Cameron Stewart discusses the transition from the industrial age to a new digital or social age, emphasizing the importance of adaptability and transferable skills in the workforce. He highlights the increasing role of AI in supporting workers and suggests that technical skills may become less relevant over time. The focus now is on organizational fit and the ability to grow into new roles as they emerge.

1. Skills and Capability
in a Digital Age
Cameron Stewart
Head of PPM Product
Development at AXELOS

2. • AXELOS
• Me
Welcome

3. • “Dude, strange things are afoot at the Circle K.”
Important Quote…

4. • We’re leaving the Industrial Age
• This is probably the “Network Age”…
• … or it might be the “Social Age”
• Rise of AI
• Importance of relating to the user rather than the product
• And all this Agile stuff
A New Epoch

5. • No longer recruiting tech skills
– They go out of date
– No-one does one job for life anymore
– People need to be available to help in any way
– Machine support for workers is growing
– We can train the right people in the tech if needed
• Now focussed on
– Organisational fit
– Capability
– Ability to grow into new work as it arises
• Transferable skills, knowledge and experience are vital
Teams Are Changing

6. • And what about Artificial Intelligence?
• No more education required?
• Maybe we won’t need to learn because the machine
“knows”
• We’ll just need to know how to use the machine in the
most efficient way
• [Or maybe we will just leave the machines to it]
AI and the Middle Distance

7. • Bill (quotes So-cratz):
"The only true wisdom
consists in knowing that
you know nothing".
• Ted: That's us, dude.
The Long Term

8. Thank You!
Cameron Stewart
Cameron.Stewart@AXELOS.com
@AXELOS_GBP
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