Posts by Jay Collier
Digital Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive
Digital technology is no longer in the cordoned-off domain of IT; it is being applied to almost every part of a company’s value chain.
Read MoreHoping to Spur ‘Learning Engineering,’ Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software
In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.
Read MoreDigitalization and the American workforce
Workers of every stripe—from corporate finance officers to sales people to utility workers and nurses—are now spending sizable portions of their workdays using tools that require digital skills.
Read MoreEducation Technology and the Future of Academic Freedom
It was one of the most frequently repeated stories of the year: college students, particularly left-leaning college students, are intolerant…. However, the idea that college students are sheltered and pampered isn’t just wrong; it’s insulting.
Read MoreThe Future of Coding in Schools
I think the reasons for learning to code are the same as the reasons for learning to write. When we learn to write, we are learning how to organize, express, and share ideas. And when we learn to code, we are learning how to organize, express, and share ideas in new ways, in a new medium.
Read MorePeople aren’t afraid of change, they’re afraid of loss
Instead of encouraging change for its own sake and the sake of the institutions served by change, we need to focus on the trade-offs. If change is actually about loss, we need to address loss and how to make loss more acceptable.
Read MoreCan a 20-Minute Test Tell Employers What a College Degree Cannot?
When it comes to hiring, many employers still lean toward graduates from name-brand institutions. Yet too many graduates “don’t get a shot at the high-value jobs they should be getting.
Read MoreWhy Your Current Skill Set Might Not Be Enough
Whereas jobs that rely on primarily one skill have shown a decrease in pay, positions that are multifaceted in nature are seeing healthy growth.
Read MoreDon’t Panic, Liberal Arts Majors. The Tech World Wants You.
The ever-expanding tech sector is now producing career opportunities in fields that specifically require the skills taught in the humanities.
Read MoreThere is Work in Digital Tech, Regardless of Background
For all of the liberal arts majors, college dropouts, people looking for a new career or anyone else thinking about the field, I hope my path gives you hope.
Read MoreWhy Every Tech Worker Needs a Humanities Education
“Many of the builders of technology today haven’t spent enough time thinking about the implications for the world.”
Read MoreThe Parts of America Most Susceptible to Automation
The authors estimate that almost all large American metropolitan areas may lose more than 55 percent of their current jobs because of automation in the next two decades.
Read MoreBosses Believe Your Work Skills Will Soon Be Useless
“The most important skills to have in life are gained through interpersonal experiences, which stimulate real compassion, empathy, vulnerability and social-emotional intelligence.”
Read MoreA Skills Gap From College to Career Doesn’t Exist. It’s the Awareness Gap We Need to Fix.
what if I told you that the skills gap was little more than fiction, and a different gap exists. I call it the “awareness gap.” While college graduates may leave universities with transcripts and resumes, employers aren’t able to see many of the skills they’ve developed through coursework and co-curricular activities.
Read MoreDigital Workplace: How HR Will Change In 2017
20th century organizational structures are giving rise to devolved decision making by cross functional teams who work in sprints of activity, are funded via micro-budgets and able to deliver at unheard of speeds.
Read MoreCan-Do-Hub: The GitHub of Competencies
By 2020, the U.S. economy will create 55 million job openings … that emphasize skills like active listening as well as leadership, communication, analytics and administration competencies.
Read MoreFast Forward 2030: The Future of Work and the Workplace
People seek a holistic life: they want to work with intelligent people on exciting and rewarding projects where they can be creative and left alone to get the job done
Read MoreTrends in America’s Advanced Industries
According to Brookings, digital services comprised over half of the advanced sector jobs created in 2013-15.
Read MoreWhere machines could replace humans—and where they can’t (yet)
To be sure, digital technology is transforming [education as well], as can be seen from the myriad classes and learning vehicles available online. Yet the essence of teaching is deep expertise and complex interactions with other people
Read MoreAligning the Organization for its Digital Future
Many companies are responding to an increasingly digital market environment by adding roles with a digital focus or changing traditional roles to have a digital orientation. The list of “digital” business roles and functions is extensive and growing.
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