Chapter 18
The Future of the Talent Development Profession
IN THIS CHAPTER
Exploring the VUCA world concept
Understanding the changing talent development environment
Predicting a vision of the future
Determining how to prepare yourself for the future
Smart phones, smart cars, smart homes, virtual reality. Growing corporate networks, exciting technology, and the Internet have created expectations for “smart” learning everywhere. The ability to integrate tools is nothing short of amazing. As we move to a world without computers, just smart networked objects, everything will be connected. TD professionals need to determine how to connect employees to the learning they need to be “smart,” too.
Organizations are pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence. They will use the wealth of data that will soon be available to them to do everything from innovate their services and products to gain a competitive advantage to reverse-engineer customer dissatisfaction.
In talent development, you’ll see more wearables that support learners, a stronger emphasis on gaining employee experience, ...
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