Operationalizing Skills: From Frameworks to Organizational Change

Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured David Blake, CEO at Degreed; Anthony Salcito, General Manager of Enterprise at Coursera; Jason Tyszko, Senior Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation; Bernard Hampton, Head of the Academy at Bank of America; and Katie Krieg, Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company.The speakers explored how, after years of “skills-first” initiatives, organizations were increasingly feeling the strain. They examined how frameworks and tools had been multiplying faster than teams could absorb them, causing many skills efforts to stall in the gap between strategic intention and real organizational change.This session focused on what it took to move from skills overload to meaningful adoption and measurable impact. Panelists discussed how organizations could operationalize skills strategies by translating frameworks into practical systems that aligned talent development, workforce planning, and business transformation. They explored the leadership, infrastructure, and organizational design required to ensure skills initiatives did not remain theoretical, but instead drove lasting change.At its core, this conversation examined how leaders could shift from fragmented skills efforts to integrated organizational transformation. By moving beyond frameworks alone and focusing on execution, adoption, and business outcomes, the session highlighted what it would take to make skills-based transformation a durable and scalable reality.