routine problems with design led thinking and other creative approaches?

The teenagers of today are listening to this debate because it's the reality they now face. And it's a reality that many of us in the workforce will face at an accelerated pace as a direct impact of COVID-19.

Let's continue this conversation with students, parents, policymakers, employers and the workforce on how technical skills alone are nothing without creativity to back them up – whether that is being creative with a spreadsheet or setting abuzz with your next medical research breakthrough.