Futurists, researchers and training experts predict very different jobs and skills will be in demand when today’s newborns finish high school in 2038. In about 18 years, today’s newborns dubbed the iso babies will be entering the workforce for the first time. The jobs they do, .

The shift around Future of work is not purely structural. It changes what capabilities organisations value, how people find meaning in their roles, and what conditions make good work possible. Leaders who understand this early retain the talent they need and build cultures that attract it.

The most important question is not whether Future of work will matter, but how quickly it will matter in your specific context. Leaders benefit most from mapping the ripple effects early — not just the direct impact but the second and third-order consequences that arrive later and hit harder. That is the practical work of foresight.