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• How do we teach soft skills?

  Here's something that's bothering me: everybody says that we need to help people develop soft skill…

  468 views 14 comments 2 points Most recent by sternals March 2020
• Is the skills gap real?

  @sternals shared a few articles with me that question the existence of a "skills gap", an…

  21 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by sternals February 2020
• Are apprenticeships the solution?

  From everything we're reading about apprenticeships, it seems like they're one of the most favorabl…

  21 views 5 comments 0 points Most recent by Roey February 2020
• Should we fix the housing problem as a way to help people find work?

  Part of the fun of doing research is when you find things you haven't really considered before. Her…

  31 views 15 comments 0 points Most recent by Roey February 2020
• What is work?

  We'd like to kick off these discussions with a basic question: What is work? This helps us challen…

  91 views 25 comments 2 points Most recent by Roey February 2020
• What's the role of the government in training people for the future of work?

  One of the issues we came across in our research is that the U.S. government's spendings on employm…

  34 views 15 comments 0 points Most recent by NickOttens February 2020
• Securing decent work for everyone

  In the period up to 2030 job polarisation is expected to grow further. Jobs in the higher and lower…

  36 views 1 comment 1 point Most recent by TravellerBeyond November 2019
• How can we reverse falling labour market participation rates in Europe?

  Future labour market participation rates across all demographic groups are expected to fall for mos…

  13 views 1 comment 0 points Most recent by NickOttens September 2019