The Coursera Podcast

The Coursera Podcast introduces you to renowned experts and industry leaders to explore global trends impacting the future of education and work. Alongside host Arunav Sinha, you'll discover cutting-edge ideas that will empower you to advance your career, transform your teams, and drive positive change within your organization.

The Coursera Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Coursera, with 30 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #30

  Building a Future-Ready Workforce with Aptiv

  Aug 12, 202633 minS1

  In this episode of The Coursera Podcast, Arunav Sinha and Trena Minudri speak with Ronda Moore , Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer at Aptiv , about how the company is preparing its workforce as AI, automation, and new technologies change the way people work. Ronda shares how Aptiv has made learning part of the employee experience, from protected learning time and personalized pathways to clearer opportunities for career growth. She also explains how the Enhanced Aptiv Academy, powered by Coursera, supports more than 23,000 employees and how Aptiv looks beyond course completions to outcomes like engagement, retention, and internal mobility. The conversation also explores how Aptiv decides which skills matter most as technology changes, how AI fits into its talent strategy, and why human skills still matter. We also cover: ️ How AI is changing the skills employees need How Aptiv connects learning to career growth and mobility Why access to learning matters across a global workforce Why human skills still matter in the AI era How Aptiv measures whether learning is actually working +++ If you’re interested in how organizations are building future-ready skills and creating meaningful career pathways, you can explore learning programs and resources on Coursera.org .

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  Episode #29

  Transforming Public Service Through Learning with Mission Karmayogi

  Jul 31, 202636 minS1

  In this episode of The Coursera Podcast, Anthony Salcito speaks with Radha Chauhan , Chairperson of India’s Capacity Building Commission , about Mission Karmayogi and the challenge of preparing civil servants for changing roles, new technology, and rising expectations from citizens. Mrs. Chauhan explains India’s shift from rule-based training to role-based learning, how the iGOT Karmayogi platform is serving more than 16 million learners, and what Sādhana Saptah revealed about the appetite for learning across government. The conversation also looks at AI and digital skills, personalized learning, and how Mission Karmayogi is thinking about credentials, performance, and better public service. We also cover: What role-based learning means in practice How iGOT Karmayogi supports learners across government What India learned from Sādhana Saptah Why AI adoption depends on more than technical skills How learning can connect to performance and citizen outcomes +++ If you’re interested in how governments and organizations are building skills at scale, you can explore learning programs and resources on Coursera.org.

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  Episode #28

  Scaling AI Across the Workforce with Bausch + Lomb

  Jul 15, 202625 minS1

  Bausch + Lomb is bringing AI into the daily rhythms of a 170-year-old global eye health company, from how employees learn new skills to how teams rethink routine work. In this episode of The Coursera Podcast, Anthony Salcito sits down with Devang Modi , COO and Chief AI Officer at Bausch + Lomb, about the company's approach to building AI fluency across its workforce. Devang shares how the Bausch + Lomb AI Academy, launched in partnership with Coursera, is helping roughly 8,000 knowledge workers build foundational AI skills. The program is mandatory, tied to performance, and designed to move employees from basic awareness to everyday application. The conversation gets practical fast: what Bausch + Lomb learned from early Copilot usage, how employees improved the quality of their prompts, why practice matters, and how teams are finding use cases in reporting, research, content development, reconciliation, and other work that can eat up valuable time. Devang also explains why scaling AI is as much a change-management challenge as a technology challenge. He discusses the role of leadership, governance, verification, human judgment, and employee-led sharing in building the trust needed to use AI responsibly at scale. We also cover: 🧠 Why AI fluency depends on repetition, role-specific examples, and real work 🏢 How Bausch + Lomb is embedding AI into a company with 170 years of history 📈 What the company is learning from 300+ employee-shared AI use cases and 40,000+ hours saved 🛡️ How guardrails, verification, and human judgment help teams move faster without losing control 🚀 Why the next leap is redesigning workflows around AI instead of layering AI onto existing tasks +++ If you'd like to explore AI and digital transformation learning programs that help teams build practical AI skills, you can find them on Coursera.org .

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  Episode #27

  Building AI Capability at Scale with Fractal Analytics

  Mar 31, 202631 minS1

  <p>Artificial intelligence is moving quickly. Inside most organizations, the conversation has already moved beyond access. The challenge now is how to use these tools well—consistently, thoughtfully, and at scale.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of The Coursera Podcast, Arunav Sinha and Marni Baker Stein sit down with Rasesh Shah, Chief Practice Officer at Fractal Analytics, to talk about what it actually takes to build that kind of capability.</p><p><br></p><p>Rasesh shares how Fractal approaches learning through real business problems, why multidisciplinary teams often struggle to connect the dots, and how their 3C...

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  Episode #26

  Supporting Military Transitions with the USO

  Jan 30, 202629 minS1

  <p>One of the biggest life transitions that service members face is moving on to their next career.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of The Coursera Podcast, Arunav Sinha and Anthony Salcito speak with Danielle Haro, Director of Transition Programs at the USO, about how personalized support, community, and skills-based learning help service members and military spouses navigate what comes next.</p><p><br></p><p>Danielle shares how the USO creates individualized action plans, helps learners overcome impostor syndrome, and leverages online learning to expand access to in-demand skills, from cybersecurity to AI literacy. Drawing on...

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