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Have you been feeling that the world is moving too fast, the rules keep changing, and individual effort, skill, and identity no longer reliably predict outcomes?

Many of us feel this. Some of us experience it even more acutely: those starting or pivoting in their career, navigating life between cultures and norms, or living with physical or cognitive differences.

Our community exists across disciplines and backgrounds, to make sense of current shifts together and advocate for human agency in what gets built next.

Better thinking happens when disciplines stop talking to themselves and start talking with each other

What we talk about

The way we work, how we think, and what we value is evolving faster than our institutions can keep up. Personal and professional fulfilment, identity, technology, organizational and service design, and everything in between: these are the conversations that bring us together.

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Previously discussed

Checked Out: Why Your Best People Are Saving It for Side Hustles After Hours

Feb 18, 2025
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Zoom

Engagement is dropping, and more people are channeling their motivation and ambitions elsewhere. We invited a multidisciplinary group to ask: What's broken in how we're approaching work?

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Dr. Joy McClure

Dr. Joy McClure

People Science Consultant, Behavioral Science

Arden Schneider

Arden Schneider

Chief People Officer, Brainly

Umesh Halappa

Umesh Halappa

Software Dev Manager, Amazon Alexa

Richelle Reyes

Richelle Reyes

Talent & Org Development Leader

Want to suggest a topic, moderate a discussion, or join as a panelist? We'd love to hear from you

People, Systems & Science Alliance

Change looks different depending on where you stand. We examine it through three lenses: People, Systems, and Science, to see it more clearly.

People, because humans are at the center of most decisions. Systems, because that's how we operate as a society. Science, because evidence should guide what we build next and how we care for the world.

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