Jacob Morgan | Best-Selling Author, Speaker, & Futurist | Leadership | Future of Work | Employee Experience

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General Assembly CEO Lisa Lewin on How to Hire the Best People with a Skills-Based Framework

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It used to be that students went to four-year universities, earned a degree, and entered the workforce.

But today, as more higher education options arise and present alternatives to traditional education, companies realize that great employees don’t necessarily require a four-year degree. Moving to a skills-based framework helps people future-proof their careers with relevant skills and helps organizations hire qualified applicants who are tailor-made for the position.

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Unilever’s Chief Learning Officer On How To Foster Curiosity And A Hunger To Learn, Why Companies Need To Focus On Purpose, Sharing The Learning Responsibility And Much More

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This week’s guest is Tim Munden, Chief Learning Officer at Unilever. In today’s episode you will hear about Tim’s journey to his current position, what learning is like at Unilever and how it has evolved over the last 25 years including their Connected 4 Growth program known as c4g and their “my learning initiative”, some challenges Unilever is facing, and much more.

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How The Largest University In The US Prepares Students For The Future Of Work

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This week I am talking with Cindy Parnell, the Executive Director at Arizona State University Career and Professional Development Services. We all know that education is vital to the future of work, and while some academic institutions are stuck in the past, there are some, like ASU, who are thinking ahead and preparing their students in innovative ways. Today we are talking about what ASU is doing to prep students, the ROI of universities, virtual internships and much more. […]

The Future If...

What Will Education Look Like In The Future

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This week’s topic was in high demand and is something that has a huge effect on the future of work as a whole but also on most community members as individuals. What will the future of education look like? Will we learn from robots? Will schools even exist? Will universities drop in popularity? […]

The Future in 5

Why Do We Care About College?

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Recently I was speaking at an Education Conference in Malaysia. After my keynote, I joined in on a panel conversation. The moderator asked everyone, “Why do we think people go to school?” When it was my turn to hold the mic, I answered with the word, “fear.” So many of us are obsessed with school because we are scared to think about what would happened if we didn’t go to school or get good grades. Imagine a world where the top companies stated they did not care if their employees went to school, had degrees or did well at their universities. Would people still put the time and money into their education? […]

The Future in 5

Three Ways The World Of Learning Is Changing

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Since I’ve just finished a keynote in Paris for CrossKnowledge with over 900 professionals in the learning space, I thought it would be fitting to share three ways that the world of learning is changing. So take it in while you enjoy the lovely view of the Notre Dame Cathedral in the background! With all of the technological advances we are experiencing, learning no longer needs to be done 100% in person. […]

The Future in 5

Three Employee New Year’s Resolutions For 2016

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2016 has started which means it’s time for New Year’s Resolutions. I actually have a few resolutions that I’d like to propose for employees this year. Today is actually a very special Future in 5 episode, because it is episode 100! So first I wanted to say thank you for taking this journey with me, I had no idea if people would watch these videos, but they have turned out to be quite popular and started many interesting discussions and debates, so thank you you again. […]

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