Transdisciplinary Competencies for the Future: Bridging the Gap Between Emotional Intelligence, Digital Literacy, Inner Development Goals, and Employability

Transformative potential of the knowledge economy of the XXI century, establishment of networked society, emergency digitization due to the pandemic and wartime measures have imposed elaborate interdisciplinary and interoperable demands on the marketability of Liberal Arts skills and competences, upon entering the workforce. This study examines the gap between transdisciplinary future skіlls hіghlіghted іn the World Economіc Forum's (WEF) "Future of Jobs" reports and those sought by learners іn Coursera's Global Skіlls іndex. The emphasis lies on the role of Core skills combined with the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework in bridging these gaps. The proposed strategy roadmap links IDGs with the demands for future skills and Humanity-focused Higher Education (HiEd), besides, it provides actionable recommendations for HiEd staff, business schools and policymakers. By combining Inner Development with Leadership Skills and Digital Skills Programs in HiEd we may have a hope to stimulate employability for the AI age both for individuals' inner growth and collaboration/co-creation skills in teams and larger communities in a turbulent job market of 2025-2050. The study results disclose the comprehensive review of dynamics of the digital skills development and application to construe interdisciplinary, AI-interoperable competencies of students and educators in Europe through the span of educational activities in the time-frame of the pandemic emergency digitization measures of 2020-2021 and wartime emergency digitization measures of 2022-2024 in Ukraine (including AI-enhanced communication as a staple of transdisciplinary education as of 2023). The paper introduces a model of AI-interoperable digital skills for education and professional application in different social spheres. The survey analysis is used to evaluate the dimensions of interdisciplinarity, informed by the interoperability of soft skills, professional communication skills, and digital skills across contrasting frameworks of e-competence, Inner Development Goals, professional digital communication, and professional training.