The Talent Time Machine: Take the trip to work 2050. Powered by Cielo. (Cielo Talent)

The future will see companies turning what they know about us as consumers into hyper-personalized, super-responsive experiences. Employees will demand that same personalized, flexible and immersive experience from work. We talk today a lot about candidate experience. The reality though is we often know more about our consumers than our own employees. In this episode, Marissa is joined by Bob Toohey, former EVP and Chief Human Resources Officer at US insurer Allstate, to look at the future demands of employees as career consumers. In a world where we can buy a car or a house on our phone, what will easy, admin-light and friction-free employee experience look like? How does our lack of knowledge about our own employees show up today? How could a real-time digital passport that captures our skills and experiences replace the resume or CV and unlock real career mobility? With employers knowing ever more about their employees to create more relevant experiences of work, what does this mean for privacy?

The ‘job for life’ is a distant memory. Will ‘the job’ itself follow… As we shift towards a world that values aptitudes and attitudes over past roles and experiences, we may be forced to rethink where and how we work as the future edges ever-closer. Kate Bravery leads Mercer’s thought-leadership councils, and supports companies in preparing for the future of work - she joins Marissa Geist in The Talent Time Machine to share her vision of what the world of work holds… In this episode: Taking a data-led approach to matching people with the perfect job Generational attitudes towards engagement with work The role of flexible working going forward Shifting perceptions on valuing skills over experience

For decades, society has adapted itself to meet the needs of work. By 2050, it’s work that will have to adapt itself to the needs of society. Successful businesses will be those who understand this are reshape their offer to employees. In this episode, Marissa is joined by anthropologist Dr. Tulsi Menon who uses ethnography to understand this changing contract between societies, work and individuals. Our one-dimensional work identities are at odds with the complexity of who we really are. How will we choose to contribute the skills of our more complex true identities in the future? After 200 years of the same corporate hierarchies, what will these look like in a more democratic world of work? How can employers respond and move from a narrow culture of acceptance to a culture of excellence?

Established professionals have one view of the future of work. The generation who will be living and working in that future have a very different one. They will be the leaders in 2050, so what do they want from employers and how will they shape work to meet their expectations? In this episode, Marissa hears from three of these voices: college students and grads at the start of their careers. Shradha Godishala, Jonathan David and Juan Lopez. Between them they’re studying mathematics, biology, business administration, entrepreneurship IT management and finance. They’re also all participants in Fuse, the Milwaukee Tech Hub’s summer AI bootcamp. Is the education we offer students today giving them what they need to build the future they want? Will company culture and values still be attractive to a new generation of workers who demand employers walk the talk? Will the lines between work and private and social lives blur, or will we still look for a sense of community from our jobs? What will it take to a place talent wants to contribute to in 2050?

We’ve spent decades valuing our input into work: the toil; the hours; the expertise. In the future, the focus will be on results: outputs not these inputs. With AI disrupting the process of work, the skill will lie in knowing how to delegate and orchestrate work. Today’s technical specialist will be replaced by the creative generalist who brings imagination to the use these new resources. In this episode, Marissa is joined by founder of innovation consultancy Signal and Cipher Ian Beacraft to discuss a world where creativity replaces toil and technical know-how as the currency of work. By 2050 AI will be as pervasive and unexceptional as 'digital' is today. What will happen to the technical expert in a world where knowledge is commodified? Are ‘creative generalists’ born or made? How do we skill ourselves for this future? Will we all have to become AI natives to run businesses top-down, or will changing to run them bottom-up allow us to learn from a new, AI-native generation? With businesses no longer needing huge infrastructure or large workforces to scale fast, what will happen to the number, role and value of companies themselves?

