Reflections from Nature of Work Live
It feels wild to me that just 10 months after the Nature of Work book was published, DWG was able to curate Nature of Work Live. Wild, and also testament to the amazing team we have here that they were able to take the concepts in the book and create an online event, not just in a new…
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Tackling the laziness lie with Dr Devon Price
When you look to nature, do you see lazy trees or lazy animals? No, they simply rest. But turn the lens on to humans and laziness is widely recognized and, in most cases, reviled through prejudices such as fatphobia, ableism and classism. “The people who we call lazy, who we admonish for not committing themselves…
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Roots to regeneration at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Lucasfilm
May the force and the latest episode of Nature of Work podcast be with you! In this episode, we are excited to be joined by guests from two iconic creative organizations: Danielle O’Hare, Director of Talent Development, Lucasfilm and ILM, and Tracy Campbell, Director, Production Training & Development, Walt Disney Animation Studios. Many childhoods have been shaped…
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Remote working, organizational purpose and learning from nature: an interview with Dr Nicola Millard
One of the sessions I’m most looking forward to in Nature of Work Live is ‘Taming the Zedonk: Avoiding horrible hybrids’ by Dr Nicola Millard, Principal Innovation Partner at BT. Dr Millard is an excellent presenter, delivering insights into workplace trends in a warm and often very funny way, with the content frequently based on her own research…
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Pandemic 2020 – Endemic 2021 – and the Nature of Work
When the pandemic arrived unannounced in 2020, we discovered what was really essential in work. Mostly, this was not the physical places of work (although some did remain essential of course); it was the digital spaces where we could continue to meet and function. In developed economies, most of the workforce started to work from…
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Behind the scenes of Nature of Work at Burford Literary Festival
This episode of the Nature of Work podcast is your front-row seat at the first ever Burford Literary Festival. Co-authors Paul Miller and Shimrit Janes recall their experience of writing the Nature of Work book, sharing with the festival audience the story and vision behind the whole Nature of Work concept and explaining how walks…
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Healing the broken frontline of work
Hybrid working and return-to-office strategies are front of mind for many organizations right now. As we reimagine and redesign our workspaces, balancing the digital and physical, in-person and remote, organizations should be challenged that ‘return to office’ very definitely doesn’t mean just returning to the past. The workplace has changed since the pandemic, with a…
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Imagine a workplace as beautiful as Gaudi’s Barcelona
Beauty is so much more than just that in the eye of the beholder, embracing also the emotions evoked in the heart of that beholder. When you think of Barcelona, it’s hard not to conjure up images of Gaudi’s majestic architecture – an architect famous for taking common spaces and elevating them to a level of beauty where your emotions also have to rise to that level. Not just aesthetic beauty,…
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Isabel De Clercq on harnessing the power of connection
As part of the writing team behind Nature of Work, I interviewed some fascinating people across the digital workplace industry, finding out their perspectives on some of the key themes of the book. I enjoyed interviewing Isabel De Clercq, the Belgium-based founder of Connect | Share | Lead and author of two books, including Social Technologies in Business, which…
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Embracing heart and soul at iconic fashion brand Stella McCartney
Nature is a profound teacher. From the way gardens grow to how species take their rest when needed, there are many lessons deeply rooted in the structures, patterns and behaviours of the natural world from which organizations can learn as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and start to create the new story of work…
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Nature of Work: six more examples of organizations thinking as living systems
Nature of Work: The new story of work for a living age is a book that presents ideas intended to challenge the reader around how taking inspiration form nature can unlock new ways of thinking about work, management and organizations. At the heart of the book are twelve elements of nature that we explore in more…
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The hybrid workplace and return to the office; 10 approaches to consider
We’re still not out of the woods. The pandemic continues to ravage parts of the world – and even in places where COVID-19 is more under control, uncertainty and lockdown conditions remain. However, we are seeing substantial progress in vaccination programmes, which means a return to the office and the implementation of hybrid working patterns…
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