Design Thinking - a skill, an approach or a process. Did it started in 1973 or perhaps a bit earlier, in the sixth century BC?

Models help us understand the world. In HR and learning & development, the important models are for skills & competencies. See the results of a recent survey.

When looking at the skills of a large group of people who plat the same general role one generally finds clusters. These clusters can reveal the different ways in which people approach the role. This leads to further insights into how people are approaching their work.

What makes each of us unique is not so much a list of skills but the patterns we use to connect them: skill to skill, skill to project, person to person.

What are the key business questions for skill and expertise management? How will answering these questions change your business? Critical performance questions.

Past skills, earned in the roles we have had throughout our careers resurface in new ways and are the foundation for new abilities.

Skill management works when seeded with skill & project data, connected to systems like CRM & project management when people get direct value from use.