Soft Skills Are the New Hard Skills in the AI Age

What human skills should people be upskilling in the AI age? The skills you learn today will be outdated in six months, so stop upskilling for specific tools and start building adaptability. Our expert panel argues that the "soft skills" of critical thinking, creativity, and resilience are becoming the hardest skills to master, and that leaders must meet their anxious teams with compassion as AI transforms how we work. Join the Insight Jam today! — https://insightjam.com/ This is a key takeaway from our Insight Jam LIVE! 2025 panel, "Compassion in Leadership: The Essential Soft Skill of AI Transformation". Check out the full discussion here: https://youtu.be/v118Hf-Wo64 • PANELISTS • Evan Harrel https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanharrel/ Chief Operating Officer, Center for Compassionate Leadership Priyanka Dave https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyankadave-phd/ Upskilling Lead and Learning Process Owner, Oregon State University Samir Sharma https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirsharma1/ Chief Executive Officer & Founder, datazuum T. Scott Clendaniel https://www.linkedin.com/in/tscottclendaniel/ Senior AI Curriculum Advisor, University of Pennsylvania Tamara Baptiste https://www.linkedin.com/in/tscottclendaniel/ CEO & Founder, Baptiste Enterprises • CHAPTERS • 0:00 Adaptability and Resilience: The Only Skills That Won't Expire 0:58 From Upskilling to Apprenticeship: A New Model 1:15 Critical Thinking and Creativity 2:53 Soft Skills Are Becoming the Hard Skills 4:36 Critical Thinking Frees Us for Strategic Decision Making 5:29 Leaders Must Lead with Compassion and Empathy