by Peter du Toit | Sep 29, 2017 | Future of Work, Future Skills
These are the jobs that are disappearing the fastest in the US at the moment. Expect this to become a global trend as technology disrupts the workplace. Here is the list in order of biggest job losses: Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks Cooks, fast food...
by Peter du Toit | Sep 21, 2017 | Future of Work, Location Independence, Remote Work
What you are looking at here is a picture depicting, on a map, where Automattic’s team members are situated. That would be 611 people, in 58 countries, speaking 80 languages. Here is the interesting thing about this team, the overwhelming majority don’t work from an...
by Peter du Toit | Sep 5, 2017 | Digital Workplace, Location Independence
In the August 2017 edition of the South African Property Review magazine, on page 50 there is a reprint of this piece by James Maddock entitled The Gig Is Up: Saying Hello To Your Dream Workplace In it he explores the impact flexible/remote working is having on...
by Peter du Toit | Sep 4, 2017 | Digital Literacy
I see a lot of people who struggle to understand what digital literacy is and how it’s different from digital fluency. Let me give you an example. And let’s use the current social media landscape. Digital literacy, in this context for example would include knowing...
by Peter du Toit | Sep 4, 2017 | Digital Literacy, Future Skills
Take a careful look at this graphic. Can you find South Africa? Found us? We are listed along with Peru, Pakistan, Egypt and Thailand. All these countries, including South Africa are in the “Watch Out” Zone. What does that mean? “Watch Out countries face significant...
