AI’s Big Moment

After nearly 15 years helping leaders and teams evolve their skills and build new ways of working, I can confidently say—this year feels like the most pivotal. And that’s a big statement, right? I’ve lived through multiple waves of digital transformation. Remember “the year of mobile” that lasted for years? Or when businesses scrambled to redesign everything for mobile-first? Or how about when everyone needed to learn how to code? (BTW, I tell my teen daughter these workplace stories and she doesn’t believe me.)

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smith & beta launched over a decade ago to tackle the gap in digital skills – and here we are again. But this time, the shift is bigger, faster and more transformative than anything we've seen before.

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Right now, it’s AI. The headlines are all about working smarter, faster, picking the right tools, shifting operations, and the looming question of who will keep—or lose—their job. For companies just starting to sift through AI’s talent implications, the transformation can feel like a bridge too far. It’s overwhelming. What tools do we need? What skills? What type of talent? What shifts in ways of working? These questions aren’t just in the minds of leaders—they’re in boardrooms everywhere, because AI isn’t some distant future. It’s right now. Well, or yesterday.

And we can’t sit still. It all has to translate into action, into workplace learning, into building the skills that will define the next decades of work – together. Because AI isn’t just about efficiency or doing things diferently—it’s about skill reinvention.

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So if you’re just getting started or well on your way, we’d like to hear from you. Is learning at the center of your AI strategy? If not, what is?

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In today’s fast-moving world, it can feel like everything is moving too quickly. With so many digital tools at our disposal, we often wonder: Are these tools really making us faster, or just more overwhelmed? Can we keep up with the speed of modern life while still finding time to reflect, create, and connect?

Back to School

At smith & beta, we believe that the joys and challenges of childhood learning can and should continue in our daily work. By fostering a learning culture, we ensure that tackling new developments—like artificial intelligence, equity, and digital communication tools—is met with the confidence that comes from knowledge and mastery.