Simon Starts a Conversation. What does this mean to the future of contemporary work spaces?

1. Presented by
Steve Golab
Creative Alignments

5. Simon Sinek, thought leader
Evolution in the workforce

6. You can have
whatever you want
Everyone is a
winner
You are special
Recent Parenting Strategies have
resulted in these expectations:

7. Real world is not like that.
Tendency to resort to social media and
alcohol to cope *rather* than learning
how to turn to people.

8. Younger employees:
• have extreme expectations for
how quickly one should be
making an impact
• blame themselves for “failure.”

9. The opportunity?
Build new work environments that are
more supportive of multi-generational
workforce including the generalized
needs of Millenials.

10. Time, space, and approval to:
Nurture meaningful relationships
Make a difference on the job
How?

11. How does this apply to designing a workplace of the future?
[Hint: It’s not just physical space and perks.]

12. The pace of life can be
overwhelming in a world where
technology is overexpressed.
Find ways to help employees slow
down to speed up.
Workplace of the Future
Stress-Performance Curve

13. Embrace technology to enhance productivity,
but also look for ways to
foster greater personal development of whole self.
Self Care
Self Responsibility
Self Compassion
Self Acceptance
Workplace of the Future

14. Drone Deliveries
“Walking” Team Meetings
AND
Workplace of the Future

15. Happy Hours Tea Sits
Workplace of the Future
AND

16. Pot Luck LunchesFree Lunch
Workplace of the Future
AND

17. Contemplation Rooms
and Journey Partners (IRW)Virtual Collaboration
Workplace of the Future

18. “As any artist or scientist knows, without some protected, even
sacred space for mistakes, innovation would cease.”
--Evgeny Morozov
Thought leader
Social implications of technology
Editor, The New Republic
It’s an issue of innovation.

19. Photo credits:
slate.com
Madelyn Levine
dailymail.uk.co