

Housing Sales Down, but Prices Up
Sales in major Indian cities fell 15% from 47 million sq. ft. in October 2018 to 40 million sq. ft. in the same month of 2019



Snackable Learning Modules Coming
In an era of lifelong training and re-skilling to keep abreast of opportunities and threats, businesses and employees need to enable continuous 'Byte' learningHumans as More Sentient Social Species
Social, emotional and ethical capacities may turn out to be more important than the intellectual capacitiesFor jobs within the government, relevance must take precedence over size and quantityTime to Build a New People Pyramid
A pyramid denotes age, experience-led hierarchy, timed progression and thus a degree of inertia and age-led journey to the top. We need to challenge thatOffices to Foster Collaboration
Technology will help support a wide range of work styles, especially flexible working or co-workingNew technologies create completely new markets that could not have existed beforeLeading experts on the radical changes in jobs, workplace, skills, privacy and employee well-beingGreater Polarisation in Pay from On-demand Economy
The widening vocational demand-supply gap and poor employability after higher education will skew wages in favour of vocational workTowards Mind-positive Workplaces
Focus will be on protecting a company's most precious asset - the emotional well-being of employeesThe Eight-hour Workday is Dead
Millennials are used to a sense of freedom, flexibility and control over their lives. By simply voting with their feet they will drive this behaviour. And office architecture is rapidly changing, to provide greater collaboration, openness, less hierarchy, driven by this need for informality and ideationUse of high technology in manufacturing is not a job killer as we have believed for years. It can be an engine for all-round growth and prosperitySkilling programmes need to be rapid, flexible and highly personalised. Organisations need to instill a culture of continuous learningPolicymakers, regulators and industries must collectively invest in development of new agile learners by improving education and training systemsWelcome the Growing Tribe of Gig Workers
More people are going to be engaged in work outside the formal workforce than inside itCompanies' outlook will expand to ensuring that business stays committed to community, consumer and the planetFirewalls to Separate Personal From Professional
New principles will govern workplace usage of personal devices. Safeguards will be critical to avoid blurring the divide

