In February I will be speaking about The History of Human Collaboration & the Future of Work at the BUILDEX conference with my profound colleague Jacob Simons. Search for “W25” here to register.

Session Abstract:

In the last three years, work has seen unprecedented disruption. The great resignation. Mental health crisis and burnout. Empty offices. Loneliness. How we work, where we work, and the very idea of work itself now lives in a state of immense volatility and uncertainty.

How did we get here and where are we going? What if our work incentivized us to live into our authentic selfhood, to honor our callings, and break from the enchantments of privileged consumption? What if work evoked a sincere joy as an opportunity to focus our attention and care toward something worth nurturing?

The presenters will reexamine the beliefs that drive the nature and form of how our teams work, cover the history of human collaboration, review the belief systems that have shaped “work” over the course of civilization, and how all of this impacts us today.

Attendees will learn:
• How work became what we know it to be today
• The necessary context to begin envisioning the kind of work we want tomorrow
• An advantageous perspective that positions them ahead of change and equips them to make sense of the complexity we face today
• An understanding of the meta forces shaping “work,” workplace, talent attraction and retention, and organizational design