The skills conversation is going on 10 years old, but it still feels like everyone is still engaged with it. Some leaders are restructuring entire org charts around skills. Others are still trying to define what a “skill” even is. Wherever you fall on that spectrum, you probably have questions.

In this 45-minute session, they’ll be doing something simple: answering your questions. No slides, definitely no sales pitch, and no pretending that this is all easy. Just a real conversation between two people who’ve spent the last several years immersed in this work.

The session will pull from recent research, lessons learned from leaders in the trenches, and common themes from recent Skills Strategy workshops. Expect discussion on things like:

• What being “skills-based” actually means (beyond the buzzwords)
• Why this matters now and not just because of AI
• The foundational elements that matter, and the ones that don’t
• Where most orgs trip up, and how to sidestep the landmines
• Where to begin when “beginning” feels like boiling the ocean

Moderator:

Conor Volpe (Eightfold AI)

Speakers:

• Dani Johnson (RedThread)
• Stacia Garr (RedThread)