In 2050, why retire when you can retrain? An ageing workforce presents a future where the gap between a workforce’s eldest and youngest will be greater than ever, so how will they work together? Weighing in on The Talent Time Machine, business coach Kim Neeson joins Cielo CEO & host, Marissa Geist, to consider how AI will simplify tech for older users, the irreplaceable skill of experienced judgement, and a new perspective on the career break. In this episode: Constant reassessment of company culture Reinventing the career break Pervasive tech and being ‘always-on’ Young and old generations combining their unique skill sets/experiences AI facilitating work for ageing workers Engaging everybody and allowing them to live by their values

Welcome to The Talent Time Machine, where we set our sights beyond the horizon to envision the future world of work in 2050. How better to kickstart the series than with an introspective look at what it means to look further than the five year strategies and financial forecasts, peering into the absurd. Reanna Browne is an academically trained and practicing futurist, and stands by the fact that ‘the future arrives via the ridiculous’.  So join Reanna as she shares with our host, Cielo CEO Marissa Geist, how to improve our future thinking, and the value it gives us today… In this episode: Using the future to rethink our actions in the present Mitigating the fear of being wrong in your predictions Unlearning how we’ve been taught to think of the future The change in language to think more proactively

The world has legislated for a fairer workplace and companies have promoted their contribution to a fairer world for years. But has much really changed? By 2050, fairness and purpose will look completely different, and employers will have to adapt to new demands from employees. In this episode, Marissa is joined by Yale- and Stanford-educated Aubrey Blanche, a consultant for equitable organizational design to explore how to hardwire fairness into our businesses. As economic pressures give some employers an excuse to pivot away from DEI, what’s the prize for staying the course? Employers have attached themselves to high-sounding purpose statements, but many have strayed out of their lane and become less than credible. Will businesses have to show support for and even skill up their employees to be effective activists? Will the shareholder model of capitalism be overtaken by stakeholder capitalism where workers demand a fairer share of the value they create?

Will praise replace pay checks in a future? There’s evidence we put more value on how we are appreciated at work than on our financial reward. Listen to the evidence behind this trend and what it will mean for the employer of 2050. In this episode, Marissa is joined by Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and New York Times best-selling author Dan Ariely. His seven-year study of the Fortune 1,000 holds surprising insights into the prize for actively valuing employees more. Appreciating employees is not just about attracting and retaining talent: it is a more accurate predictor of share price performance than pay rates. These intrinsic, emotional rewards will matter more than extrinsic, financial ones. Businesses who learn to meet the emotional needs of their employees will be the winners. How will HR have to change to see this premium quantified and communicated in company performance?

Experience says we tend to overestimate the short-term impact of a new technology, but underestimate its impact long-term. In all the AI hype of today, are we underestimating the seismic shift it will bring to the workplace of 2050? In this episode, Marissa is joined by advisor, author and co-founder of the London Futurists Calum Chace to explore the longer-term impact of AI on work and society, and what it means for our sense of purpose and identity. Our job roles have historically been key to our identities, but where will we find meaning in a world without jobs? What will be the last jobs to be automated? How will ‘work’ and ‘leisure’ be redefined in our lives in an AI-powered world? Will this be a world of AI-haves and AI-have-nots? How will we share the value AI creates?

What will work demand from us in 2050? And what does that mean for us now? Marissa Geist, CEO at Cielo, introduces a new season of her podcast "The talent time machine" exploring the trends, possibilities and new realities for talent. As business leaders and talent professionals, the further forward we look, the clearer our next steps become.

Hello and welcome to the year 2050. It’s work, but not as we know it today. Innovation, new societal norms and individuals’ wants have transformed the way we work so far it’s almost unrecognisable. Or is it? How has technology reshaped the idea of a job? How has talent adapted and evolved? The further forward we can see, the clearer our next steps become. My name is Marissa. I’ll be your host and voice from the future. I am the CEO at Cielo, and inspired by making the world of work work better. For employers. For employees. I’m a passionate leader, curious visionary and self-confessed data lover. I’ve built a career on understanding how the right talent unlocks growth for organisations and individuals and the power of technology and human imagination to shape brighter futures. As the world’s leading Talent Acquisition Partner, that’s Cielo’s standout ability. During this podcast, we’ll be exploring the competing forces, innovations and controversies that are reshaping the future of work. Fuelling us on the journey we’ll have the insights and intellects of guest thinkers from behaviourists and anthropologists to researchers and economists. We’ll be analysing the data and interrogating the trends that will shape work in 2050. And finally, we will be arming you with the ideas and foresight you need to shape the future of your organisations, advise your kids and grandkids and ready yourself for what’s to come. If you’re a talent leader, business executive, or a curious human The Future of Work, this is for you. Step inside The Talent Time Machine, and join me on the trip to work 2050. Connect with Marissa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissageist/ Learn more about Cielo: https://www.cielotalent.com/

