THE HIDDEN EXPERTISE. We don t recognize the modern international experts but every organization needs them in a changing world.

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1 THE HIDDEN EXPERTISE We don t recognize the modern international experts but every organization needs them in a changing world.

2 DEMOS HELSINKI 8 researchers non-profit think tank with public interest agenda people-powered resources & democracy, post-carbon cities and societies etc. Parempi Metropolin hyvinvointi 1 l Yhteiskunnallisen yrittäjän riemulaulu TEE TESTI Astetta parempi YTHS SUUNNANNÄYTTÄJÄ Hollanti VILLE TURKAN ICEHEARTS uudistaa lastensuojelua > s. 30 Future sustainable lifestyles HOAS-laboratory: designing better living Mission for Finland: Country brand report Wellbeing of the Metropolis Sydän JÄÄLLÄ Diili: social entrepreneurship

3 Why the study? For Finland, internationality has always been a possibility and a necessity The Finnish society is far more international now than it was 30 years ago Global world requires new type of knowhow and understanding Skills, traits and attributes are not all recognized by employers

4 Contents of the study: 1. Analyzing existing research and knowledge of the field. 2. Expert interviews. 3. Two participatory workshops with over 150 participants. 4. A survey study (close to 2000 participants) for both students and employers. 5. Analyzing research data and writing the report.

5 Traditional understanding of international expertise

6 tolerance language skills cultural knowledge TRADITIONAL INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE

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8 Global megatrends Scarce resources Changing demographics Technological planetarism Interlinked economies

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10 tolerance language skills cultural knowledge TRADITIONAL INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE

11 INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE THAT IS HIDDEN INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE THAT IS RECOGNIZED

12 Employers 2005 Employers 2012 Students 2012 Not interested Interested, but is not significant Additional points, not decisive Gains advantage Required Figure 2:1 How international expertise matters in recruitment

13 Over 80 % of both students and employers feel that internationality is a good thing.

14 Useless Very useful Figure 2:2 How students estimate the usefulness of international expertise in future working life.

15 Vocational school Polytechnic University 1 = Useless 5 = Vey useful Figure 2:3 How students estimate the usefulness of international expertise based on level of education.

16 International expertise doesn t have a significant role in recruitment. International expertise has a significant role in recruitment. Work place doesn t have international activities Work place has international activities Figure 2:5 How international activities correlate with significance of international expertise in recruitment.

17 Attributes that employers link to international expertise. Cultural knowledge Languages Communicational skills Tolerance 5 = very strong connection = no connection Co-operation Interest towards new issues Adaptability Networking ability Reliability Self-confidence Self-knowledge Problem solving ability Persistence Empathy Efficiency Ambition Creativity Analytical ability Laziness Anxiety Elitism

18 Attributes that employers consider significant in recruitment and link to international expertise 1.Co-operation 2.Communicational skills 3.Problem-solving abilities 4.Adaptability 5.Persistence 6.Self-knowledge 7.Self-confidence 8.Tolerance 9.Networking ability

19 Could international expertise work as a way to identify employees that employers seek?

20 Three ways of understanding extended international expertise.

21 tolerance TRADITIONAL EXTENDED language skills INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE cultural knowledge productivity curiosity resilience

22 ROTATED FACTOR ANALYSIS: EMPLOYERS PRODUCTIVITY CURIOSITY RESILIENCE ELITISM Efficiency Analytical ebility Problem solving ability Credibility Creativity Tolerance Interest towards new issues Cultural knowledge Co-operation Adoptability Networking ability Communicational skills Languages Self-knowledge Persistence Self-confidence Empathy Anxiety Elitism Ambition Laziness Figure 2:11 How employers understand international expertise through four independent factors.

23 tolerance language skills cultural knowledge TRADITIONAL EXTENDED INTERNATIONAL EXPERTISE productivity curiosity resilience

24 People who feel the most international Average People who feel the least international Completely disagree I m very interested in global issues. Completely agree Figure 2:14 How international people feel and the interest towards global phenomena.

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26 From the Creative Class to the Era of Curiosity

27 Tekijä: Peter Durant

28 Curiosity: Exists in all segments of society Linked with international expertise Is across fields of industries and job descriptions Interest in the new and unknown Aspiration to extend one s experiences Passion and motivation Opens possibilities to understand changes in globalized world

29 It is across the fields of our society. It is a resource. Something that when combined with capabilities, drives creativity, productivity etc. Fast Company: April 26, 2013.

30 The story of Finland is a story of curiosity.

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32 Many of the success stories of our times are based on curiosity.

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34 What we have now is an emergence of curiosity. It is about interest in the world, and thus, better capabilities to solve global problems and connect them with work. Every employer needs this.

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36 COMPETITIVENESS 2.0 COMPETITIVENESS 3.0 What is the competition about? What type of expertise is needed? Which actors are essential for the competitiveness? How companies relate to well-being? How the appeal of areas and locations is born? Efficiency, innovations Ability to multiply and scale models Creative Class Financing state economy and spreading material well-being in the societies Technology, tolerance and skilled people Problem solving, innovations Ability to understand systemic change and design scalable solutions Curious Class Solving wicked problems Trust, curiosity and skilled people

37 International expertise is the surest way we know for finding curious people experts who are interested in the world.

38 Lähde: Wikipedia

39 Thank you! Connect: Juha Leppänen researcher, head of democracy & expertise research area

40 THE HIDDEN EXPERTISE We don t recognize the modern international experts but every organization needs them in a changing world.