I find it quite surprising that ‘people’ related skills only feature in 1 of the top 10 skills for 2025. That’s contrary to what I had believed would be the case.

Interesting stats published this week by World Economic Forum for Top 10 skills of 2025 as below.

1 Analytical thinking/innovation
2 Active learning and strategy
3 Complex problem solving
4 Critical thinking
5 Creativity and originality
6 Social influence
7 Tech use
8 Tech design and programming
9 Resilience
10 Reasoning

5 of top 10 skills of 2025 is in problem solving . If you categorize into three major area they follow as

• Humanities skills: Analytical thinking; Complex problem solving; Critical thinking; Creativity & initiative
• DH related skills: Technology use, monitoring, control, design and programming
• Multidisciplinary skills: Active learning; social influence; Resilience, & flexibility

Critical thinking and problem-solving top the list of skills that employers believe will grow in prominence in the next five years.

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