The Future Won't Look Anything Like What We Thought It Would

Over at CNN Money there is an article that explores the concept of the tech talent shortage in a very unique way.  Rather than poll a bunch of experts and throw out some stats, they brought together business leaders and had them do a thought expirement on how their companies would react to a fake near future article on this issue.

While some of the common solutions were brought up, the group began to focus in on what one of the larger tech firms, Google, would do to confront this priblem. This groups interesting hypothetical conclusion is below:

"Thus, the group concluded that Google, faced with talent scarcity, will innovate its way to success -- living with less talent and even thriving despite this shortage.

This future-scape discussion taught these executives one very important lesson: Today's critical growth issue -- immigration reform, for example -- may fade into the background as the truly creative, inventive companies find ways to overcome obstacles."

This is a lesson more job creators should remember.  The problems today are really the challenges smart businesses will overcome tomorrow.

Read the full article here: http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2014/05/13/americas-tech-talent-shortage-is-it-just-myth/?iid=HP_River