What is the half-life of skills and why does it matter?
Quick answer: The half-life of a skill is how long it takes for that skill to lose half its value as a field evolves, and it keeps shrinking, especially for technical skills. It matters because skills learned once no longer last a career; what is current today can be outdated in a few years. T…
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The half-life of a skill is how long it takes for that skill to lose half its value as a field evolves, and it keeps shrinking, especially for technical skills.
It matters because skills learned once no longer last a career; what is current today can be outdated in a few years. That is the core case for continuous skilling and reskilling: organizations have to keep refreshing capabilities constantly, not train once and assume it holds.
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