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Future Shift 5: Gaming, Employability and Lifelong Education
The skills we need for work are changing. So shouldn’t our training change with it? That’s what GameAcademy co-founder Irina Agafonova has bet on.
She joined the podcast to discuss whether robots really will take our jobs, which skills employers are looking for, the current stigma around gaming and how that is on the cusp of changing, and how gamers can capitalise on their in game talents in the real world.
show notes
GameAcademy Website https://www.gameacademy.co/
GameAcademy Discord https://discord.gg/kfFgCYg
UK Shortage Occupation list https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-k-shortage-occupation-list
No longer optional: digital skill shortages https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807830/No_Longer_Optional_Employer_Demand_for_Digital_Skills.pdf
Nesta project information https://www.nesta.org.uk/report/the-future-of-skills-employment-in-2030/
Transcript (~98% accurate)
Jacob Pratt 0:06Hey, and welcome to future shift where we understand the world better by discussing changing and emerging industries. I’m Jacob Pratt, and today we’re talking about gaming, employability and lifelong education.
IntroductionYou’re staring at your screen, in your hastily cobbled together home office. Your shoulders ache from the table being slightly too low, and you forgot the coaster again, so there’s another watermark. You might as well go for gold and complete the fifth ring at this point. These thoughts are distracting you because you don’t want to concentrate on the videos you’re supposed to be watching. People in your team have been saying that systems thinking is what the company is looking for. So an online course followed by a couple of days of classroom teaching with overly eager colleagues should do the trick. 40 hours in total, you can pay attention for five of those and click your way through the rest, but it will still be draining and cost the company a lot of money. you’re frustrated.
Systems Thinking digital leadership and teamwork are important. The nature of work is changing and we need to grow and adapt with it. So should our training adapt with it as well? Couldn’t a SimCity Mayor, World of Warcraft raid leader or an Overwatch top 500 be demonstrating these skills already? That’s what game Academy co founder Irina Agafonova has bet on.
She believes that the skill shortages that developed in an ever changing workplace could be met by the millions of dedicated and skilled gamers out there. We just need some corporate and gaming language translation support She joined the podcast to discuss whether robots really will take our jobs, which skills employers are looking for the current stigma around gaming and how that is on the cusp of changing and how gamers can capitalise on their in game talents in the real world. We started by talking about how Irina co founded g...
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The skills we need for work are changing. So shouldn’t our training change with it? That’s what GameAcademy co-founder Irina Agafonova has bet on.
She joined the podcast to discuss whether robots really will take our jobs, which skills employers are looking for, the current stigma around gaming and how that is on the cusp of changing, and how gamers can capitalise on their in game talents in the real world.
show notes
GameAcademy Website https://www.gameacademy.co/
GameAcademy Discord https://discord.gg/kfFgCYg
UK Shortage Occupation list https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-k-shortage-occupation-list
No longer optional: digital skill shortages https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/807830/No_Longer_Optional_Employer_Demand_for_Digital_Skills.pdf
Nesta project information https://www.nesta.org.uk/report/the-future-of-skills-employment-in-2030/
Transcript (~98% accurate)
Jacob Pratt 0:06Hey, and welcome to future shift where we understand the world better by discussing changing and emerging industries. I’m Jacob Pratt, and today we’re talking about gaming, employability and lifelong education.
IntroductionYou’re staring at your screen, in your hastily cobbled together home office. Your shoulders ache from the table being slightly too low, and you forgot the coaster again, so there’s another watermark. You might as well go for gold and complete the fifth ring at this point. These thoughts are distracting you because you don’t want to concentrate on the videos you’re supposed to be watching. People in your team have been saying that systems thinking is what the company is looking for. So an online course followed by a couple of days of classroom teaching with overly eager colleagues should do the trick. 40 hours in total, you can pay attention for five of those and click your way through the rest, but it will still be draining and cost the company a lot of money. you’re frustrated.
Systems Thinking digital leadership and teamwork are important. The nature of work is changing and we need to grow and adapt with it. So should our training adapt with it as well? Couldn’t a SimCity Mayor, World of Warcraft raid leader or an Overwatch top 500 be demonstrating these skills already? That’s what game Academy co founder Irina Agafonova has bet on.
She believes that the skill shortages that developed in an ever changing workplace could be met by the millions of dedicated and skilled gamers out there. We just need some corporate and gaming language translation support She joined the podcast to discuss whether robots really will take our jobs, which skills employers are looking for the current stigma around gaming and how that is on the cusp of changing and how gamers can capitalise on their in game talents in the real world. We started by talking about how Irina co founded g...