Automation Archives

And Now the Reset: 9 ways COVID has changed consumers, and business, for the decade ahead

March 15, 2021 A look at 9 major trends shaping the decade ahead, and the possibilities that exist for savvy businesses and innovators.

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Davos 2020: The race for global scale

January 27, 2020 The 50th World Economic Forum presented the concept of trust as a definitive principle in uniting an increasingly divided world.

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Navigating the 2020s: How Canada can thrive in a decade of change

January 3, 2020 What will the 2020s bring for the Canadian economy? Our latest report, Navigating the 2020s, explores 4 trends shaping the decade ahead.

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Paging Dr. Data: How the coming skills revolution can transform healthcare

November 13, 2019 Automation won't replace the human aspects of healthcare. It will enable practitioners to do their work better than before.

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Bridging the Gap: What Canadians Told Us About the Skills Revolution

May 1, 2019 We heard some compelling ideas – big and small – from Canadians about how we can prepare for the future.

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Bridging the Gap: What Liberal Arts Grads Need to Know About Their Future

April 30, 2019 In a new RBC report, Bridging the Gap, we followed up on our landmark research into the future of work, Humans Wanted.

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Why Women Are Ready for Work in the Automated Future

March 5, 2019 A new RBC report, Advantage women: how an automated future could play to women's strengths, finds women have the skills for tomorrow's jobs.

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The Robots May be Coming to Healthcare — But so are the Jobs

November 30, 2018 As healthcare increasingly relies on technology, we are going to need more humans, not fewer, to provide the care people need. In fact, technology may end up making healthcare more human. Here are some more findings from RBC's Humans Wanted research on the future of skills.

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The Skills Revolution – Are We Really Ready?

April 10, 2018 Learn how these organizations are prepping for the future of work: a third generation winery, Canada's largest home care provider, and an entrepreneurial food program within a university, from the last RBCDisruptors: The Coming Skills Revolution.

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Humans Wanted: How Canadian Youth Can Thrive in the Age of Disruption

March 27, 2018 Over the past year, RBC conducted a major study of the Canadian workforce. We crisscrossed the country, talked to students, workers, educators and employers in every sector.