Get ready for a workplace revolution! This diverse collection of articles dives into the emerging trends shaping the future of work. Buckle up for a glimpse into:
- Generative AI: Unleashing economic potential by boosting productivity and efficiency across industries.
- Building Inclusive Workplaces: Welcoming international talent and understanding diverse experiences like those of LGBTQI+ employees.
- AI Tools and Techniques: From Microsoft's Copilot to learning models, AI is augmenting human capabilities.
- Beyond Carrots and Sticks: Moving past outdated motivation tactics and fostering psychological safety for high-performing teams.
- Skills over Degrees: The rise of competence-based hiring recognizes the true value of individual abilities.
Plus, explore the metaverse's potential, empowering frontline workers, and navigating the automation vs. augmentation debate.
This abstract just scratches the surface! Dive deeper into these articles and discover how you can prepare to thrive in the ever-evolving world of work.
AI has permeated our lives incrementally, through everything from the tech powering our smartphones to autonomous-driving features on cars to the tools retailers use to surprise and delight consumers. As a result, its progress has been almost imperceptible. Clear milestones, such as when AlphaGo, an AI-based program developed by DeepMind, defeated...
Sue Attewell, National centre for AI, Feb 01, 2024 This is a pretty good look at the various issues to consider while developing an overall-institutional AI plan, including a downloadable checklist to work with. Such a plan "facilitates the integration of AI across the institution and enhances innovation....
It benefits Finland when a maximum number of people living here feel they can contribute and be essential members of our community. There are numerous social and financial costs to us all if even one member of the society is excluded (1). In fact, promoting inclusion is a goal for both the Finnish government and the European Union. In Finland one of...
There is a lack of compiled information and systematic reviews concerned with research on LGTBQI+ persons’ work environment. The Swedish Agency for Work Environment Expertise (Mynak) has published a systematic review on the topic in June 2022. The webinar will give the participants an overview of the research done within the field and of key...
Companies that want to make the most of AI in the future must make the right preparations now.
The metaverse is a new frontier of digital transformation that connects the physical and virtual worlds in immersive and interactive ways. Through the metaverse, people can access, create, and share digital content and experiences across various devices and platforms, blurring the boundaries between reality and simulation. There are many applications...
Back to Newsroom 24.11.2023 • Metaverse & AI Frontline workers are the backbone of many industries, such as manufacturing, healthcare, and retail. They are often the first to interact with customers, operate complex equipment, and perform critical tasks. However, they also face many challenges, such as skill gaps, information overload,...
Transformations and disruptive changes serve as catalysts for informal learning. In dynamic work environments, these shifts necessitate proactive adaptation by professionals. These adaptations, in turn, become significant opportunities for informal learning, as employees navigate and respond to these changes and build new competencies. As Generative...
Vincent Tsui for HBR Tweet Post Share Annotate Save Get PDF Buy Copies Print Leaders often rely on the carrot vs. the stick approach to motivate employees, where the carrot is a reward for compliance and the stick is a consequence for non-compliance. But this is an outdated approach that...
BCG Global, Dec 20, 2023 This analysis "is based on 22 million job ads across five countries in 2012, 2017, and 2022." The results suggests that job requirements are shifting from degrees to skills, albeit slowly, and not evenly across the five countries. The trend is most evident in the U.S. and also present...
Employers don’t have a grip on their staff’s psychological safety – and that’s very bad for business, experts warn. The term, which refers to the workplace philosophy that the best business results and employee performance are achieved when staff feel comfortable enough to flag that they believe mistakes are being made, without fear of reprisals,...
Humans are hard-wired to dream, to create, to innovate. Each of us seeks to do work that gives us purpose — to write a great novel, to make a discovery, to build strong communities, to care for the sick. The urge to connect to the core of our work lives in all of us. But today, we spend too much time consumed by the drudgery of work on tasks that zap...
For most organisations, whether public or private, there is barrier to accessing collective intelligence, sharing institutional knowledge, and developing professional practices through collaboration. This means that it can take longer for individuals to solve issues that come up when they lack the experience in doing so. Whether these be inter-personal,...
In automation vs. augmentation, inspired by danah boyd, I wrote that I am mostly in the augmentation camp, though I am concerned that automation + capitalism = a perfect storm. This was the case with the augmented work enabled by the personal computer. Knowledge work improved significantly but wages did not. We are seeing this emerging in the ‘AI wars’...
From summarizing what's discussed to cleaning up your room, Microsoft's AI offerings have got you covered.
Tervetuloa Work in Finland -yksikön järjestämään online matchmaking -tapahtumaan.Suomesta löytyy paljon osaavia kansainvälisiä opiskelijoita, jotka etsivät työ- ja harjoittelumahdollisuuksia opintojensa aikana ja niiden jälkeen. Tämä tapahtuma on tarkoitettu yrityksille, jotka toimivat Suomessa ja etsivät vastavalmistuneita osaajia, kesätyöntekijöitä...
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