Throughout history, workers, employers, and government policymakers alike have tended to react slowly to the march of major technological advances that initially disrupted – but then ultimately expanded – workplace opportunities. What is different today is that we have the ability to better prepare for the future of work, to understand the challenges and opportunities…
Across the country, there is a growing – and overdue – awareness of the need to increase our focus on science, technology engineering and math education, or STEM for short. We at Intuit also include the arts, “STEAM” education, because artists are critically important in the technology workforce. Graphic designers, for example, can play an…
It wasn’t too long ago that new graduates would join a company straight out of school and spend the next several decades there. There was an implicit contract between employer and employee that rewarded productivity and loyalty with opportunity and stability. Back in 1985, 60 percent of Americans even enjoyed a full pension. For today’s…
Today’s students face a world full of challenges. And a future full of opportunity. New industries and emerging technologies are all interconnected globally. Given these challenges, education and training have never been more important. Together, they represent a dividing line between economic opportunity and economic limitations. As millions of students go back to school this fall,…
