Making Better Work
Recovery. Equity. Automation. Climate. Quality jobs. For workforce professionals, these pose challenges and opportunities in equal measure. Making sense of it all starts with data. #MakingBetterWork talks with data insiders (from public, private, nonprofit sectors) who help us understand how modern
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Episode #26: "Our data is a reflection of our moral values.” JFFLabs’ Josh Copus and Eshwar Eswaran on the organiza...
This week host Kristin Wolff explores O4O—an excitin...
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Dec 14 2021 51m
Episode #25: "We need to link how we track education and training in the classroom with what is occurring at work."...
It's Apprenticeship Week! #NAW2021 In honor of the o...
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Nov 18 2021 31m
Episode #24: “How does tech … innovate alongside government?” Bitwise Industries’ Michelle Skoor shares insights.
Michelle is Bitwise’s Chief Workforce Officer and se...
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Oct 26 2021 35m
Episode #23: Dr. Annelies Goger says we need “a data framework that mirrors a living system” — and can evolve with ...
In this episode, Dr. Annelies Goger, Rubenstein Fell...
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Sep 3 2021 33m
Episode #22: “Setting up data systems for the next crisis – [that’s the] work now.” Checking in with New Jersey’s D...
In this episode, we speak with Dr. Sean Simone, Dire...
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Jul 9 2021 39m
Episode #21: The Promise of Cloud Technology meets the Urgency of Now: Making the Most of the Pandemic, with Dr. Ju...
In this episode, we talk with Dr. Julia Lane, cofoun...
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Feb 15 2021 32m
Episode #20: "Cloud computing has democratized data….COVID has accelerated demand for it.”
This episode is jaw-dropping. Spanning massive chang...
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Nov 25 2020 43m
Episode #19: COVID Chaos, Data & Silver Linings: No More Saying “We Can’t” Because We Just Demonstrated “We Can.”
In this episode, we turn the tables. Producer Doug F...
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Aug 25 2020 20m
Episode #18: Colorado’s Data Journey: “We’re building value for the future into our systems now.”
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with M...
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Aug 12 2020 41m
Episode #17: California’s Building System to Help More Californians Benefit from the State’s Treasure Trove of Work...
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with P...
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Jul 31 2020 25m
Episode #16: BrightHive Co-Founder Natalie Evans Harris: “Data & technology should enable people to do great things...
Kristin Wolff talks with Natalie Evans Harris, Brigh...
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Mar 14 2020 35m
Episode #15: Longitudinal data system building in Maine: ‘Our mission is to support data-based decision making and ...
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with H...
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Mar 4 2020 26m
Episode #14: The Shift from Compliance to Learning: How Public Agencies are Using Data to Learn What Works
“The changes are staggering!” In this episode, our h...
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Mar 2 2020 58m
Episode #13: Is it time to “knit together the workforce system crazy quilt of data so we can really use it to drive...
Dr. Josh Hawley is a workforce data guru. An Associ...
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Feb 25 2020 40m
Episode #12: Kristin Talks with Joshua Mallett About the New (Researchers’) World of Collaborative Tools, Reproduci...
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with ...
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Feb 6 2020 37m
Episode #11: Reflecting on the World of Workforce Data- Looking Back, Looking Forward
In episode, we turn the tables and interview Kristi...
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Jan 1 2020 15m
Episode #10: “Data. It’s every bit as important as oil or sunshine. Our partners know that.” How Mississippi is Usi...
In this episode, our host, Kristin Wolff, talks wit...
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Dec 27 2019 48m
Episode #9: Structuring Data and Exploring Credentials of Value- A Conversation with the Workforce Data Quality Cam...
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with J...
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Oct 1 2019 34m
Episode #8: New Data Systems in the Yellowhammer State: Alabama’s Effort to Build Better Talent Pipelines
Tonya Lee, Assistant Labor Market Information Direct...
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Jul 16 2019 38m
Episode #7: Farriers and Labor Market Flows in the Show-Me State: Exploring Longitudinal Workforce Data in Missouri
Clinton Flowers is the guest in this episode of Maki...
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May 15 2019 31m
Episode #6: ‘Bridging databases is not simple, but it is amazing.’ Highlights from Iowa’s longitudinal data adventu...
In this episode, our host, Kristin Wolff, talks with...
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Apr 11 2019 36m
Episode #3: Tech, Data, and the Future of Work: Workforce Leaders Navigating Disruptive Change
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with J...
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Feb 27 2019 37m
Episode #4: ‘The public sector is one of the largest purveyors of important data. What if we could better connect i...
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with A...
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Feb 27 2019 43m
Episode #5: Let’s think less about “labor market events” and more about the journey to rewarding employment.
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with D...
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Feb 27 2019 37m
Episode #2: “The focus needs to be on getting data out”: The Importance of Trust and Collaboration in Working with ...
In this episode, our host Kristin Wolff talks with D...
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Feb 26 2019 36m