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title: Heather McGowan (Adaptation Advantage) - Learning in the Human Capital Era
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# [Heather McGowan (Adaptation Advantage) - Learning in the Human Capital Era](https://blog.sureskills.com/podcast-s2-e1-learning-in-the-human-capital-era)

 Written by [Simon Behan](https://blog.sureskills.com/author/simon-behan) | Mar 2, 2021 11:45:00 AM

Summary:

I am proud to kick off the second season of the Learn to Grow Podcast with special guest [Heather McGowan](https://www.heathermcgowan.com/), co-author (with Chris Shipley) of [The Adaptation Advantage](https://www.heathermcgowan.com/adaptation-advantage). Heather is renowned internationally as a keynote speaker, a [regular Forbes contributor](https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathermcgowan/?sh=50b18a4317f0), and a [futurist outlining how learning and adaptation are crucial to our personal and professional lives](https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathermcgowan/2021/02/03/human-capital-era-reality-the-skills-gap-may-never-close/?sh=5ed1cfbd2eb0).

In our conversation we discuss:

- Why the pace of change is faster than ever…and will never be this slow again
- The three A’s: Atomization, Automation, and Augmentation
- The three questions that show how invested we are in our professional identities
- Why engagement tails off in school, and then the workplace!
- The education to workplace pipeline
- Why we need to add capacity every time we hand off a task to automation
- Digital transformation as a learning-centric culture that leverages data
- Why the conditions in which we create will be more important than our products and services
- Why we all need to ABL - Always Be Learning

To get in touch with me, [Simon Behan, reach out on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonbehan/) or email me at simon.behan@sureskills.com

At SureSkills, we deliver learning services to the worlds leading technology companies and global organizations.

To learn more, head over to [www.SureSkills.com](https://my.captivate.fm/www.SureSkills.com) or download this eBook: [Foundations of a Successful Learning Experience](https://info.sureskills.com/foundations-ebook). 

Thanks for listening!

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