Following are suggested reading materials for delegates to the 2024 Oxford Conclave:
Research by Oxford Scholars
“Storycraft: the importance of narrative and narrative skills in business”
These two articles are by Dr. James Robson, director of SKOPE Research Centre (Centre for Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance), Oxford University Department of Education. He has suggested that delegates to The Oxford Conclave read these prior to our meeting with him.
Technology at Work 7.0: The Third Phase of Globalization
A study by Dr. Carl Benedikt Frey and colleagues seeking to “predict future trends and identify new technologies that will be truly disruptive.” Dr. Frey directs the Future of Work Programme at Oxford’s Mansfield College.
Research by Other Academic and Consulting Organizations
The Future of Jobs Report 2023
World Economic Forum’s analysis of employer expectations covers 45 economies in all regions and provides insights on how socio-economic and technology trends will shape the workplace of the future.
“Ray Kurzweil on how AI will transform the physical world”
In a June 2024 interview with The Economist, the futurist predicts profound changes in energy, manufacturing and medicine. (A free registration may be required to view the whole article.)
The Next 50 Years of Work
This article by Boston Consulting Group draws on input from 150 futurists to map global trends.
Future of Work – Resource Collection
A series of reroots, articles and podcasts by Deloitte.
The Great Misalignment: Addressing the Mismatch between the Supply of Certificates and Associate’s Degrees and the Future Demand for Workers
A 2024 study by Georgetown University Center on Education and The Workforce analyzing future employment demand in 500+ U.S. cities.
What is the Future of Work?
Article by McKinsey & Company on the firm’s research of projected workforce changes in eight countries.
Vocational Discernment for an Uncertain Future
The resources below will help inform the session with Dr. David Cunningham on supporting students in discerning their vocations:
“The Language of Vocation in the Age of AI”
Article by Michael Pasquale, in Vocation Matters blog, December 29, 2023.
“Actually, You Can’t Be Anything You Want (And It’s a Good Thing, Too)”
Article by William T. Cavanaugh, in David S. Cunningham, ed., At This Time and In This Place: Vocation and Higher Education (Oxford, 2016), 25-46.
“A Case for Compassionate Pedagogy: Caring for the Public’s Health, Cultivating Sustainable Vocations”
Article by Meghan M. Slining, in Erin VanLaningham, ed., Called Beyond Our Selves: Vocation and the Common Good (Oxford, 2024) 214-235.
Callings: Education, Contemplation, and Joy
Podcast by Rowan Williams (Season 3, Episode 4, 1-18-2023).
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1282658/12070597
Resource for Spouse/Partner Discussion
10 higher ed trends to watch in 2024
InsideTrack’s yearly predictions for where higher ed is headed