The report emphasizes the primacy of human capital in meeting
a challenge that, by its very definition, resists simple and prescriptive
solutions. Many jobs today, and many more in the near future, will require
specific skills—a combination of technological know-how, problem-solving,
and critical thinkingas well as soft skills such as perseverance, collaboration,
and empathy. The days of staying in one job, or with one company, for
decades are waning. In the gig economy, workers will likely have many gigs
over the course of their careers, which means they will have to be lifelong
learners.