The Future-Proof Translator Christelle #FPxl8

Stefan Gentz, “10 facts about the future the translation industry cannot afford to ignore”, ITI Conference Photo courtesy of Corinne Durand

The New Translation Technology Ecosystem CAT Tools Machine Translation Social MediaCrowdsourcing Translation Start-Ups Cloud

Crowdsourcing - Gengo

3 Responses To Threat: Fight, Flight, Freeze

Stagnation “Success can blind one to the possibilities of a new technology or a new market, allowing others to seize the initiative.” Charles Handy, The Second Curve

Transformation: -New career Adaptation: -Adoption (PEMT, social media…) -Specialisation/“Premiumisation” -Diversification -Collaboration = CHANGE

Change Management – Transition Deficit William Bridges - Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes - Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change

The 3 Phases Of Transition William Bridges’ model EndingNeutral ZoneNew Beginning

Ending “All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter into another.” Anatole France

Neutral Zone “I have a great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift.” Septima Poinsette Clark

Neutral Zone Control Understanding of the transition process Support system Direction/Purpose

New Beginning “Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” Seneca

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