IBM was one of the earliest companies to
hire based on skills, led by the strong beliefs of
Ginny Rometty, former CEO and now executive
chairman of the digital powerhouse. She has said
that as many as 15% of manufacturing jobs at
IBM require no college degree and she has been
a leader in driving the White House Workforce
Task Force. Along with Apple CEO Tim Cook and
other industry leaders, the Task Force helped
create an executive directive for all federal job
hiring practices to be revised in order to focus on
skills over degrees. This is impressive since the
U.S. Government is the nation’s largest employer.
Opportunities for Makers
The World Economic Forum in their 2018 The
Future of Jobs Report predicts that 75 million
jobs will be lost to automation by 2022. On the
flip side, they see almost double that number
of people, 133 million, will be needed to fill the
new kinds of 21st-century jobs that are already
emerging. Makers have just the types of skills
— digital design, robotics, 3D printing, laser and
CNC machining, AI, predictive analytics, and
more — that these jobs demand. Further, my
research with 200 employers in 2017 showed that
employers are hungry for workers with problem-
solving experience, something learned naturally
in makerspaces, fab labs, and schools teaching
with project-based learning methodologies.
The Future Workforce Now toolkit that was
developed for states to implement new policy
strategies emphasizes the need to foster new
Lifelong Learning models. Although 2- or 4-year
degrees may not be a digital job requirement,
specialized skills are definitely needed. These can
be acquired via skill-specific training that is short
in duration and affordable, such as the digital
badges from the New Collar Network program
(newcollarnetwork.com). Even for makers with
experience, a micro-credential can add depth to
a resume.
It is clear that powerful trends in technology,
industry, hiring practices, and education are
converging to create a new workplace. With
makers’ mastery and advancement of digital
fabrication tools, we are creating an opening to
fabricate this very Future of Work for ourselves.
Potomac Photonics, Inc., Formlabs, Jenna Jobst, TiraHowardPhotography.com
Formlabs has teamed up with companies like
New Balance to make custom shoe components.
JenaviGuard facemasks, printed at large scale with
converted Stoll flat-knitting machines.
Jewelry designer Mayte Cardenas discusses 3D designs
with Sarah Boisvert. *
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People of the New Collar
Workforce includes
augmented-reality videos
and interactions. Use
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People of the
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Augmented Reality Brings Human|Machine Stories to Life
People of the New Collar Workforce
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Author Sarah Boisvert’s expertise bridges advanced man-
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has been a keynote speaker for many organizations, and has
been interviewed frequently in the media, most recently by
the Wall Street Journal and the BBC. Sarah is a Fellow and
Past President of the Laser Institute of America, an Amer-
ica Makes Ambassador, and has served on the Boards of
numerous technical societies and educational institutions.
People of the
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Augmented Reality Brings Human|Machine Stories to Life
in People of the New Collar Workforce
give today’s digital worker a chance to share in their own words what it’s like
to work with robots, 3D Printers, lasers, AI, Virtual Reality and more!
No ordinary coffee table book, you’ll find an interactive experience that will
change your view of working with machines. From manufacturing to art,
dentistry to jewelry making and automotive to aerospace, this timely book
explores the changing role of work through the eyes of real life New Collar
workers. Author Sarah Boisvert also provides insight into job requirements
for the new technologies and exciting alternative education options to meet
employer needs.
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SPECIAL FEATURE
Interview with Avi Reichental, Visionary Founder, CEO & Chairman, XponentialWorks
“The Additive Manufacturing industry is going to get more exciting and more
relevant than ever before. It brings with it unlimited potential to reshape the way
that we design, make, communicate and manufacture. It gives every individual the
opportunity to make a real impact in the world
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