What Words Would You Associate With SG's Future Economy?
Across
- 2. Evolution of the economy into the future economy will involve much change and learning, at the individual, business and national levels.
- 6. Data and information will be a key driver of change for the future economy.
- 7. Being able to manage diversity, differences or variety will be important for SG and workers alike.
- 8. Businesses in the future economy will be mobile and will not restrict themselves to time and space as far as possible.
- 11. Innovation will be one of the drivers of change for the future economy. SG is willing to invest in innovation efforts to keep her economy going strong.
- 13. In the future economy, things will converge and come together as opposed to diverging and breaking apart.
- 14. In the future economy, we need to embrace technology, be ready to learn new skills and acquire deeper or mastery skills, where possible.
- 15. To empathize and to put yourself in the shoes of others will be a very human skill that employers will need. This is so that they may deliver technology and their business with a human touch and understanding working across cultures.
- 16. Transformation will be part of the future economy, where businesses and jobs will change, transform and be discarded, hence, the importance of life-long learning.
- 19. Employers will also be looking for employees who are flexible and has the ability to adapt to different situations as opposed to rigidity.
Down
- 1. Being open minded enough to consider different perspectives will be useful for employees to thrive in the future economy.
- 3. Workers in the future economy will need to be collaborative. This involves cooperating with two or more parties.
- 4. Employees in the future economy will need to be versatile. This refers to the ability to adapt or be adapted to different functions of work.
- 5. Employers will also be looking for workers who are able to be creative, to think outside the box.
- 9. The key skills that employers will be looking for will involve unlearning. This means discarding or adapting old learning and acquiring new learning.
- 10. Having the courage and dare to face the challenges of the future economy will be a good first step to thriving in the future economy.
- 12. In the future economy, we have to be prepared to go international, working across national borders.
- 17. For the future economy, a spirit of lifelong learning is crucial, as there will be much to unlearn, and relearn.
- 18. Employers will also be looking for an open mindset in employees, who are adaptable, nimble and open to learning.