Falling birth rates in developed economies are no longer just a social or political issue, they’re a huge a corporate one. Combined with the greatest transfer of wealth in human history, we are entering an age of inheritocracy where it is what you inherit – not how hard you work – that makes for success. In this episode, Marissa is joined by writer, speaker and consultant Eliza Filby to explore the demographic disruptions of an ageing workforce and wealth transference that will shape the world of work in 2050. If the sizes and ages of our populations shape our economies, how will employers have to respond to the reduced workforces of 2050? Will unequal responsibility for elder care see women lose the gains they’ve won in equal childcare? The Great Inheritance will further reduce our workforces as money becomes less of a motivator to work. Working for the Bank of Mom and Dad: will it make more sense in 2050 to invest your loyalty in your parents not your employer?

We live in an increasingly subjective reality, with values at the heart of all we do in the workplace. Understanding that will be essential to shaping corporate culture in 2050.  The art of corporate anthropology is one with which Michael Henderson is intimately familiar, creating more human-centered workplaces in a world dependent on technology and AI. Michael joins us in The Talent Time Machine this week as we uncover the principles which will prepare businesses for a more empathetic world, and how the human race could be afforded an unprecedented chance to ponder the nature of life itself… In this episode: What corporate anthropology covers and how it impacts the social dynamics of business culture A growing need to understand your workforce’s personal values and core principles The ‘wild west’ development of AI, with ranging, unforeseen outcomes Shifting attitudes from objective to subjective reality What young people should learn in order to prepare for the workplace of 2050

Every human experience is perceived by our brains. What might the human experience become when we expand our capabilities through futuristic neural technologies? Neurable has a vision to create a world where we live without limitations through brain-computer interfaces - we’re afforded our first glimpse into the future of work, skills and human connection in this week’s podcast with CEO, Dr. Ramses Alcaide. In this episode: The rise of non-invasive brain-computer interfaces Whether surgically invasive systems could bring our sci-fi concerns to life Learning in digital environments through non-traditional means, like video games Sharing knowledge and skills through hive mind-like behaviour The future of employment for knowledge workers Responsibility for privacy of brain data, calling upon the awful practices seen with the current state of the internet

Work has played a key role in shaping our identities and sense of self. By 2050, that single identity will have gone, replaced by a series of avatars: the representations of ourselves we mix and edit for different situations. We will be represented, not present. What does that mean for us, for our employers? In this episode, Marissa is joined by one of Forbes Top 50 Female Futurists, Professor Tracey Follows. Tracey is Visiting Professor of Digital Futures and Identity at Staffordshire University, a consultant to global businesses and a fellow podcaster with her series The Future of You. So, what is the future of you? A single human employee with a single job or a wardrobe of avatars shape-shifting for multiple different roles? We are already less ‘singular’ than we like to imagine. Will this new world simply be a new way of presenting multiple versions of ourselves in different situations? Will our avatars have their own experiences, resumes and CVs, or will we – the ‘original’ behind these copies – be what employers value? With us controlling how our avatars show up at work, will the digital self finally see the end of discrimination on characteristics like gender and race? Or will neurotech allow employers to collect brain data and introduce a new kind of discrimination: cognitive speed?

The workforce of the future starts with an education tailored to a world yet to exist. As we delve into the evolution of the workplace in 2050, we’re fortunate to be joined by leading futurologist, Dr. Ian Pearson. Today, Marissa & Ian look at what should be taught in a system where AI serves right and wrong information in seconds, whether we’ll see more equality in global education opportunities, and much more. In this episode: Whether we’ll be working against technology or in tandem with it The emphasis on emotional skills, which can’t be taught by tech Early education and the need to guide kids towards knowledge sources A possible need for repositories of original, un-editable human knowledge Equity in education leading to better social outcomes across the board