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LinkedIn’s Karin Kimbrough on the Need for Lifelong Learning

The professional network’s chief economist provides insights on the skills of the future

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Welcome to Season 2 of WorkLab: The Podcast

Join host Elise Hu and guests as they explore the latest trends and ideas to reimagine how we work

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41%: Experts Discuss the Top Workplace Trends of 2021

In the final episode of the season, WorkLab host Elise Hu and correspondents Mary Melton and Desmond Dickerson discuss the trends that will reshape work in 2022

Kimbrough is the first guest for Season 2 of Microsoft’s WorkLab podcast, in which host Elise Hu has conversations with economists, technologists, and researchers who explore data and insights into why and how work is changing.

Three big takeaways from this conversation:

To go deeper into the theme of learning, at the end of the episode we check in with Andrew Barnes, the chief executive officer and co-founder of Go1, a platform that provides digital learning for companies’ workforces.

WorkLab is a place for experts to share their insights and opinions. As students of the future of work, Microsoft values inputs from a diverse set of voices. That said, the opinions and findings of the experts we interview are their own and do not reflect Microsoft’s own research or opinions.

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Here’s a transcript of the Episode 1 conversation.

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LinkedIn’s Karin Kimbrough on the Need for Lifelong Learning

The professional network’s chief economist provides insights on the skills of the future

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