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Questions About I-O Psychology's Future

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2015

Neil Morelli ,
A. James Illingworth  and
Charles Handler
Neil Morelli*
Affiliation:
The Cole Group, Atlanta, Georgia
A. James Illingworth
Affiliation:
Geode People, Inc., Decatur, Georgia
Charles Handler
Affiliation:
Rocket-Hire, New Orleans, Louisiana
*
Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Neil Morelli, 300 Brannan Street, Suite 304, San Francisco, CA 94107. E-mail: neil.morelli@gmail.com
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We find Neubert, Mainert, Kretzschmar, and Greiff's (2015) article to be worth discussing and embracing because it represents not only a pragmatic offering of two important constructs for 21st century work but also an important opportunity for industrial–organizational (I-O) scholars and practitioners to consider several questions related to the future of I-O psychology. Neubert et al. correctly identified the broad trends that are influencing the economic environment that we live in and made a compelling argument that I-O psychologists should join other researchers and policymakers from ancillary fields to identify and measure the unique competencies and skills that will determine success in the future of work. In our own research on new technologies and their use in talent assessment and selection (e.g., mobile device testing), we have often considered other future-related research questions, and we would like to offer them here as a supplement to this discussion in the hopes that it might spur further forward-thinking conversation, research, and practice. Below we offer five additional themes to organize the questions that we believe are important to consider as I-O psychologists evaluate the merits and uses of 21st century skills such as complex problem solving and collaborative problem solving (CPS and ColPS).

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Industrial and Organizational Psychology , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 269 - 276
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Copyright © Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology 2015 

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