How are you evolving your skills for the future of work? This is one of the most pertinent questions workers are asking themselves. However, the answer is constantly changing. With every new technology, innovation, regulation, and system, the most in-demand skills shift. The capabilities that employers are looking for today are no longer the capabilities of last year, and in many industries this has created a significant skills gap.

"The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence itself, but to act with yesterday's logic."1 We live in uncertain times. While the acronym VUCA (for our'Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous' world) may have originated from military minds in the post-Cold War period, the eagerness and ease with which the business world has adopted it to describe today's global economy is striking.2 It's estimated that as many as half of the world's CEOs now view uncertainty as the single biggest external threat to their business.3 The only way to find answers to the uncertainty we anticipate and the change that we fear is to ask the right questions.

This UC Berkeley School of Information online short course is delivered in collaboration with GetSmarter. Learn from industry thought leaders as you gain the skills needed to develop an AI strategy, and lead the transformation in your organization. The design of this online course is guided by UC Berkeley School of Information faculty and industry experts who will share their experience and in-depth subject knowledge with you throughout the course.