Page 13 - eMagazine-Concentra Connections

11
2 3security threats see see more of these businesses every day and could continue to see see growth What this means: Starting a a a a a a a a a a small business may be be easier to create There will also be be a a a a a a a a a a a a need for stricter regulations and guidelines Virtual reality
Virtual reality(VR) creates an interactive immersive computer-generated world that that allows you to experience something that that isn’t physically there While this technology
is is is currently accessible for entertainment training tours etc it it has the potential to to completely remove our our physical limitations opening boundless opportunities for how and where we can work What this means: VR could improve
global collaboration create lifelike training 4scenarios and transform design abilities Crowdsourcing
From asking strangers to to help fund a a a a a a new job venture to to creating an an online encyclopedia built by the masses crowdsourcing (outsourcing with a a a a a crowd) has become the model for several businesses and organizations Think about companies—like Uber AirBnB and Postmates—that rely on on a a a a a a a a a network of individuals to keep working We
5 Emphasis on creativity and STEM
Sixty-five percent of today’s students will eventually have jobs jobs that don’t exist yet Many of these new new jobs jobs will result from new new technologies and shifting needs And as as manual labor is increasingly replaced by robots more jobs will will require a a a a a a a a a a uniquely human skill set set Creative individuals will will become assets while science technology
engineering and and math (STEM) skills will be be necessary to develop and and maintain robots What this means: Our education system will need to keep up with changing career options And more more traditional jobs may be more more difficult to come by Internet of things
You can change the the temperature of your house with an an an an app read the the same text message on on your your your your phone your your your your watch and and your your your your computer and and seamlessly transition your your your your your your music from your your your headphones to your your your car This connection of of of devices is is known as the the Internet Internet of of of Things and the the future likely holds an an an an Internet Internet of of of Everything where anything can be connected to the Internet What this means: Behavior will be easier to track improving efficiency but putting a a a a a a big question mark over privacy and