Recently LinkedIn carried out a massive study to determined the most in-demand hard and soft skills. Can you guess which skill made it to the top spot?
Creativity!
In fact 57% of leaders say soft skills like creativity are more important than hard skills.
Creativity - The Top Soft Skill in 2019
So why is creativity the number one soft skill that companies are looking for? I explain why in my recent TEDx Talk on SuperCreativity (Augmenting Human Creativity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence).
So here are the top soft skills and the top hard skills companies value the most in 2019:
The most in-demand soft skills
- Creativity
- Persuasion
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
- Time Management
The most in-demand hard skills
- Cloud Computing
- Artificial Intelligence
- Analytical Reasoning
- People Management
- UX Design
- Mobile Application Development
- Video Production
- Sales Leadership
- Translation
- Audio Production
- Natural Language Processing
- Scientific Computing
- Game Development
- Social Media Marketing
- Animation
- Business Analysis
- Journalism
- Digital Marketing
- Industrial Design
- Competitive Strategies
- Customer Service Systems
- Software Testing
- Data Science
- Computer Graphics
- Corporate Communications
To learn how to unlock your own creative potential check out this video I filmed on the Creative Process:
And if you are interested in inviting a creativity expert to speak at your next conference or event check out https://www.jamestaylor.me/speaking/
