Neil Usher with guests Brian Condon, Lloyd Davis, Jon Husband, Gareth Jones, RichardMartin, Anne Marie McEwan, Janet Parkinson, Euan Semple, Andy Swann, Doug Shaw and Perry Timms. Find out more at http://www.mem-events.com/event-workplace-trends.php

2. Punctuated by original stories…..
workstock 2014
cara long
partly gone
@very_very_red

3. workstock 2014
perry timms
punk workplace
@PerryTimms

4. www.pthr.co.uk @PerryTimms +PerryTimms

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23. Thank you – would love to talk
some more.
Connect: Share: Change

25. workstock 2014
lloyd davis
just enough structure
@LloydDavis

26. LLOYD DAVIS
JUST ENOUGH STRUCTURE
cc by-nd www.flickr.com/photos/anotherphotograph

27. WHAT I DO BEST
cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/davidpea/12132888446

28. WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO TODAY?
cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/iamadonut/5380644402

29. MONDAY MORNING
cc by-nc-sa www.flickr.com/photos/86571141@N00/413121061

30. cc by-nc www.flickr.com/photos/michaelrogers/2422663323
A DIFFERENT ENDING

31. IT’S ALRIGHT FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU, LLOYD!
cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/10607343805

32. MY FIRST JOB
cc by-nc-sa www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/3941831911

33. BE LONGING
cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/8888769069

34. cc by-sa ww.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/4176342409
WORK!

35. cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/3694735113

36. TALKING AT HUMAN SCALE
cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/3695542652

37. cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/3177841178
WE’LL WORK ANYWHERE

38. BUT NOT THE SAME ANYWHERE EVERYDAY
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39. USER-DRIVEN CO-CREATION

40. WE’RE ALL CONNECTED (2007)

41. cc by-sa ww.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/7733443224
SMALL PIECES LOOSELY JOINED

42. HOMOPHILY *AND* DIVERSITY
cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/8127297244

43. SUPPORT YOUR TUMMELERS
cc by-nc www.flickr.com/photos/aljackson/8546186283

44. CONSULTING CONVERSATIONISTS
cc by-sa www.flickr.com/photos/lloyd-davis/5484797887

45. WHERE TO FIND ME & MY STUFF
• twitter - @lloyddavis
• instagram - @lloydadavis
• blog - perfectpath.co.uk
• telekinephonogram - +44 79191 82825
• tuttle.club
• RFH on a Friday morning 10am till midday(ish)

47. workstock 2014
gareth jones
designing diversity:
“in” or “out”?
@gareleos

48. Who am I?
Organisation freedom
fighter, tech nut and people
fanatic.

49. What do we
mean?
Diversity:
Equality:
Inclusion:
the state of being diverse; a range of different
things.
the state of being equal, especially in status,
rights, or opportunities,
the action or state of including or being
included within a group or structure

50. Diversity….
…in life

51. …in work

53. Policies,
Procedures
and the Law
“Protect your business”

54. Targets and
KPI’s

58. Everyone
is
at
it (Including you!)

62. “There is no such
thing as a glass
ceiling. Just thick
layers of men”
Sandrine Devillard

64. Everyone
is
at
it

65. Where
is the
personality?

66. Are we designing in
collaboration….
….but designing
out diversity?

67. Engage with me:
t: @garelaos – ‘ga – ra – lay – oss’
b: garethjones.me
l: linkedin.com/in/garethmjones
m: 07880 742 581

69. workstock 2014
janet parkinson
social onslaught
@janetparkinson

70. 1890’s: Demise of Street Cries

71. 1900’s: The Art Of Advertisement

72. 1950’s: Chitter Chatter for All

73. 1970’s: James Burke’s Crazy Prediction
“By the year 2000 there will be
300,000 computer terminals…
Children will have computer
aided learning systems - their
own plug in superteachers”
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N9jntElWL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

74. Year 2000: The Internet - Invasion from Mars
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0-51IkWpFE

75. 2014: Meshing & Mashing Old & New
Source: http://www.corposano.com.ec/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Fotolia_24337753_Subscription_XXL.jpg

76. Living the Dream…
Source: http://image.slidesharecdn.com/growingyourdream-socialmediamania-w-websites-140501075149-
phpapp02/95/growing-your-dream-series-social-media-mayhem-to-metanoia-1-638.jpg?cb=1400336126

77. What Does It Mean?
Source: http://wronghands1.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/vintage-social-networking1.jpg?w=450&h=360

78. “!!Work Out Loud!!”
Source: http://www.thomascrampton.com/wp-content/uploads/watson-wyatt-social-media-4.jpg

79. Work Together:
In Body & Mind – But In Soul?
Source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Scah8kBIq6w/Tte_McECeII/AAAAAAAAEDc/xGAOHeRMl-o/s1600/The-importance-of-internal-
communication.jpg

80. Social at Home… Social at Work,
Work at Home… Work, Work, Work
Source: http://7figuresurfer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Man-with-laptop-on-floor.jpg

81. Data Data Everywhere…
Source: http://prdeepakbabu.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/deepaklinkmaps.png

