Issue Flipping the Career Ladder

Summary

Flipping the Career Ladder asks what would happen if young people were paid to explore careers and retirees never fully retired. In this scenario the usual order of working life is reversed, with a kind of pension for the young, then a period of growth, and finally internships for retirees. The arrangement is meant to encourage dynamic and diverse hiring and keep every generation engaged in society. It belongs to the Future Humanity megatrend and draws on trends such as the future of education, generational and cognitive diversity, longevity and mental health. Keywords include youth basic income, an intergenerational workforce, mentorship, pensions and productivity, supported by technologies like AI, fintech and real-time analytics.