As part of London Tech Week, Dr Charlotte Werger from ASI Data Science and Dr Tim Sparkes from Hudson explore the future of AI in business, the impact it will have over jobs and the opportunities it presents for businesses.
34. London Tech Week 2017
Dr Tim Sparkes CPsychol AFBPsS
Talent Solutions Director, Hudson
35. We are right now in the
final stages of [evolution].
Biology and technology
will begin to merge in
order to create higher
forms of life and
intelligence.
Ray Kurzweil, Director of
Engineering, Google
Alphabet could have
perfectly good intentions
but still produce something
evil by accident
Elon Musk, SpaceX, Tesla, OpenAI,
Neuralink
With artificial intelligence we are summoning the
demon…humanity’s biggest existential threat
Elon Musk, SpaceX, Tesla, OpenAI, Neuralink
These new technologies may threaten the very
fabric of society, and ultimately our humanness
Gerd Leonhard, CEO TheFuturesAgency
Development of full artificial
intelligence could spell the
end of the human race
Stephen Hawking
I think human extinction will
probably occur, and technology
will likely play a part in this.
Shane Legg, Deep Mind
36. The changing work environment
Employee skill-sets that were
an asset to organisations a
decade ago are now a minimum
requirement to carry out roles
effectively.
The Digiskills Report, ADBL, 2016”
“
Growing
complexity
Generational
Shift
Millennial
Mindset
Technology
Proliferation
Talent-on-
Demand
Economy
Selection
Methods
Public Talent
Profile
(whether you
know it not)
37. The changing work environment
The ability of an organisation to renew itself, adapt, change quickly, and
succeed in a rapidly changing, ambiguous, turbulentenvironment.
Aaron de Smet, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company ”
“
35%
79%
2012 2015
Companies with a
shortage of critical skills
Hiring successmanagement:
Aberdeen group 2015
Mismatch: skills
vs job criteria
87%
Computer
Weekly,2016
67%
Org agility
is business
critical
Agile HR:
Mindsetnot
Methodology,
Orion 2016
43%
Companies that
do not have a
way to upskill
The Digiskills
Report,
ADBL, 2016
94%Agility &
collaboration
critical to
success
Deloitte 2017
38. The changing work environment
A
B
C D E
Shared
values/culture
Transparent
goals
Feedback
40. The evolution of humans
Selfish
desire to
get ahead
Prosocial
desire to
get along
Self-
Awareness
Curiosity Entrepreneur
ship
Creativity
Opportunism
Proactivity
Vision
41. The New World of Talent Identification
Andre Lavoie,
Aberdeen
Essentials
42. The New World of Talent Identification
Networks &
Observations
Biodata,
Supervisory
Rating
Typicaltalent
identification
360 feedback
IQ tests &
SJTs
Interviews
Self Report
43. The New World of Talent Identification
Interviews
applymagicsauce.com
MichalKosinski
Web
scraping
A New Talent
Identification
Ecosystem
Predictive
analytics
Gamification
Digital
interviews
Crowdsourced
Peer ratings
Big Data
44. Accuracy?
Relevance?
New talent signals or
just new methods?
Theory and cause?
Artificial Intelligence and Talent Management
Because we can’t predict the future,
companies that need to innovate often have
only a partial idea of who they need to hire
and what those people need to do.
Prof Vaughn Tan
”
“
Learning Management Systems?
Performance Management?
Coaching?
Onboarding?
Social purpose and meaning?
Abraham Maslow, A Theory of
Human Motivation 1943
45. Culture as environment
Glassdoor Summit Sept 2016:
Frequency of Google Searches on workplace culture since 2008
2016
‘Best-in-Class’
Performing Companies vs others
24%100%36%
More satisfied
with new hires
2x +
Define success
of top
performance
97%
More likely to
have
consistent
criteria
More likely to
provide cultural
fit insight
100%
More likely
to have
‘performance
exceeders’
24%
46. 96% of employers would choose someone with the right
mindset over the right skillset (Reed & Stoltz, 2012)
In a world of rapid
disruption and change,
having a core set of
competencies is an
outmoded principle of
business.
Mark Parker, CEO, Nike
When we recruit, we focus
on what can’t be taught.
Natural attributes such as
openness and willingness
to collaborate are
essential; other skills can
be embedded over time
Nathan McDonald,
Co-Founder at We Are Social
47. Mindset and Engagement
Purpose really comes down to mindset…a culture that taps into your people’s sense
of aspiration... empowering everyone …not just to do better, but to be better.
Mark Weinberger, Global Chairman & CEO, EY
”“
Purpose is playing a
central role in engaging
staff in their work and
acting as a focal point for
rewarding effort that has
an impact beyond
numbers or productivity
Purpose in Practice, Claremont
Communications 2016
Affiliation
Achievement
Meaning
Enthusiasm for
development
Effort
Attention
Dealing with setbacks
Interpersonal
interactions
Employee
Engagement
Employee
Mindset
The Potential role of Mindsetsin UnleashingEmployeeEngagement.
Keating, LA & Heslin, PA, Human Resource Management Review 25(4), 2015
48. Mindset and Engagement
Insight into preferred ways
(and non-preferred ways) of working
within the business context
Higher reliability and validity than
most tools on the market
Translated into more than 20
languages
Identifies false results
49. Measuring preferred work environments
Motivator: part of engagement and
retention; some motivation profiles
are more suitable for certain roles
Internal and external factors that
stimulate interest and curiosity, and
commitment to ongoing effort in
attaining goals…because it’s
rewarding.
‘Demotivators’ drain
The information that needs to be
processed
The tasks that need to be
accomplished
How the person is managed
Interaction with others
Personal needs
50. Challenge
Mindset
The appealof deriving
originalinsights from
analysing complex
business challenges.
Change
Mindset
The preferencefor
variety and new
ways of doing
things.
Leading
Mindset
An approach of
persuasionand
encouragementrather
than direction and
authority.
Solutions
Mindset
Enjoying
developing
creativesolutions
to overcome
barriers to drive
results.
Collaborative
Mindset
Valuing and working
with others and with a
co-operative team
spirit.
Selection
Development
Team formation
Organisational
mapping
Engagement Commitment
Effectiveness Adaptability
PULSE MINDSET™
Visit: PulseMindset.digital
51. Since humans are programming
the code for AI, this…means we
have to codify our own values.
John Havens, Heartifical Intelligence
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Machines have…been very bad at
the kind of thinking needed to
anticipate human behaviour.
Max Galka, University of Pennsylvania
”
“ What we concluded is that what AI
is definitely doing is not eliminating
jobs, it is eliminating tasks of jobs,
and creating new jobs, and the
new jobs that are being created
are more human jobs.
Josh Bersin, Principal & Founder,
Bersin by Deloitte
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