Are you prepared to be interviewed by an AI?
Some thoughts on a growing area of human/machine interface.
‘The future is here – it’s just not evenly distributed’. William Gibson
‘Human resources departments are increasingly turning to automated video interviews, and some even rely on AI to make decisions about who moves on to the next round. As a job seeker, how can you prepare for these interviews — particularly when your interviewer is just a screen? Evidence-based suggestions include understanding which type of automated video interview you’ll be encountering; going in with the knowledge that the technology is far from perfect or unbiased; and practicing being as human as possible — even when it feels awkward.’
Work, Earn, Learn: can apprenticeships build an inclusive and skilled sector
An illuminating panel discussion brought together by Creative & Cultural Skills and led by Dianna Djokey – Learning Programme Manager at Aspex Portsmouth. Lots of experience and insights.
What if we did everything right? This is what the world could look like in 2050
A powerful summary from 2020 of The Future We Choose by Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac
Advanced Analytics for Agile Organization Design: 5 Principles
An interesting review that highlights five challenges for designing future organisations:
- Imperfect information: You don’t know what you’ve got
- Complexity: The future organization is a complex system
- Bundling: People are a bundle of Skills; Roles are a bundle of Activities plus Behaviours
- Immeasurability: Costs are known; potential benefits are hard to estimate
- Change: Even the right answers are only temporary
More icebreakers you can steal for better meetings
A useful reminder that helping people arrive and ‘warm up’ can work wonders for your meetings.
‘anywhere in the universe’ – Rabiya Choudhry, Kate Davis, Sean Edwards, Onyeka Igwe, Yuri Pattison
A fantastic project exploring the nature and role of public libraries. The commissions will be sited in different locations across Glasgow.
‘anywhere in the universe’ is a new project that addresses the public library, looking at their present, past and future through a series of artists’ commissions