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title: Top 10 Skills in 2022 | World Economic Forum
description: Senta Cermakova discusses top skills becoming less and MORE important in the 21st century according to the World Economic Forum.
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# [Top 10 Skills in 2022 | World Economic Forum](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/top-10-skills-in-2022-world-economic-forum)

 Written by [BSG](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/author/bsg) | Oct 4, 2019 4:40:19 PM

This week BSG Principals Clark Waterfall and Don Clark traveled to Prague for the Tinzon Group Annual Meeting. Sharing best practices, keeping abreast of innovations and contributing to collective expertise in retained search are major components of our participation in this meeting. 

Today we were joined by guest presenter Senta Cermakova, Director of Brand & Strategic Innovations at Deloitte. Sharing insights from the World Economic Forum, we bring you the most declining and most prized skills in 2022:

| **Most** **Declining** **Skills** | **Top Skills in** **2022** |
| --- | --- |
| Manual dexterity, endurance, and precision | **Analytical thinking** and **innovation** |
| Memory, verbal, auditory, and spatial abilities | **Active learning** and learning strategies |
| Management of financial, material resources | **Creativity,** originality, and initiative |
| Technology installation and maintenance | **Technology design** and **programming** |
| Reading, writing, math, and active listening | **Critical thinking** and analysis |
| Management of personnel | Complex **problem-solving** |
| Quality control and safety awareness | Leadership and **social influence** |
| Coordination and time management | **Emotional** intelligence |
| Visual, auditory, and speech abilities | **Reasoning,** problem-solving |
| Technology use, monitoring, and control | Systems analysis and **evaluation** |

What skills are you prioritizing as we move forward? 

[View full post](https://www.bostonsearchgroup.com/blog/top-10-skills-in-2022-world-economic-forum)

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