Skill Profile Reskilling Ranking Creative thinking 2nd Skills, knowledge and abilities Cognitive skills Creative thinking Global Skills Taxonomy / / Five year trend Reskilling focus Skill importance Skill evolution Learning hours spent pursuing assessements and Companies for which Creative thinking is a priority Companies for which Creative thinking is a core Share of companies for which Creative thinking is credentials in Creative thinking from 2017 to 2022 in their upskilling and reskilling programmes for skill for workers (share of companies surveyed) increasing or decreasing in importance at work. (share of total learning hours). Source: Coursera 2023-2027 (share of companies surveyed) White diamond and label represent net share. 4% 42% 56% +73% 0% 2017 2022 Jobs in focus Time to skill Roles where organizations surveyed report Creative thinking to be increasing in importance fastest, Learning hours required to achieve a credential in Creative thinking at beginner, intermediate or advanced alongside estimates of the net job growth (percent) from 2023 to 2027. proficiency as a function of the learner’s level of formal education. Hours 0 34 NET ROLES GROWTH FORMAL EDUCATION BACKGROUND BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED -2% 1. Managing Directors and Chief Executives 2.7 10.2 20.2 All 0% 2. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical … 2.9 8.3 20.5 No Bachelor's Degree 0% 3. General and Operations Managers 2.7 10.6 18.6 Bachelor's Degree -5% 4. Business Services and Administration Managers 2.7 10.7 23.6 Graduate Degree 21% 5. Business Development Professionals -27% 6. Accounting, Bookkeeping and Payroll Clerks -6% 7. Assembly and Factory Workers Strategically adjacent skills Simultaneous skill development Probability that a company which will prioritise skills training in Creative thinking from 2023 to 2027 will also Probability that courses in Creative thinking also teach other skills. Source: Coursera. prioritise other skills. Skill taxonomy Skills, knowledge and abilities Attitudes Skill taxonomy Skills, knowledge and abilities Attitudes 84% Resource management and operations 55% Analytical thinking 56% Marketing and media 44% AI and big data 54% Empathy and active listening 43% Leadership and social influence 54% Design and user experience 35% Curiosity and lifelong learning 44% Analytical thinking 35% Resilience, flexibility and agility 40% Leadership and social influence 31% Empathy and active listening 32% Systems thinking 31% Talent management 23% Reading, writing and mathematics 29% Design and user experience 21% Programming 29% Technological literacy 21% Technological literacy 27% Motivation and self-awareness Industry trends Industry-by-industry variations in reskilling focus, current and future importance, forecast evolution in importance, and strategic focus companies will place on Creative thinking from 2023 to 2027 for the industries which assign the highest and lowest reskilling focus to this skill (share of companies surveyed) Above global mean Below global mean RESKILLING FOCUS SKILL IMPORTANCE SKILL EVOLUTION INDUSTRY 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100% Medical and healthcare services Care, Personal Services and Wellbeing Real estate Retail and wholesale of consumer goods Mining and Metals Insurance and pensions management