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There are a lot of questions, challenges, and considerations with skills transformation. Yesterday, the #skillsworkinggroup at The Learning Forum tackled some of the top headaches: ?? Governance ?? Data Availablity & Integration ?? Validation Methods ?? Adoption ?? Business Case Then we got really real with the Skill Collective and talked about what everyone knows is coming: massive shakeup in the #hrtech vendor landscape and what enterprises can/must do now to prepare for it. As expected, there are no easy answers, but I think people walked away feeling more energized, connected, and hopeful. I know I did! Thanks Brian Hackett and Meighan Hackett Poritz for getting the group together, and thanks Oli Meager and Karl Weston for reminding everyone to prepare now for what’s coming.

Grateful to the members of The Learning Forum's #Innovation + #Foresight Council who do the hard work every day to prepare their organizations for the future. Your leadership is exactly what is needed! Last Saturday at SXSW 2025, Amy Webb reminded us why strategic foresight isn’t optional—it’s essential. During her talk, she asked us to sit on this wooden block for 60 minutes to make one thing clear: Short-term discomfort can’t distract us from long-term planning. We cannot be caught off guard! Amy’s forecast highlights the convergence of AI, biotechnology, and an ecosystem of interconnected wearables (sensorsa)—what she calls the rise of "living intelligence." Her message to all cross-functional leaders: Act like futurists now. - CHROs and CLOs: Shift from reactive reskilling to proactive capability building for a future defined by AI, bioengineering, and automation. *Join the Work Redesign Collaborative to lead this transformation by collaboratively re-thinking and re-designing work: ??? https://lnkd.in/enGmdz-N - Talent Strategy, Workforce Planning, and Skills Strategy: Create talent strategies and workforce models that are flexible and responsive. Futurists don’t predict—they prepare. Build systems and teams that can pivot as new technologies and disruptions emerge. *Grateful to our #TalentStrategy, #WorkforcePlanning+Analytics, and #SkillsStrategy members who do this work every day! Jim Howard, Fred Delmhorst, Pamela Lipp-Hendricks, Shawna Erdmann, Jeff Orlando, Sandra Loughlin, PhD, Josh Tarr, Nicholas Garbis, Bas Puts, Sasha Arjannikova, Ph.D., Soumya Bonantaya, Tina Gupta, Adam Mitchinson, Ph.D. - Pharma: ?If anybody can predict biological structures in minutes, what is your value proposition? - Urban developers: Are you shifting from smart cities to smart materials? - Manufacturers: Will engineered microorganisms run your future supply chain? Every organization, every industry, and every function needs to explore scenarios, spot signals, and make future-informed decisions today. Our Council is already leading the way—who else is ready to step up? Do yourself (and your organization) a solid: ? Watch Amy Webb’s SXSW 2025 talk: https://lnkd.in/e5Ry4gar? ? Download the FTSG Tech Trends Report and share it with your team. “Every decision is a doorway. Walk through to make tomorrow better.” – Amy Webb #StrategicForesight #FutureOfWork #TheWorkDesignCollective #Leadership #Innovation #FuturesThinking #Upskilling The Learning Forum, Red Thread X, Reejig, Sana, #CLOLIFT Alison Sander, Melissa Kivett, Marcus Rohlfs, MIke Orszag, Brian Scott, Matt Benson, Barry McGeough, Jay Miseli, Nate Platz, Ari Popper, Haritha Bandi, Joanne A, Suzette Malek, Derek Campbell, Al Dea, Brian Hackett, Heather Stefanski, Lisa Christensen, Eric Berger, Siobhan Savage ????

Introducing The Work Design Collaborative, a group of the top enterprise HR execs who will transform work for the AI era. The way work will get done, especially with AI and AI agents, will impact how we plan and optimize work design. It has a huge impact on employee development and the role of TM and L&D. We have over 30 large global companies working as a consortium. We are getting help from leaders in this space at Reejig and Sana Labs, and have formed a new group that can begin solving this challenge together. Some of the firms are: AES, AMD, Brunswick, Cisco, Colgate-Palmolive, Deloitte, Diageo, HP, IQVIA, KPMG, Liberty Mutual, Manulife, Mastercard, McKinsey, Merck, Micron, Newell, Pacific Life, PayPal, Prudential, Reckitt, Salesforce, Siemens, State Farm, Takeda, Trane Technologies, UnitedHealth Group, Walmart, Workday, and WPP. If your company is a The Learning Forum member, please register here. It’s the only way that we can track members. https://lnkd.in/eGqsF3xQ

AI transformation isn’t a solo journey—it’s a collective effort. Join Siobhan Savage ????, CEO and Co-Founder of Reejig, and Brian Hackett, founder of The Learning Forum, as they explore how 30 transformation leaders are shaping the future of work through the Work Design Collaborative. ?? Collective intelligence in workplace design ?? Smart strategies for the AI era ?? Making #ZeroWastedPotential a reality Bring your questions and be part of the conversation!

Skills and tasks and agents…oh my! The world of work is in flux, and only way for companies to succeed is to embrace a new paradigm for workforce strategy and management. What’s the new paradigm? That’s what we’re going to figure out. If you’re a senior PRACTITIONER at an organization committed to defining how work will work in an era of AI, consider joining the Work Design Collaborative. EPAM Systems and I will be participating, excited to share and learn from others. The Collaborative is being organized by Brian Hackett from The Learning Forum. Pls DM him or Meighan Hackett Poritz with questions. #HR #AI #futureofwork #skills #AIenablement

AI in the Workplace: 4 Critical Questions to Ask Most companies are using AI—but are they using it wisely? How should we really be thinking about AI’s role? AI is transforming work, but organizations are facing a major challenge: deciding which tasks should be automated, which should be augmented with human capability, and how to make these transitions smoothly. 4 questions, outlined by professors Laurance Ales and Christophe Combemale in yesterday's FT may help you shape AI’s impact on your workforce. ?? 1?? Can AI do the task effectively? Some tasks are well-suited for AI, while others still require human intuition, judgment, or creativity. 2?? Should AI do it alone? Even if AI can complete a task, does removing humans from the process create risks or inefficiencies? 3?? Will AI create fragmentation costs? Splitting work between humans and AI may sound ideal, but it often leads to inefficiencies in workflows. 4?? Could human-AI collaboration create greater value? The most powerful AI use cases may not be replacement but augmentation—allowing employees to work at a higher level. These questions are shaping how organizations integrate AI into roles and responsibilities. From what I’m seeing, from my own experience and from companies I'm working with, companies are actively exploring automation and augmentation, with the latter often creating opportunities for employees to perform at a more strategic level. In some cases, though, experimentation can reveal that the process is not as efficient as you initially expected...at least not yet. What if businesses remove too much employee involvement in work though- such that humans don’t have enough for them to feel the sense of belonging or a sense of purpose or a sense of recognition? All of these things have been shown by research to be necessary for human performance and retention. This is a huge risk. See the comments section below for a link to a good example. Looking at things through an employee potential and employee motivation lenses, the best AI strategies empower people to fulfil their potential, make best use of their skills and also provide them with the work characteristics needed for employee motivation, performance and retention. How is your organization approaching AI adoption? Share any thoughts below. ?? Repost to keep the conversation going. ?? Follow me for more insights on AI & workplace transformation. ?? Read the full FT article here: