The future of expertise encapsulates a wide range of topics. Industry struggles to hire the adaptive talent needed to keep up with accelerating demand for offerings and to digitally transform their operations and ecosystems. Universities struggle to successfully graduate increasingly diverse individuals with needed skills, experience, and mindsets to hit-the-ground-running and succeed, even as some question the need for a university education. Governments realize more than ever that the sustainable wealth of nations depends more than ever on high-skill, high-pay, highly-engaged workers within their borders. Simultaneously, individuals are faced with a dizzying array of “opportunities” to upskill for more pay, but often are unable to decide which path might have the best return-on-investment for their careers and quality-of-life. New technologies and a host of disruptive existing and impending world events, only add to the complexity of this important topic - the future of expertise.
Suggested Themes include but are not limited to:
Stakeholder perspectives on the importance of understanding the future of expertise
The practical challenges of hiring, on-boarding, engaging, and retaining top talent
AI and the future of technology-enhanced expertise
Social networks, platforms, and future of influencer expertise
Democratizing the process of upskilling and gaining expertise
Risks and dangers, and how to responsibly build both better upskilling theory and practice
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