In early April 2022, TED Director Chris Anderson interviewed Elon Musk, revealing the intricate perspective of the future that this icon of creativity and technology has. Colonies on Mars, thousands of spacecraft capable of carrying hundreds of people into space, interconnected and autonomous cities, robot butlers, brain interconnectivity with technology, etc. All this happening in a period of 10 years.
10 years! what looked like a science fiction film It will be our reality in a decade. Latin America may not have broken the gap that separates us from developed countries, but we will undoubtedly be influenced by this wave in many ways.
Technology will not stop advancing. It is already a reality that computers could take over all the responsibilities of some employees from one day to the next; We still do not know the scope of the Artificial intelligence. Despite this, substitution is a very superficial way of looking at the interaction of technology with human teams.
More and more companies are adopting or piloting AI applications in their operation. Which means that in this five-year period we will have to completely re-imagine the nature of work, with hybrid teams that integrate technology as a great companion that empowers each neuron of the human team.
The geeks Technologists are looking forward to this moment and are helping to create it, but this also implies a titanic task for companies: to pass the baton between generations in the right way and create a true post-generational effect. In order to cope with the unstoppable technological expansion, we need to improve the Talent managementculture and leadership.
The reality is that today only a handful of companies are making significant investments in training for new skillsso very few leaders are equipped to lead a multi-generational, hyper-tech workforce effectively.
We are still in debt and the machine does not stop
Assuming that a technology-enhanced business model really works, I suspect that future businesses will owe their success or failure primarily to the quality and management of their culture and leadership.
We are human creating companies to live better. We need meaningful interactions to grow and survive. The pace of change is demanding that leaders work closer together to generate solutions in a volatile environment of continuous innovation, where what will come next is often uncertain.
Paradoxically, this ambitious productivity frenzy becomes a powerful obstacle to the creating sustainable cultures by preventing contact, empathy and human warmth by definition.
The biggest problem is that there are very little margin for error in the creation of more harmonious forms of culture. If we sit idly by in this regard, we will be increasingly dangerous to ourselves. Just look at the environment, the more technology we have, the closer we get to breaking the natural cycles of the planet.
Each company is a fractal microcosm of this challenge. On the one hand, we want efficiency and performance to keep the lights of progress; on the other, well-being, happiness and vital purpose.
Paradoxically, the answer lies back in technology. We need to orient ourselves towards the creation of hybrid training environments, multifunctional that allow you to connect more easily with people. Applications that allow hyper-personalization and high performance only through balance and health.
It is essential that organizations reinvent themselves quickly and learn to manage the well-being of people and the operational possibilities of technology such as Artificial Intelligence to be able to face the future in an optimal way.
To bridge the gap we need more investment and interest in comprehensive skills training that put us technically in the right place for all generations and, at the same time, help us unlock significant possibilities in the way we connect with each other with empathy, warmth and camaraderie.
The future is bright. Let’s hope that brightness does not blind us!