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February 15, 2021May 9, 2022 Trending in Education Forever Employable, future of work, Jeff Gothelf, Lean UX, workforce skills

How to be Forever Employable with Author Jeff Gothelf

Mike welcomes Jeff Gothelf, author of Forever Employable: How to Stop looking for Work and Let Your Next Job Find You. Jeff starts by talking about his early days in rock’n’roll and Web 1.0. Leading a design team in the early days, he and his team had to find a way to match their processes to the then ascendant agile software development process. Jeff was then able to leverage this new approach into a book, Lean UX, and from there into teaching.

Future of Work

February 8, 2021May 9, 2022 Trending in Education A New U, Achieve Partners, apprenticeships, College Disrupted, education, post-secondary, Ryan Craig, workforce skills

Building Pathways From High School to a Good First Job with Ryan Craig

Ryan Craig joins Mike to discuss his work at Achieve Partners and as a Senior Education Contributor to Forbes and other publications. He’s the author of College Disrupted and A New U and is a forward-thinking voice on the future of post-secondary education. We discuss his articles about IUP and Quibi and the recent kerfuffle about Dr. Jill Biden, among other topics, as we zero in on the challenges higher education faces and how we can evolve both within and perhaps more importantly outside of it in a wide-ranging and informative conversation.

Learning

January 11, 2021May 9, 2022 Trending in Education future of work, Mike Marriner, Roadtrip Nation, workforce skills

Lessons From the Road with Mike Marriner

After graduating from college, Mike Marriner travelled across America with two college friends in an old, green RV. Along the way, they interviewed leaders across a wide array of fields and occupations to learn how folks got to where they were. That first trip resulted in the book Roadtrip Nation: A Guide to Discovering Your Road in Life and soon after the founding of Road Trip Nation where Mike and team now provide that experiential learning experience to other students. They’ve been featured on PBS and across major media over the past 20 years.

K12 Education

December 14, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education future of work, Julissa Baez, K12, Lindsey Dixon, post-secondary, The Urban Assembly, workforce skills

Workforce Development and Career Alignment with Julissa Baez and Lindsey Dixon from The Urban Assembly

Lindsey Dixon and Julissa Baez from The Urban Assembly join Mike to talk about Postsecondary Readiness, Workforce Pathways, and the Future of Work. We hear Julissa and Lindsey’s origin stories and learn what drives their passion to make a positive impact on students and families overcoming poverty and striving for social mobility. We explore how to move work readiness programs further upstream into high school and K12 to ensure graduates are making smart decisions planning for the careers of the future.

Learning

November 16, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education credentials, future of work, job readiness, Kelly Palmer, upskilling, workforce skills

Exploring the Expertise Economy with Kelly Palmer

Kelly Palmer is the author of The Expertise Economy: How the smartest companies use learning to engage, compete and succeed, which focuses on the urgent need to upskill the workforce with the skills needed most for the future of work. She’s been published in Harvard Business Review, MIT Sloane Management, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, Forbes, and Fast Company among others.

Higher Education

November 14, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education Adam Gamwell, Artificial Intelligence, big data, design anthropology, ethnography, machine learning, maker, mindset, workforce skills

Anthropology, Big Data, and the Maker’s Mindset with Dr. Adam Gamwell

Adam Gamwell, a Design Anthropologist and Host of This Anthro Life, returns to Trending in Education to explore the relevance of anthropology and the social sciences to the workplace and business. Adam recounts his experiences teaching anthropology, managing Missing Links Studios, and most recently working with MotivBase on blending AI and Machine Learning with Anthropology.

Higher Education

November 12, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education Amrit Ahluwalia, continuing education, future of work, higher education, learning, non-traditional, post-secondary, workforce skills

The Non-Traditional Higher Ed Landscape with Amrit Ahluwalia

Amrit Ahluwalia is the Managing Editor of The EvoLLLution, the online newspaper developed by Destiny Solutions to create a conversation hub focused on non-traditional higher education and the transforming postsecondary marketplace. On this episode, Amrit joins Mike to talk about non-traditional learners in higher education, the importance of continuing education, and the need to reframe the focus of higher education to encompass the broader needs emerging in the workforce.

Future of Work

October 8, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending in Education EMSI, future of work, global skills, Kelly Ryan Bailey, life courses, lifelong learners, open skills, podcasting, skill development, skills, workforce skills

Talking About Skills, Baby, with Kelly Ryan Bailey

Kelly Ryan Bailey, the host of Let’s Talk About Skills Baby and the Director of Open Skills at EMSI, joins Mike to talk about the journey that brought her to where she is today as a mother, a podcaster, and a global skills evangelist.

Future of Work

July 24, 2020May 9, 2022 Trending In Education career growth, Coursera, COVID-19, emerging trends, global skills, global trends, index, lifelong learners, workforce skills

Coursera’s Global Skills Index for 2020

Fresh on the heels of the release of Coursera’s second annual Global Skills Index Report, Melissa and Mike break down what’s new and noteworthy in the 2020 report. How has the Covid-19 pandemic impacted global trends in course completion on Coursera?

Future of Work

June 1, 2020April 15, 2021 Trending In Education Behavioral Health, Brandon Jones, COVID-19, HIPPA, mental health, telehealth, Triad Behavioral Health, workforce skills

The Behavioral Health Professional Landscape with Brandon Jones

Brandon Jones returns to Trending in Education in his new capacity as CEO of Triad Behavioral Health to explore emerging trends for behavioral health professionals.

Future of Work

February 27, 2020May 8, 2023 Trending in Education Brandon Jones, future of work, Futurist, innovation, Steve Brown, Transformation, workforce skills

Navigating the Disruptive Transformation of the 2020s with Brandon Jones

Mike welcomes old friend, Brandon Jones, back to the show to talk about Steve Brown’s prediction that we’ll see more disruptive innovation in the next 10 years than we’ve seen in the previous forty. Layering in the likelihood that human creativity and lateral thinking will outstrip AI’s capabilities in that regard for the next 10 years, how should we take a longer view when making plans for the future everything? Mike and Brandon aim to bring some 2030 Farsight to bear as we peer into possible futures for the 2020s on this week’s show.