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The Impact of Technology Disruption on Skills and Skill Development VIRTUAL Working Group
September 20, 2023 |1:00-2:30pm (ET)

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Advances in artificial intelligence, robotics, and other technologies are rapidly shaping the future of work and are disrupting many of the assumptions that have traditionally surrounded workforce planning.  Organizations are increasingly shifting from a focus on headcount to a focus on skills and are evaluating tasks and workflows to anticipate future shifts in critical work. However, many questions still remain about how to most effectively predict and respond to rapidly changing skills needs.      

In this working group, CAHRS Academic Director and William J. Conaty Professor Brad Bell will lead a discussion around how companies are navigating the impact of technology disruption on skills and skill development. The discussion will touch upon a number of questions, a few of which are included below:

•    Which segments of your workforce have been or will be most disrupted by technological advances? What challenges and opportunities has this created among these groups of employees?

•    What tools and approaches are you using to anticipate future changes in skill needs among these employee groups? What lessons have been learned so far through these efforts?

•    How is your organization approaching next-generation skills development? What strategies, tools, and technology have proven effective for delivering the right capabilities at the right time across the organization?

•    How do you expect skills and skill development to continue to evolve in the near-term? What are the big challenges that lie ahead?

Who should attend?
Individuals with responsibility for workforce planning, skills assessment, and skill development in their  organizations should find this session highly relevant to their day-to-day work.  By virtue of their roles, attendees may be better positioned to speak to some issues than others, but should be able to contribute some ideas and best practices during the discussion.

About our working groups
Our virtual working groups emphasize active, group discussion and best practice sharing, and therefore are kept relatively small (15-25 participants) to allow for broad participation.  Given the limited size of each session, we ask that you only register for a session if you will be able to attend. Prior to the session, attendees should give some thought to the questions included in the description, so they are prepared to share with the group.  We also strongly prefer that participants be on camera during the session to allow for more engaging interaction.