The skills we need to develop resilience and adaptation are changing. Ibbaka is researching the critical skills we will need for the future of work. Please share your ideas with us.

In a networked economy one of the most important skills is that of making connections. People, ideas, data, goals, results all need to be connected. Learning how to create and manage connections is central to the future of work.

Trust is the foundation for performance in a virtual world. How do we build trust? Through conversations. Having meaningful, extended conversations has become a critical skill for the future of work.

The past months have put a lot of stress on our organizations, challenging us at first to show resilience and increasingly to adapt. At the same time, cost controls are pushing us to be more efficient. How can we manage the tensions between these, what do these imply for skill and competency management?

In a stressful time, one of the most important critical skills is play! Play is also important to many other things, from learning and innovation to team building and bonding. Let’s use this time of social isolation to build some play into our lives. Play can be both a foundational skill and a social skill.

Industry shifts trigger disruption and can happen any time. Many amazing businesses will not survive the current shift, some amazing businesses will find opportunities and new ways of working. We examined those that accelerated capability development to drive meaningful and valuable outcomes for our communities - which skills have emerged, which skills will be strengthened and which skills endure.

We are now reaching deep into skills and solutions lost a long time ago. Skills replaced by technology and services that are not available. This back to basics notion made me also look for examples of simplicity. "Basic" does not necessarily mean "simple," however, "simple" often means "ingenious." Use this time to dive inwards into the skills of the past and then use those skills to connect with the people you are close to.

Coronavirus is causing a major behavioural change in society. We will see long term consequences in the way we interact with each other. We are going to shop, touch, try things differently, which will include the workplace. Being able to discover and excel in the adaptation skills that boost your chances to carve a new career path will be critical, and Ibbaka Talent is the right place to begin this journey into the unknown.

Sustainable growth requires an ongoing investment in understanding, developing and applying skills. To do this effectively manage your skills as a portfolio.

What is the difference between Hearing and Listening and why Listening is a foundation skill?

Problem Solving is a critical skill and to gather a new perspective, it often requires unlearning. Is “unlearning” a skill? If so, how can we learn it?

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?

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.

TeamFit is doing research into skill models. As part of this, we are looking at critical skills & have shared a short survey. Here are some preliminary results.

Part of a series on critical skills. Reflection is important to skills, from critical thinking to learning and design. It is critical to double-loop learning.

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?