20240526 Lou_Freund AHFE_HSSE T-shaped Skills Development.pptx

T-Shaped Professionals:
The Past, Present, and Future of MyT-Me Development
by
Louis E. Freund, Jim Spohrer, Pavel Savva, Yash Gandhi
AHFE - HSSE 2024
Presented by
Lou Freund, Ph.D.
ISSIP Fellow
Professor Emeritus
San José State University
[email protected]

Lou Freund's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louis-freund-05150518/
Recording: https://youtu.be/ZRYY85NxX8I
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Conference: https://ahfe.org/board.html#hsse

1. T-Shaped Professionals: The Past, Present, and Future of MyT-Me Development by Louis E. Freund, Jim Spohrer , Pavel Savva , Yash Gandhi 1 AHFE - HSSE 2024 Presented by Lou Freund, Ph.D. ISSIP Fellow Professor Emeritus San José State University [email protected]

2. 2 How to Thrive as IT Professionals in a Converging ICT World Y. Moghaddam, C. Bess, H. Demirkan, and J. Spohrer The Journal of Information Technology Management, Vol 27, 3, March, 2014. Analytic Thinking and Problem Solving “T – Stem” “T – Top” Understanding and Communication Boundary Crossing Competencies BREADTH DEPTH

3. What is the T-shaped advantage? T-shaped professionals can communicate across boundaries and learn new areas of expertise as needed (Moghaddam et al 2018b) . The popularity of T-shaped skills has risen each time an innovation leader wrestled with skill gaps (Donofrio and DeMarco 2022). Vocal leaders, advocates, and influencers have used the metaphor of T-shaped skills to describe integrating across silos to drive innovation ( Iansiti 1993; Hansen and Von Oetinger 2001). 21 st century T-shaped skills are strategic to US National Science Foundation programs aimed at revolutionizing engineering departments (NSF 2023). 3

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6. 6 3 Papers identified ...Manager” in Title 4 Papers identified …Innovator” in Title 6 Papers identified …Knowledge, Competency Profile, Expertise, Skills, Capabilities” in Title Example References “ T-shaped… Example References Research Focus

7. 7 9 Papers identified 12 Papers identified 8 Papers identified …Professional” in Title …Engineer” in Title Other: … Lawyers, People, Educational Approach, Community, Models, Metaphors, Identity, Teams” in Title “ T-shaped… Example References Research Focus

8. 8 Other: Lawyer, People, Educational Approach, Community, Model, Metaphor, Identity, Teams

9. MyT-Me Categories Systems, Disciplines, and Sectors Boundary Crossing Competency Proficiencies in Systems, Disciplines & Sectors What has been needed is a metric to reflect and assess a person’s T-Shape quantitatively MyT-Me T-scores based on his or her experiences, accomplishments, and activities. As the user enters information about the activities and achievements in their jobs, voluntary activities, awards, publications, and similar accomplishments, the MyT-Me system assigns weights to each entry based on an internal weighting algorithm. The sums of the assigned weights become the T-Stem and T-Top metrics. MyT-Me (pronounced “Mighty-Me”) is designed to provide a comprehensive scoring system for any person to develop his or her own MyT-Me T-Top, T-Stem and Total T-scores. Find it at: https://getmytme.com/

10. MyT-Me T-Top Categories 10 * *

11. 11 Analytic Thinking and Problem Solving MyT-Me T-Stem Categories

12. MyT-Me scores your T-shape by.. 12 Into this MyT-Me Framework using AI tools to transfer your LinkedIn® profile or resumé or vita….

13. How does the MyT-Me platform work? Simply provide the system with information about your activities and achievements: Positions and responsibilities (voluntary and paid) Education and training “ Deeds ” (awards, publications, etc.) Skills (things they can do ) Tools (things they can use ) The information can be downloaded from your LinkedIn profile , your professional resumé or vita as a PDF file to the system Or, by direct entry using easy forms to create individual records. the MyT-Me system assigns weights to each entry based on an internal weighting algorithm. The sums of the assigned weights become the T-Stem and T-Top metrics. 13

14. With MyT-Me, the things you do impact the T-Top and T-Stem scores 14 For example, these categories in “Memberships, Authorships, and Awards” increase the T-Top scores of the categories indicted.

15. 15 Based on over 800 ISSIP LinkedIn Profiles Years since… First employment Last education First education

16. MyT-Me Verify and Complete Your Uploaded Profile 16 Positions Education Deeds Skills Tools Remember: Left click on items and tabs to edit and complete data fields and build up your T Score .

17. and…how T-Shaped is your team and organization? T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T 17

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20. The team’s T-components Before and After planned invitations to join Before (Freund only - green) – After (with Savva and Spohrer - blue) 20

21. 21 Team before changes Team after changes

22. Every entry is weighted and cumulated by the MyT-Me system. Weights are standard, but can be modified by Client Organizations, and within Client Organizations as necessary. Personal Dashboard displays current scores, scores over time, and comparative scores as requested. Indicators for professional activities to improve scores are provided.

23. How can it be used? Once established, MyT-Me can be updated on any of the forms at any time with new entries and updates for your Education, Positions, Deeds, Skills, and Tools Builds the bridge between a person’s strengths and potentials for future development Identifies trends in employee strengths to improve team building and optimize performance Creates a structure for effective career coaching to enable more effective career decisions Foundation for personal planning growth; goals for continuing professional growth and volunteer experiences 23

24. 24 To get started : MyT-Me is free to all ISSIP members. So, first… Join ISSIP The International Society of Service Innovation Professionals at: www.ISSIP.org (membership is free). Open a new browser tab and…go to: https://getmytme.com and click on the Get Started button in the top menu.

25. Questions? Thank you for viewing this presentation. Contact for further information: Lou Freund, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus College of Engineering San Jose State University [email protected] Now, let ’s get you Started! To Register: Link: https://getmytme.com/ Choose Get Started 25