Recent publications
- We are heading for collective burnout. Or is there still a way out?
Who is really meaningfully engaged in solving our ecological and societal challenges? There is such a large group working in bullshit jobs or unable to participate meaningfully, that we are missing a tremendous amount of labor capacity.… Read more: We are heading for collective burnout. Or is there still a way out? - Labor market crisis to be solved with AI
According to Laurens Waling of 8vance, there doesn’t have to be a tight labor market at all. According to him, the solution lies in deep-matching people with AI on skills, even across fields. How 8vance thus helps… Read more: Labor market crisis to be solved with AI
About me
Laurens is driven to maximize his potential at work every day. To enable as many people as possible to also engage meaningfully, he has delved into organizing and distributing work. His ambition: to use technology to help as many people as possible positively contribute to the challenges facing our planet. He aims to inspire and initiate movement.
That’s why the role of Chief Evangelist at 8vance is a perfect fit for him. 8vance offers a Talent Mobility platform powered by its own AI, which can precisely predict who is best suited for which job, based on skills, personality, and ambition. Laurens is an expert in the application of AI in the HR domain. He advises large companies, healthcare organizations, educational institutions, and governments on innovation, HR, and organizational issues. Laurens was the founder of the job carving platform Part-up, which he sold in 2021 before joining 8vance.
As a speaker or chairperson, Laurens engages audiences with the changes AI is bringing to the labor market, including recruitment, internal mobility, and sustainable employability.
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