siliconindia | | November 20209also develops their own insights and talents while contributing to organizational improvement. Generating Creative Commu-nication: Creative communicators of today have the ability to express themselves clearly and creatively us-ing a variety of technology platforms, tools, styles and digital media. Pro-fessionals can expand their literacy skills by using technologies to com-municate complex ideas effectively, tailoring content for audiences, and using digital media, social media and visualizations. The ability to com-municate clearly is a key workplace skill. Digital tools amplify the size and scope of the audience, making it necessary for learner-workers to effectively and appropriately com-municate ideas, persuade, and inform others through digital means includ-ing social media.Constructing Global Collabora-tion: Global collaborators are those who use digital tools to broaden their perspectives, collaborate with oth-ers, and work effectively in teams both locally and globally, across time zones and national borders. Working adults use digital tools to collaborate effectively on teams and virtually engage varied viewpoints and exper-tise locally or globally. By building familiarity with other cultures, work-ers learn to use digital tools to better collaborate with colleagues at work. Additionally, upskilling would not only improve their chances of employability but would also increase the scope of jobs they could apply based on the skills they have acquired over a period of time. For example, in the case of engineers, doctors and commerce graduates learning and exposure to data science will open up a whole host of opportunities driven by technology transition in their respective fields. Cyber security is another emerging area which is witnessing massive growth and recruitment. AWS, Azure, DevOps, RPA, Digital marketing and analytics are some of the other key areas which are growing exponentially.The ownership of learning is a responsibility of the employee by proactively upskilling oneself, in addition to the training programs provided by the employer, so that they can easily adjust to a dynamic business environment and reduce risk of losing jobs. In fact companies should also develop a strategy to guide employees to develop digital and cognitive capabilities that will enable them to adapt and make them self-reliant. The employers should also envision a long-term benefit and leverage this opportunity to commit on reskilling and up skilling that can strengthen the workforce for future disruptions.The unprecedent times of today have definitely brought in painful challenges to many around the world. However,it has also been a `wake-up' call for many to ensure that learning continues to stay relevant. As they say, any tasks or circumstances can be faced confidently through the `Power of Knowledge'. Designing is a skill that can benefit workers in many roles. Innovative designers use technologies within a human-centered design thinking process to identify and solve complex problems
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