A Skills Agenda for the Trend Report

Welcome to the Skills Agenda for the Trend Report! This publication complements the IFLA Trend Report, sharing a set of areas where, in the view of the team of emerging leaders who have prepared it, we should be focusing in order to ensure maximum readiness for whatever the future may bring. Following a summary of the methodology used, it clusters the chosen skills into three groups – more practical/technical skills, partnership and collaboration skills, and personal development. In each, there is a short profile, giving a definition, an explanation of why it’s important, where things stand today, and next steps.