Most of us have several skill profiles on different systems and none of them is current. To change this, profiles must be connected to work and to other people.

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.

One way to gather information for competency models is through skill interviews. Explore skills by asking people about goals, how they work, who they work with.

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.

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?

When asking the question "what skills will i need tomorrow", organizations must understand the core skills applied today, the emerging skills that are developing in their workforce and the future skills that will need to be leveraged tomorrow. Companies that want to go beyond their core skills insights can, develop a resilient and differentiated workforce for the challenges ahead.

Pattern recognition is one of the most important foundational skills but also one of the most difficult to come to grips with.

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.

Ibbaka conducts occasional Skill Insight Research projects to deepen our understanding of how skills are used in various industries, roles and professions. We recently did research on the skills required for pricing experts

What pricing skills do product managers need? What skills do pricing experts need to work effectively with product management? Ibbaka spoke with product management expert Alan Albert to understand how to make the partnership between pricing and product management more effective.

Surveys may be overused, but they are part of the talent management toolkit, and we all need to get better at their design and interpretation. In this post, we explore when to use a skill survey and how they are applied

Join the Ibbaka-TeamFit survey on pricing skills. See how and why pricing skills are changing.

Rather than Homo Sapiens or Homo Faber, we are Homo Artes. Mirroring, application, reflection is how we develop new skills. These are built into TeamFit.

Skills need to be part of the team conversation. Injecting skills into Slack, Hipchat, Teams conversations will help people share and develop their skills.

Your Skill Map may show you that a role you always wanted is within your reach. All of us have more skills than we imagine, TeamFit makes them visible.

Mind mapping career goals give insights into team member’s motivation that can help promote real collaboration and alignment.

Make your skills visible. Upload your resume or paste in some text. TeamFit will automatically build you a Skill Map. Just seeing it makes a huge difference.

Preliminary results for the Skill and Expertise Management 2018 survey. Interesting insights into why people are adopting skill management.

The Skill Graph is like a neural network, connecting the memory of your skills, how you have used them and who you have used them with to your future.