How the American Dream is evolving for workers

For generations, the American Dream followed a familiar script: Finish school, land a stable job, climb the ladder and retire after decades with the same employer. Success was measured by titles, promotions and loyalty. Today, it’s rarely so simple.

A growing number of Americans are consultants and creators, executives and entrepreneurs, coaches and content producers. What was once considered unconventional has quietly become the norm.

It’s tempting to see that shift as uncertainty. The experts shaping America’s future of work see something else. They see reinvention.

Some compare today’s moment to the Industrial Revolution, but for knowledge workers. Artificial intelligence is transforming how work gets done, creating opportunities for people to spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time-solving problems, building relationships and thinking creatively.

Joseph Fuller, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School and co-chair of its Managing the Future of Work project, believes that artificial intelligence (AI) can help solve one of the labor market’s oldest challenges: the costly mismatch between workers and jobs. Among the innovations he sees emerging are AI-powered simulations that let candidates experience what a role is really like, while giving employers a richer view of how someone responds in realistic scenarios…

Original source: https://www.usatoday.com/money/