Zoom talk on how to succeed in jobs that don't exist yet
Sign up to our spring Zoom talk with Christopher Bishop on the topic of his book, “How to Succeed in Jobs That Don't Exist Yet”.
The WCIB Events Committee is pleased to host a talk with Christopher Bishop, author of Improvising Careers: Succeed at Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet, exploring how individuals and organisations can thrive amid rapid technological change, automation, and uncertainty in the world of work.
Date: Tuesday 31 March 2026
Time: 17:30-18:30
Tickets: Free Event
Venue: register via Zoom here
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As artificial intelligence, platform economies, and global disruption continue to reshape industries, many of tomorrow’s most valuable roles are still undefined.Traditional career paths are fragmenting, job titles are evolving, and skills are becoming obsolete faster than ever before. In this environment, success increasingly depends not on rigid planning, but on adaptability,experimentation, and the ability to learn in motion. Drawing on insights from his research and writing, Christopher Bishop will examine how professionals can prepare for and actively shape careers that are still emerging. The talk will challenge conventional ideas about career progression and offer practical frameworks for navigating ambiguity with confidence.
Speaker
Christopher Bishop
Author, Improvising Careers: Succeed at Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet
Christopher Bishop is a writer and speaker on the future of work and careerresilience, with a uniquely cross-sector background spanning music, media,technology, and corporate leadership. After early work as a professionalmusician and in advertising and digital production, he spent fifteen years atIBM in a range of roles. He has delivered a TEDxTimesSquare talk and was apractitioner-in-residence at the Rockefeller Foundation’s Bellagio Center. Healso moderates events for The Economist and hosts the Quantum Tech Pod andQubit Confidential.
Moderated by the Senior Warden, Ali Miraj, this talk will be followed by a Q&A session.Topics to be covered include:
● Can we predict the future roles in products & services years ahead?
● The skills and leadership mindsets that help professionals stay effective through continual change from adaptability to sound judgement under uncertainty
● How to “improvise” a career strategically: making optionality-building moveswithout losing direction, standards, or purpose
● The skills and mindsets needed to thrive amid constant change and be ‘future ready’
This forward-looking evening discussion is designed to beboth practical and reflective giving WCIB members space to step back from theday-to-day and consider how careers, and institutions, remain resilient whenthe future cannot be fully mapped. The discussion will offer perspectives andideas relevant to navigating uncertainty in the City and beyond.
