On this episode of Work and the Future, Linda Nazareth talks to Gabby Berlacu, Senior Manager at the Upwork Research Instiute about the way that the skills that workers will need is changing in the age of AI. They cover:

• How the demand for freelance workers is changing and what that tells us about the broader labour market
• What Upwork research tells us about the way that AI skills are increasingly in demand for existing jobs
• Why ‘soft skills’ are cited as important, even for freelance workers
• How learning and development is changing in a world where freelance workers are more prevalent

Host:

Linda Nazareth is an economist, futurist and expert on the future of work. The author of five books including her most recent Working it Out: Getting Ready for the Redefined World of Work (2023), she is also a regular columnist for the Globe and Mail and the Host of podcast ‘Work and the Future’.

As a sought-after keynote speaker, Linda’s audiences have spanned a range of audiences and have included clients such as The Economist Magazine, LVMH, American Express, and the Bank of Montreal all of whom have benefitted from the way that she can take huge ideas and distill them into information that organizations can use for their own strategic planning purposes.

Guest:

Gabby Burlacu

Senior Manager

Upwork Research Institute

Dr. Gabby Burlacu is Senior Research Manager at Upwork, where she studies how organizations are adjusting their cultures and talent practices to access skilled talent in a rapidly evolving world of work. Her research has been featured in a variety of peer-reviewed studies, articles, book chapters, and media outlets, and has informed strategy and technology development across a range of Fortune 500 companies. Gabby holds a Ph. D. in industrial-organizational psychology from Portland State University.

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