FOR most people, the year 2028 is very distant. But when you consider that 18 years have already passed since the prospect of a new millennium had the world in a panic over what would happen to their computers and data, the next 10 years are sure to fly by at a similarly eye-watering pace.
Although the number of days a year is constant, the pace at which the world changes every day is guaranteed to keep accelerating. And although it’s possible that predictions of driverless cars, wearable cellphones and voice-controlled appliances will have become reality by 2028, the one area in which complete transformation is guaranteed is the world of work.