Karen Chiang reflects on Transform Vancouver which focussed on dialogue about organizational excellence. Takeaways' themes were Leadership, Trust, and Love.

Redesigning the job architecture has become part of implementing a new HRIS. These architectures are hollow shells without a rich skill and competency model.

Empathy is frequently seen as a critical skills for design thinking. It also comes up in studies of customer success. Is empathy a skill? Can it be cultivated?

Competency models define the skills and behaviours needed for performance. What role do values play? What is gained by including values in a competency model?

Most of us have several skill profiles on different systems and none of them is current. To change this, profiles must be connected to work and to other people.

Sketching is not something most of us are taught. The ability to quickly outline an idea visually and explore options playfully is critical for adaptation.

One way to gather information for competency models is through skill interviews. Explore skills by asking people about goals, how they work, who they work with.

Critical thinking is a foundational skill, one of which is software engineering. What do we mean when we say 'critical thinking'? How can we develop this skill?

Design Thinking - a skill, an approach or a process. Did it started in 1973 or perhaps a bit earlier, in the sixth century BC?

When running analytics on skills, one of the biggest challenges is accessing the data. Let's explore why a system of record for skills and capabilities makes sense, where data exists, where it's needed and what talent management systems are enriched by it.

Competency models, all rely on skills and skill definitions. This raises the critical question, who gets to define a skill? To answer this question we need to know a few things. What is a skill term and how are they used? Who is concerned with the definition of a skill and how does it impact others? We conclude by inviting you to think about how you define your own key skills

We participated in a panel titled "How Silicon Valley Approaches HR" followed by an accelerated version of applying design thinking to internal mobility strategies. Here are our takeaways

Recent research by LinkedIn found that skill management is the most important focus on learning and development in 2018.

As companies become more customer-centric they need to evolve the skills of their workforce. Layer skills onto the customer journey map to see the skill gaps.

With changes to how we work, every organization needs to understand its people. Call it People Analytics, Talent Managemen, or Skill Management. From recruitment agencies to the internal HR departments, regardless of motivation, everyone is trying to find out more.

Ibbaka conducts occasional Skill Insight Research projects to deepen our understanding of how skills are used in various industries, roles and professions. We recently did research on the skills required for pricing experts

What pricing skills do product managers need? What skills do pricing experts need to work effectively with product management? Ibbaka spoke with product management expert Alan Albert to understand how to make the partnership between pricing and product management more effective.

Ibbaka Talent is an advanced tool that learns from people using it to make meaningful skill suggestions when you don’t know how to define a role and find the right talent.

People analytics was a critical theme at the inaugural Transform HR Conference. What is people analytics? Why does it matter to the business? Where does skill management fit in? The talent-first CEO needs a skill management platform.

What skills support pricing expertise? Ibbaka interviews Chris Herbert of SV Pricing, the top recruiter for pricing positions.