82. But Not a Thought to Think…
Source: http://www.pixiecd.com/2013/02/twitter-soliloquy-or-im-probably-on.html

83. Limits to Growth?
Source: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/10/03/article-2212225-1553EDBB000005DC-447_634x127.jpg

84. Managing Minefields of Calamity
Source: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fPTsSgdJ-Aw/U66DbY07BGI/AAAAAAAAhH8/aMSyg22JaAY/s1600/how-to-out-troll-an-internet-
troll-infographic.png

85. Overload. Overload. Overload.
Source: http://www.executhink.com/recovering-from-brain-overload/

86. An Internet of Human Things…
Source: http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/leading_in_the_21st_century/manager_and_machine?cid=mckq50-eml-alt-mkq-
mck-oth-1409

87. “Unproductivity & loss of drive can result from
decision overload”
Source: http://www.eurolondon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/10503774-brain-lobe-sections-made-of-cogs-and-
gears-representing-intelligence-and-divisions-of-mental-neurolo.jpg

88. Après le (data) déluge?
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89. Contact
Agile Elephant Limited
CONTACT
Janet Parkinson
Phone: +44 (0)7717 777869
Email: janet@theagileelephant.com
Web: theagileelephant.com
Twitter: @JanetParkinson

91. workstock 2014
doug shaw
whatever happened to
the art & soul of work?
@DougShaw1

92. [This was Doug’s title page]

93. Credo:
“People already
have within them
the wisdom and
creativity to
confront even the
most difficult
challenges.”
Pyg Track Mount Snowdon - Doug Shaw

94. Poster and Sleeve Design - Sebastian Conran

95. Paris Metro - Doug Shaw

96. Graffiti found in Avignon - Doug Shaw

97. Pocket Watch - Doug Shaw

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99. Where is the Soul?
Dying to See You - Doug Shaw

100. Are You Creative?
Sunflowers – Some Dutch Bloke

101. We Are All Born Artists
Poppies – Keira Shaw

102. Vulnerability
‘Vulnerability is the path to
belonging, to innovation, trust
and creativity.’
85% of interviewees for Brene
Brown’s research can recall a
time in school that was so
shaming it forever changed how
they thought of themselves as
learners – 50% of those
recollections related to art and
creativity.
Vulnerable – Sheu Hau Chow

103. Overcoming Fear

104. Ebb and Flow – Tuning up the Environment for
Creativity
Creativity Ebb n Flow Meter V2.0 – Doug Shaw

105. Mixed Feelings

106. Journey to Sunset – Doug Shaw

107. The Parakeet and The Mermaid – Henri Matisse. Photo Nils Jorgensen/Rex Features

113. workstock 2014
richard martin
peoloton formations
@IndaloGenesis

135. workstock 2014
brian condon
navigating complex
environments
@brian_condon

136. Navigating complex environments

140. 24
month
target

141. 24
month
target
/JOBS

142. 20
months
36
months
8,100
231
48
months
10,89
2
302
24
month
target
/JOBS

143. 20
months
36
months
8,100
231
48
months
10,89
2
302
24
month
target
/JOBS
c 60
20
c 98
37

157. workstock 2014
anne marie mcewan
never mind the boll**ks
@smartco

179. workstock 2014
andy swann
john: unwilling
production manager
@AndySwann

201. workstock 2014
jon husband
wirearchy
@jonhusband

202. Wirearchy
Wire … from « we now live in a Wired World »
Archy … the rules and principles of
large social systems

203. 1990
Underway ?

204. 5 Key Drivers of Ongoing Change
 Demographics
 Service/Stakeholder Expectations
 Values
Perennial
 Technology
 Pace of Change

206. Exponential and Parallel
Print
Internet
Television
Cinema
M. Cartier, 2014

207. WWII
Massive Societal
& Organizational
Growth
Optimization
For
Efficiency
Integrated IT,
Reengineering,
ERP
Internet –
Hyperlinks,
Disruption
1950 1960-1975 1975-1990 1990-2000 2000 
J. Husband, 2005

208. M. Cartier, 2014

209. Deep Change - Cultural
M. Cartier & J. Husband, 2014

212. Of the system .. in the system
?

214. The Shift
Traditional
Hierarchy
• Discrete events
• Time to adjust & absorb
• Relatively predictable outcomes
Turbulent, temporary &
• Sense of the future as a
continuation of the present
(orderly)
Emergent
Wirearchy
• Continuous process
• Adjust “on the fly”
• Almost impossible to predict
outcomes
• The future as highly
permanent
complex and uncertain
(chaotic)

215. Implications of Wirearchy
 Size
 Stability
Power & Control based on:
 Functional specialization
Adaptability  Position & role clarity
trumps stability
 Status
 Prescribed authority
 Speed
 Flexibility
 Innovation
 Integration
 Expertise & knowledge
 Intuitive authority

216. Obvious now ?
From « Code Halos »,
Cognizant

217. “In the past, change was a periodic event in
organizations
You know it's true ..
… now, organization is a periodic event.”

221. Design © gapingvoid art

223. workstock 2014
euan semple
the evolutionary power
of joined up writing
@euan

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245. thank you