Museum of the Future offers a new way to find talent by using people’s skills
With the global labour market changing at a rapid pace, communication, imagination, emotional intelligence and adaptability are increasingly recognised as fundamental abilities to stimulate creativity and improve services and experiences. Investment in human capabilities and talent identification are therefore key pillars in the development of future workplaces.
Against this backdrop, Dubai’s Museum of the Future is presenting a new method to scout talent with the debut of its ‘Future Perfects’ campaign on October 21. The project is recruiting people for a new tourist experience due to open in 2027 and places a high value on human talents and practical skills rather than traditional academic qualifications and professional experience.
In the first 48 hours of the campaign the museum received 20,000 completed job applications and its website had 42,000 hits, indicating a strong interest in recruitment methods where candidates can show abilities beyond standard tests.
The project is a response to growing international requests for a review of the assessment of professional competences. In a report published in June 2026 by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), “A Skills-First Labour Market”, it was noted that educational qualifications and professional experience do not always reflect the full spectrum of skills that people have, highlighting the importance of recruitment methods that allow for direct skills assessment.
Likewise, a 2024 joint study from Harvard Business School and the Burning Glass Institute revealed a disconnect between organizations’ stated commitment to skills-based hiring and the actual use of this approach in recruitment decisions, highlighting the need to translate theory into practical talent evaluation methods.
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