Presented By: Hannah McMasters Kurt Mullins Brawn From Brains Presented By: Hannah McMasters Kurt Mullins

What is talent? How is it changing? Change in the Demand for Talent The shelf life for desirable skills are shrinking Specialized skills The demand for high end skills is accelerating Knowledge workers Part-time and contractors are skyrocketing

What is talent? How is it changing? Changing Talent Supply Skill shortages Aging workforce Freelancing is becoming mainstream Top talent calling the shots Multiple careers becoming more common

Top Ten Requested Skills in the Year 2020 Sense making Social intelligence Novel and adaptive thinking Cross-cultural competency Computational thinking New-media literacy Trans-disciplinarity Design mindset Cognitive load management Virtual collaboration

Reframing Immigration Keeping Talent in the United States Recruiting skilled talent Talent Boosting Reforms Expand and reform the H-1B visa program Keep foreign graduate students in the United States Consider input from the private sector Provide more certainty

Unemployment Insurance Policy Creating Incentives for reskilling Talent Boosting Reforms Provide one-time unemployment benefits Link unemployment benefits to professional development Subsidize work, not unemployment, during downturns

References Eggers, William D., and John Hagel III. "Brawns from Brains." Deloitte Series on Making America Stronger, 2012. Future Work Skills 2020, Institute for the Future for the University of Phoenix Research Institute, http://www.iftf.org/futureworkskills2020. National Research Council. Research on Future Skill Demands: A Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2008.