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Navigating Technological Disruption: Strategies for Continuous Professional Development

Navigating Technological Disruption: Strategies for Continuous Professional Development
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Author(s): Muhammad Usman Tariq (Abu Dhabi University, UAE & University College Cork, Ireland)
Copyright: 2026
Pages: 22
Source title: Gaming, Wellness, and Technology in the Bold Global Workforce
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Vanessa Kenon (The University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)and James Bartlett (Old Dominion University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3373-5322-7.ch009

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Abstract

This chapter focuses on one of the most important strategies needed to implement technological disruption – constant professional learning. It starts with defining the effects of technological innovations across different sectors and describing the functions of such core technologies as AI, IoT, and blockchain. In the next stage, the problem of difficulties in employees and organizations regarding such shifts is described, with focus made on the gap in skills and lifelong learning. The chapter also delves into the practical measures that can be taken by the professionals as well as the organizations to remain in the market through effective use of internet applications, simulations and use of virtual reality for the professional competencies' development due to which micro credentials and the internet-based certifications have become significant. Furthermore, it focuses on the issue of the culture of innovation and adaptation providing techniques for how such a culture can be developed in an organization.

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