Making Better Work

Making Better Work

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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 education and labor markets work, and prepare for a #futureofwork we want to be part of. To learn more, visit https://www.spra.com/.

Recent Episodes

  • Episode #26: "Our data is a reflection of our moral values.” JFFLabs’ Josh Copus and Eshwar Eswaran on the organization’s new Outcomes for Opportunity initiative (O4O).

    3 years ago
  • Episode #25: "We need to link how we track education and training in the classroom with what is occurring at work." SPR Senior Strategist Vinz Koller on opportunities in apprenticeship.

    3 years ago
  • Episode #24: “How does tech … innovate alongside government?” Bitwise Industries’ Michelle Skoor shares insights.

    3 years ago
  • Episode #23: Dr. Annelies Goger says we need “a data framework that mirrors a living system” — and can evolve with need.

    3 years ago
  • Episode #22: “Setting up data systems for the next crisis – [that’s the] work now.” Checking in with New Jersey’s Dr. Sean Simone.

    3 years ago
  • Episode #21: The Promise of Cloud Technology meets the Urgency of Now: Making the Most of the Pandemic, with Dr. Julia Lane

    4 years ago
  • Episode #20: "Cloud computing has democratized data….COVID has accelerated demand for it.”

    4 years ago
  • Episode #19: COVID Chaos, Data & Silver Linings: No More Saying “We Can’t” Because We Just Demonstrated “We Can.”

    4 years ago
  • Episode #18: Colorado’s Data Journey: “We’re building value for the future into our systems now.”

    4 years ago
  • Episode #17: California’s Building System to Help More Californians Benefit from the State’s Treasure Trove of Workforce Data

    4 years ago