Will AI make it harder to find your first job in 2036?
A free, interactive session for students aged 14–18. Look at the evidence on how work is changing, test competing predictions, and leave with your own argument about what the next ten years could look like.
How to join
Watching is free and you don't need an account. The link to the live stream will be posted on this page before the session. The recording stays here afterwards, so you can also watch it later.
Leave your email and we'll send you a reminder before the session starts. Teachers can sign up too.
What happens
- The questionPut plainly, with a quick poll: will first jobs in 2036 be harder to find, easier, or just different?
- Ten years backWhat did experts predict about work around 2016? We check their forecasts against what actually happened.
- Two possible futuresTwo versions of 2036, one where first jobs get harder to find and one where they change shape. We test each for evidence, obstacles and blind spots.
- Your own caseSeven minutes to start your own argument in the workbook.
- What nextHow your argument could become a Ten Years From Now entry, and how to start one.
The workbook
The Ten-Year Case is two A4 pages that take you from a force shaping the world to a position you can defend: the force, what was predicted ten years ago, a plausible 2036, what could change it, your position, the strongest objection and your answer. It follows the steps in How to build an argument, so a finished workbook is a plan for an entry.
For teachers
The session is built to work in a lesson. Show it live with a class, or use the recording at any time. The lesson sheet turns it into a 50-minute lesson, with pause points for discussion and a version of the workbook for pairs.
Download the lesson sheet (PDF)
If you plan to use it with a class, we'd like to hear about it at hello@tenyearsfromnow.org. It helps us decide whether to run more sessions.
Taking part safely
- You can watch without an account, and nobody appears on camera except the host.
- Polls and questions use YouTube's live chat. To take part you need to be signed in to YouTube, and your YouTube name is visible to others. The chat is moderated: links are blocked and anything inappropriate is held back or removed.
- Don't share personal details such as your full name, school or contact details in the chat.
- The session is recorded and the recording is public. Only the host appears in it.
- Taking part has no effect on how entries are judged.
After the session
An idea about work in 2036 fits all three challenge questions. Narrow it, then choose the question it answers best:
- Enterprise & Innovation: the new kinds of work, businesses and roles that could appear.
- Science & Technology: what the technology can and can't do, and what would change that.
- Society & Humanity: who gains, who loses, and what should change today.
Round 1 closes on 28 February 2027 at 23:59 UTC. Entries are up to 1,000 words, and entry is free.
Turn your idea into an entry.
Your draft is kept on your device as you write. You don't need an account.