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Core Concepts: Complementary, Associated and Connecting Skills
There is a natural tendency to organize or categorize. To help us sort the skills on the platform, we created the following categories: Foundation, Business, Design, Technical, Social, Tool, Domaine and Other. We also use another grouping to deepen our knowledge and inform the Skill Graph. These are Complementary, Associated and Connecting Skills.
"From a little spark may burst a flame" ~ Dante Alighieri
Why taking risks to stimulate divergent thinking which is the key to innovation, or the rule of unintended consequences.
Design Thinking, my version
Design Thinking - a skill, an approach or a process. Did it started in 1973 or perhaps a bit earlier, in the sixth century BC?
"The future is here. It’s just not widely distributed yet." William Gibson
An update on TeamFit Competency Model design module - from the design principles that guide us, to the user scenarios.
Hiding in the spotlight
A Competency Model that combines a top-down approach with bottom-up unique skill signature has a good chance to deliver instant value.
"There is no blue without yellow and without orange." ~ Vincent Van Gogh
In today's connected world our personal brand and how we represent ourselves are part of being a professional. Skills are a powerful way to paint a portrait of who we are, what we can do and who we aspire to be.
Eyes on the future
Without a proper assessment of the skills at a company and individual level, there is no way to correctly align the strategic direction with the ability to deliver on projects that company wish to pursue.
What skills are you looking for?
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.
Who cares about the life of a building - how skills evolve
Skills can evolve over generations. The context of our skills can connect in surprising ways and lead to insights into our own creativity.
Skill gaps under the eagle's wings
A personal story of Gregory's first job as a young architect. There were skill gaps, he needed mentoring. Skill management would have made a difference.
"Always make the audience suffer as much as possible." ~ Alfred Hitchcock
Your Skill Map may show you that a role you always wanted is within your reach. All of us have more skills than we imagine, TeamFit makes them visible.
You can't hit what you can't see
Make your skills visible. Upload your resume or paste in some text. TeamFit will automatically build you a Skill Map. Just seeing it makes a huge difference.
"The distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion." ~ Albert Einstein
Knowing the trend and understanding the composition of a skill set is not a nice thing to possess - it has become a necessity.
"Design is not about aesthetics and being cool. It is about the real life – improving real life." ~ Hartmut Esslinger
Hartmut Esslinger said that "form follows emotions". How do you design a product that connects with your emotions?
The Skill Graph is like a neural network - it captures memories and guides potential
The Skill Graph is like a neural network, connecting the memory of your skills, how you have used them and who you have used them with to your future.
Collaboration - the doorway into the world of skills
The ability to collaborate is a perfect entry point into the world of skills. There are many important associated skills like empathy and communication.
Our choice of core and target skills helps define our career path
We all have more skills than we can use at any one time. TeamFit let's you signal if a skill is core to your work, targeted to improve or downgraded.
The rhythm of skill development
Past skills, earned in the roles we have had throughout our careers resurface in new ways and are the foundation for new abilities.