Work In Progress

The nature of work is changing rapidly and dramatically. Advances in technology are eliminating some jobs, transforming others, and, in some cases, creating jobs we never even imagined. In WorkingNation’s weekly podcast Work in Progress, we speak with lea

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Keeping the American Dream within reach

Posted January 5, 2021 • 00:20:02

Even before COVID-19, there was a ongoing disruption in the workforce. Millions of jobs were already being impacted by changes in technology—AI and...

The pandemic exposed cracks in our workforce development ecosystem

Posted December 29, 2020 • 00:20:18

There’s a lot of discussion around the challenges workers and jobseekers are going to face in 2021 as we navigate a jobs recovery that lifts up everyone. So...

Closing the urban-rural digital divide

Posted December 22, 2020 • 00:21:15

My guest this week on the Work in Progress podcast is Matt Dunne, the founder and executive director of the Center on Rural Innovation. The Center on...

Making career navigation more transparent and more accessible

Posted December 15, 2020 • 00:22:53

My guest this week on the Work in Progress podcast is Maria Flynn, the president and CEO of JFF, a nonprofit working to accelerate the alignment and...

Coursera: The power of online training to close the skills gap

Posted December 8, 2020 • 00:26:00

Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO of online learning platform Coursera, is my guest in this episode of the Work in Progress podcast. Founded in 2012 by two Stanford...