Thought Leaders of Tomorrow: How Are They Different? | NIMT Blog

In 2014, when Jonathan Rochelle, who was the head of Google’s education apps group, together with product manager Zach Yeskel, launched the Google Classroom app, little did the two know that the product they had designed was going to be an indispensable tool for many in a few years’ time. Rochelle and Yeskel had not the faintest idea that a global pandemic was going to change drastically the mode of education in the year 2020. All they wanted to accomplish with their app was to help teachers manage their duties more efficiently and conveniently. As we know, not only did this noble objective of theirs succeed enormously, but on top of that, Google Classroom has become the go-to app for conducting online classes during these trying times. We must remember that it is because of the farsightedness of thought leaders like Rochelle and Yeskel that Google continues to be the giant technology company it is. Sure, the two did not predict that a pandemic would hit the world like a storm and bring the global economy to its knees, but they did envision the potential growth of online education in the future.

The characteristics that make good thought leaders always remain the same. They must all possess an originality of mind, a sharpness of intellect, and acute observation skills that enable them to feel the pulse of any industry, understand its trends and patterns, and predict where its chances of development and prosperity lie. But if all thought leaders have the same attributes, then what makes the thought leaders of tomorrow any different? The difference, it must be understood, lies not in the qualities they possess, but in the industrial needs of the future that they must have an idea of beforehand. It is according to the requirements and scope of particular sectors that future thought leaders must cultivate their creativity and streamline their ideas.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Intellectual Property (IP)

Transportation

The Workforce of Tomorrow

As the ongoing pandemic has shown, working from home is rapidly evolving from an alternative to a necessity. Thought leaders must make organisations see that a digital future awaits the employment industry. They must ensure that the digital revolution does not turn into a mass unemployment disaster like the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries did. As the nature of jobs undergoes a sea change, education and training must also be remodelled in order to prepare prospective employees to equip themselves to survive, and thrive, in the digital age. It is the duty of the thought leaders of tomorrow to show that the future does not jeopardise job opportunities but paves the way for newer and better career prospects.

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