Kate and Stephen | 50% Of Americans Don’t Believe A Good Job Is Within Reach

GUESTS | Kate Markin Coleman, former EVP, Chief Strategy and Advancement Officer of YMCA, and Stephen Goldsmith, Professor of the Practice of Urban Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

DETAILS | Kate and Stephen join TDW to discuss their eye-opening new book Growing Fairly: How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development. They share hard truths, such as there is no integrated workforce development program in the US, and the number of Americans who are pessimistic about what additional education can do for them has tripled from 12 to 35%. This is why they are taking a system approach and boldly calling for immediate cross-sector collaboration, a regional and bipartisan effort toward workforce development reform. In this robust conversation, we examine macro disruptive trends through the lens of their workforce design principles model and why this must be built for the unique needs of workers, employers, and cities.

OVERVIEW | Are you ready to ADAPT and REINVENT YOURSELF for the most disrupted and digital workforce in history? What would it feel like to belong and not get stuck? It is estimated over 1 billion people will need reskilling by 2030, and more than 300 million jobs will be impacted by AI  — work, identity, and what it means to be human are rapidly changing. Join hosts Nate Thompson and Alex Schwartz and the TOP VOICES in the Future of Work to uncover how to meet this dynamic new reality driven by AI, hybrid work, societal shifts, and our increasingly digital world. Discover why a Future of Work Mindset is your key to prepare, navigate and thrive!

We are grateful you are here, and welcome to the TDW Tribe! www.thedisruptedworkforce.com