Anjali, a college student and IBM Skillsbuild member, participated in a hackathon focusing on "Technologies for a Sustainable World." She created a smart gardening system using AI to monitor plant health and adjust water and nutrients. Despite facing challenges, Anjali combined analytical and creative thinking to solve the system's issues. The judges were impressed by the technology and creative problem-solving approach, and her project won the top prize. This story can inspire students to combine technological skills with analytical and creative thinking to solve real-world problems and increase their employability. The future of jobs report 2023 suggests that the fastest-growing roles are driven by technology, digitalization, and sustainability. Analytical thinking and creative thinking remain the most important skills for workers in 2023, with analytical thinking being the highest priority for skills training. Training workers to utilize AI and big data ranks third among company skills-training priorities in the next five years.