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Coursera research in the WEF Future of Jobs Report 2023: learners without degrees can learn critical skills just as fast as degree holders

Coursera

Digital transformation, automation, and globalization are creating a skilled worker shortage and an unprecedented need for reskilling and upskilling globally. The breathtaking rise of generative AI further compounds the urgency, as a new class of knowledge workers is now at risk of displacement.

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The Knowledge Crisis: the signs are all around us

Axonify

Take retail associates, for example. In the multi-channel retailing world, sales associates must know more than customers, who’ve likely done their homework before coming to the store. The real capital of any organization is its knowledge workers. What people need to know to do their job well can change almost daily.

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The Knowledge Crisis: the signs are all around us

Axonify

Take retail associates, for example. In the multi-channel retailing world, sales associates must know more than customers, who’ve likely done their homework before coming to the store. The real capital of any organization is its knowledge workers. What people need to know to do their job well can change almost daily.

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The Future of Work and Learning

The Performance Improvement Blog

However, there is a limit to this growth; not everyone is psychologically and financially equipped to take the risks associated with starting and managing a new business. New technologies and new consumer attitudes make these kinds of endeavors possible.

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Gaming in Corporate Training: Asset or Liability for Employees?

TOPYX LMS

However, there are also dangers associated with it. If game-based learning would elevate your organization’s learning culture and help employees become better, more skilled and knowledgeable workers, it may be a good training tool. The Benefits and Dangers of Gaming at Work. Benefits of gaming in corporate training.

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Quotes and excerpts on the need for Learning 2.0 from the Best of T+D: 2007-2009

ID Reflections

Excerpts from the Best of T+D | 2007 - 2009 Harold Jarche in Skills 2.0 : As knowledge workers, we are like actors--only as good as our last performance. Josh Bersin of Bersin and Associates said it well: “It’s not informal learning taking over everything; it’s a modernization of the learning function.”

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Skills Workers Will Need in the Age of Generative AI – Part 1: Digital and Technical Skills

Capytech

Workers shouldn’t be lost in this race, however, as generative AI technologies work best when they are used by skilled and knowledgeable workers. Staying Ahead of the Curve Businesses in all industries are moving quickly to understand how they can benefit from the rapidly evolving capabilities of generative AI.

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