Colloquium: Noemi Gryczko
Tuesday, 20th November 2018, at 17.15 - 18.30
ETH Zurich, UNO B 11, Universitätstrasse 41
Digital Transformation with the people left in
$1.7 trillion will be spent worldwide on digital change by 2019 but most of those programmes will be considered a failure. It is believed that digital transformation is more about people transformation. We should build not only ‘digital skills’, but ‘skills for a digital age’. What all individuals will require in order to be employable, successful and productive in the future? We will look into the results of Skills for a Digital Future Study 2018 commissioned by Freeformers. Ipsos carried out in-depth interviews with executive level business leaders across six European countries and 6000 citizens - school and university leavers aged 18 to 30 in their final year of studies. We will also learn how the results of the research informed the design of a massive educational programme implemented in Europe. Last but not least I will share why sometimes people need to become ‘hackers’ in order to understand cybersecurity issues and to gain digital confidence needed in the years to come.
About Noemi Gryczko
Noemi Gryczko is a sociologist, manager and tech enthusiast. She helps business owners, educators and entrepreneurs to innovate and design more effective and engaging learning experiences online and during events. She teaches how to use mobile technologies to drive engagement of employees, students and conference participants. She is also the co-author of the book "Business in the mobile world” (Poltext, Warsaw 2018). Currently Gryczko manages Digital Skills Development Programme in Poland. This training programme was introduced in Europe by Facebook. More about this initiative: external page Training 1 Million People and Small Businesses in Europe by 2020 | Facebook Newsroom