Luminaries

Podcast: Promoting Diversity in the Tech Industry…By Design

Duration 21:22

There will soon be 1 million open jobs in tech but only 500,000 will be filled with the existing labor pool. At the same time, there is a marked gender and racial disparity. Fixing the latter may very well fix the former, according to Dell Chief Customer Officer Karen Quintos. In this episode, Quintos shares how businesses can work to eliminate bias, scale up their diversity efforts, and fill the pipeline for new tech talent.

Future-Workforce

Why Gen Z Yearns For a Human Connection In the Workplace

Duration 0:44

43% of Gen Z would prefer face-to-face interactions at work, according to a Dell Technologies survey of 12,000 Gen Z secondary and post-secondary students about their readiness for the workforce. Social media entrepreneur, Natalie Zfat, discusses some of the interesting results.
Photo by Piotr Krzyżanowski on Unsplash

Future-Workforce

Five Ways to Recruit and Retain Generation Z

January 28, 2019

Gen Z, true digital natives born post-1996, are entering the workforce with skills and expectations that require rethinking current hiring and workforce paradigms.
Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash

Artificial Intelligence

Taking AI to the Humanities World

January 21, 2019

The Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing will target what MIT president Leo Rafael Reif calls “bilinguals” — students who will learn to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address challenges in areas like political science, economics, linguistics, anthropology, and urban studies.

Future-Workforce

Why Gen Z Needs Reverse Mentoring Opportunities In The Workplace

Duration 1:21

98% of Gen Z are using technology in school, according to a Dell Technologies survey of 12,000 Gen Z secondary and post-secondary students about their readiness for the workforce. Social media entrepreneur, Natalie Zfat, discusses some of the interesting results.

Future-Workforce

Four Things To Expect As Gen Z Descends On The Workplace

November 7, 2018

Will Gen Z cause a generational divide in workplace? Will teams of seasoned professionals be overthrown by this new generation of digital natives? The future may be more positive than you think.