Mike Davis-Marks and I shared an overview of two future of work organizational models that are actually in action.
(a) Ethos as a network organization,
that is also launching an industry scale workforce planning
(b) SkillsPlanner for London Construction industry that brings together 30 companies, cities, government organizations, and colleges.
Presented at the HR Tech World Congress 2015 in Paris.
2. Slide 2www.ethosvo.org @EthosVO #SkillsPlanner
Non-Hierarchical
Multi-disciplinary
Connected
Collaborative
A Common Culture
Diverse
Passionate
Flexible
Versatile
80+ exceptional people
with shared professional interests
working on core ventures
=
Entrepreneurs for
Operations & Delivery
Domain Experts
in Sales & Marketing
with deep industry
connections
Core Ventures
Thought
Leaders
with
visionary
ideas
Technology Leaders,
Designers, Architects
3. Slide 3www.ethosvo.org @EthosVO #SkillsPlanner
✓ No job titles / descriptions
✓ Flat, Collaborative, Agile, Effective
✓ Each group is a small agile team
✓ Each Partner chooses work they are passionate about
✓ Each sets their own direction with sufficient consultation
Self-directed Teams = No management or hierarchy,
only coordination.
4. Slide 4www.ethosvo.org @EthosVO #SkillsPlanner
Ethos Smart
(Urbanisation)
Current Problems:
● Transport, energy, housing
● > 50% of World now urban
● Infrastructure now stressed
● Running out of cash
● Siloed efforts pursuing self-
interest not working
Ethos Skills
(Future of Work)
Current Problems:
● Commoditisation of
industrial work (= less jobs)
● Need to re-skill populations
● Ageing population
● Technology leading to
polarisation and exclusion
Health and Wellbeing
(inc Ethos Sport)
Current Problems:
● Ageing population &
healthcare systems
● Massive demand without
developed markets
● Siloed approaches across
gov, businesses, charities
The Cities Parking Platform
Our Domains of Interest
5. Slide 5www.ethosvo.org @EthosVO #SkillsPlanner
Construction companies:
➢ Don’t see the supply picture
➢ Don’t see other companies
FE Colleges
➢ Don’t see the demand picture
➢ Don’t see the London picture
➢ Don’t see the other FEs picture
The Construction skills gap in London
6. Slide 6www.ethosvo.org @EthosVO #SkillsPlanner
LinkedDataPlatform
Logic
SameAs,
Identity &
Mappings
Open Data
Vocabularies, Taxonomies,
Classification
Open
Linked Data
Commercial
Offerings
SaaS
Applications
3rd Party
Linked Data
➢ A data platform that maps skills
➢ for a variety of stakeholders
➢ to support employability activities
through visualisation and analysis
Data Flows
8. Slide 8www.ethosvo.org @EthosVO #SkillsPlanner
Ecosystem Partners
Brokerage Partners City & Government Partners
Industry Partners
Training Partners
Kingston College