Shift Blog

Ongoing Discussions in the Close It network
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An Interview with Lois Johnson, Workforce Development Institute of NY, on the need for Future Skills!

THESH/FT BLOG. People Centered.  An Interview with Lois Johnson, Workforce Development Institute of NY, on the need for Future Skills! Hello Friends!  Happy September from Santa Fe, New Mexico! It’s time for another SHIFT Blog.  The purpose of this blog is to really elevate work happening across the Globe around making an impact in workforce and learning.  Just last week, I had the opportunity to sit down (or “Zoom Down”) with Lois Johnson to talk to her about WDI-NY’s Statewide efforts to ensure future skills for all New Yorkers.  Lois is the Director of Workforce Strategies for the Workforce Development Institute...
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An Interview with Kristin Little and featuring the Global Shift Council

After being dormant through the past few months – watching the world turn upside down, I pondered on who I wanted to interview for our next blog.  Then, I met Kristin and I knew! I am excited to have had the opportunity to get to know Kristin through some weekly Uberconference meetings and to interview such a leader in research and design.  Kristin and I met through our colleague Kevin Clark, Founder of Content Evolution.  And, I met Kevin as an advisor to SocialTech.AI.  The world is closely connected, and what I like most about the work of Innovate+Educate and...
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The Future is Now – A SHIFT Blog interview with Marina Gorbis of Institute for the Future

I recently had the opportunity to interview Marina Gorbis, a star in the future of a great deal!  Marina is the Executive Director of the Institute for the Future (IFTF), a 50-year old non-profit research and consulting organization based in Silicon Valley. I had the honor to meet Marina through Parminder Jassal, the founder of the Work+Learn Futures Lab.  Marina has brought a futures perspective to hundreds of organizations in business, education, government, philanthropy, and civic society. Marina’s current research focuses on transformations in the world of work and new forms of value creation. launched the Workable Futures Initiative at IFTF with...
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Oct
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“Doing Better Together”, an Interview with Dr. Katherine Bihr, VP, Programs and Education, TGR Foundation

This month, we held the 7th annual Close It Summit, in La Ciudad Diferente, also known as Santa Fe, New Mexico. It was an honor to host over 500 amazing leaders from across the globe focusing on ensuring equity, access and opportunity in the future of working and learning. I had a chance to catch up with Dr. Katherine Bihr, Vice President of Programs and Education at TGR Foundation, A Tiger Woods Charity, where we discussed her Close It 2019 session with Native American and New Mexican professional golfer Notah Begay III. Moderated by Susanne Thompson, Senior Vice President at Discovery Education,...
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Interview with Chancellor Lee Lambert of Pima Community College

October is off to an exciting start! This week, I had the privilege of speaking with Lee Lambert, Chancellor of Pima Community College, about the release of “SHIFT HAPPENS @ Pima Community College.” Lee and I had the opportunity to meet in March 2019 at the NAWB Forum in Washington, D.C. It was there that we formed a collaboration to produce “SHIFT HAPPENS@PIMA.” Authored by Dr. Merrilea Mayo and the Pima leadership team, SHIFT Happens@PIMA is the first paper of its kind to describe the implementation strategies a large higher education institution has taken to address the rapidly changing environment...
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Interview with Lorenzo Esters of ETS

This month, I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Lorenzo Esters.  Dr. Esters currently serves as Executive Director for Higher Education Partnerships with the Global Education Division of Education Testing Service (ETS), a nonprofit organization that seeks to advance quality and equity in education for all people worldwide.  Dr. Esters will be joining us at the CLOSE IT SUMMIT 2019 to be held October 15-16, 2019, highlighting the new initiative Skills for A New Economy. Lorenzo, I am so pleased to interview you for the CLOSE IT blog, specifically as CLOSE IT less than one month away!  When I...
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Knowledge Leaders Post: Todd Hand with Heather McGowan

Heather McGowan, Future of Work Strategist and Keynote Speaker at the October 2019 Close It Summit, joins Todd Hand of Knowledge Leaders to discuss what she would do differently in higher education, how products and services are “the by-products” of company culture and contrasts Amazon from Barnes and Noble to illustrate growth capacity. She also touches upon the Gallop data on K-12 disengagement. Learn more in this episode of the Knowledge Leaders Podcast, hosted by Todd Hand.  click image link to listen Podcast Transcript Excerpt Todd Hand:  When you describe the future company, you do so in terms of culture and capacity. What...
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Conversation with Keith Wardrip | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

I recently got the opportunity to sit down with Keith Wardrip of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and discuss the latest release of his co-authored paper, Opportunity Occupations Revisited,” which was highlighted by the New York Times in May (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/business/economy/good-jobs-no-college-degrees.html). Keith will be at CLOSE IT 2019 presenting on the report and new research. So, join us!     Hi Keith, I am so glad we got the opportunity to catch up with you and your work at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. You’ve been working with the Federal Reserve Bank since 2011. In 2015, we featured you...
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