135 NE 9th Ave
Portland, OR 97232
USA
An interactive career event for the relentlessly curious.
Will robots really take our jobs? What skills keep us relevant in the workplace as automation technology enters our organizations? How can we incorporate new learning experiences into our career goals so we stay ahead of new technology?
The world of work has changed since your parent’s generation. Get beyond the headlines of robots taking our jobs and learn how to adapt to our new world of work.
Join Nicolle Merrill for a lively discussion about the future of work based on her new book, Punch Doubt in the Face: How to upskill, change careers, and beat the robots.
Get insights and share your thoughts on how new technology is reshaping career paths. Learn how to think like a mini-futurist in your workplace. Leave with a plan to build new skills in 2020.
Program:
5:30 – 5:45: Registration and small conversations
5:45 – 6:15: Talk: The future of work has arrived: Automation in the workplace
6:15 – 6:30: Discussion: Future You
6:30 – 6:50: The Career Coach Perspective: Interview with Mary Blalock
6:50 – 7:00: Interactive read along: Participate in a choose-your-own-adventure style dystopian workplace story from Nicolle’s new book
7:00 – 7:15: Prepare: How to incorporate upskilling into your career plans
7:15 – 7:30: Q&A
All participants will receive a signed copy of Nicolle’s book.
Note: This event will be recorded so participants will be asked to sign a waiver.
Bio:
Four-time (and counting) career changer Nicolle Merrill excels in professional reinvention. A liberal arts graduate, she has written for Four Seasons and National Geographic private jet tours, taught digital communication skills to global executives, and sold adventure travel programs in New Zealand. As the former Associate Director of the Career Development office at Yale School of Management, she coached hundreds of MBA students and professionals through all phases of their career transitions.
Nicolle’s new book, Punch Doubt in the Face: How to upskill, change careers, and beat the robots, upgrades career advice for the future of work. In the book, she translates the headlines about robots taking all the jobs into a guide to help career changers navigate the new world of work.
Nicolle currently freelances as a conversation designer and analyst at an artificial intelligence startup.Her human-centered approach to career changes, combined with a relentless curiosity about emerging career trends, has led to speaking engagements across the US, as well as in Canada and Ireland. Learn more about Nicolle’s new book here: http://www.nicollemerrill.com/work/punch-doubt/
