Most children don't start by thinking about careers.

They start by thinking about dreams.

An aquarium. A rocket ship. A band. A business. A farm. A zoo.

Adults often ask children what they want to be when they grow up. But underneath that question is a more important one:

What skills will they need to get there?

In Episode 2 of The Signal Lab, Ian Davidson sits down with an unconventional guest: his nine-year-old son, Hayden.

Hayden dreams of building an aquarium called Splash. He has already imagined the exhibits, the jobs, the experiences visitors will have, and even the pirate-themed restaurant attached to it. But as the conversation unfolds, something more interesting emerges.

Even though Hayden has never studied workforce development, skills-based hiring, career navigation, or Learning and Employment ...