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What Is The Future of Talent Institute?
The Future of Talent Institute is a think tank and membership-driven educational & networking endeavor that has been examining the talent world since 2005.
We research the trends, events, and ideas that are changing human resources, talent management, recruiting, learning, work and the work environment.
We have an active blog site and we encourage guest bloggers.
Members have access to white papers, podcasts, presentations, and the output of our previous Retreats.
From time-to-time, we also offer regional events.
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The Future of Talent Institute is a consortium of organizations and individuals who explore emerging issues in talent management, staffing, recruiting, employee development, retention and leadership development. Our members comprise a wide range of sizes, industries and locations. Read more…
The Future of Talent Institute provides early insights and in-depth research into employment trends, demographics, workforce attitudes, organizational structure, and new technologies so that your firm can make faster and better decisions about talent and talent-related issues. Learn more here.
The Future of Talent Institute roots go back to Kevin Wheeler and Eileen Clegg’s work in at Institute for the Future, where they identified talent as a key area of focus. Click here to read details bios of Kevin and Eileen.
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RECENT BLOGS
To Innovate Or Not
“Talent Acquisition has a drastic need for increased innovation, education, and a general push for ideation. Unfortunately, it seems tactical execution and order taking is our natural disposition.” Guest blogger Marie Burns discusses the need for innovation and the trends that present opportunities for that innovation.
The Perils of Predictive Analytics
Predictive analytics enables us to anticipate human behavior with greater accuracy. We find predictive analytics used in our everyday lives and with that comes potential pitfalls and negatives. In this post, Kevin Wheeler discusses several core issues that we should be aware of in the wake of predictive analytics including privacy issues, commercialization, and human biases.
View From the Future: Trends 2016-2020 and Implications For Talent Leaders
Since 2005, Future of Talent has held an annual retreat with a trusted community of talent leaders who explore trends, reimagine the future workforce, and create strategies to keep their organizations on the forefront of change. This is an overview of our 2016 retreat, with our trends and visual maps.
Our Skills Shortage, The Gig Workforce, and How It Gets Educated
How does a highly complex emerging workforce acquire its training to remain competitive and at the top of its game? Future of Talent founder, Kevin Wheeler, reviews the historical pros and cons of employee training and discusses the new shape of corporate education. Skills training and competitive preparedness will be acquired through many modalities to accommodate the needs of our complex workforce. All educational institutions will need to adapt to remain relevant. Read his article here.