Socio-Technical Systems Roundtable (STS RT)

Have you checked your inbox? Our #newsletter just went out! 🎊 📩 This month's communication includes: 👉🏼 Peers feedback from our gathering in Vancouver 👉🏼 Your invite to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 12th December 👉🏼 List of opportunities for our community members Didn’t receive it? Sign up to receive it now: https://lnkd.in/diJX-dzB #SocioTechnicalSystems #Community #AGM2024 #HumanCenteredDesign

𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗥𝗧 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀👇 💬 What can we do to bridge the #generationalgap in our community? 💬 How can our elders pass on #wisdom and #values while still creating and protecting the space for new ideas and thinking from the #youngergeneration? Join us for a journey through time this 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗰𝘁, 𝟭𝟬 𝗮𝗺 𝗣𝗦𝗧/𝟳𝗽𝗺 𝗖𝗘𝗧 at our monthly event - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀. ↪ This is an inclusive space where both young and old minds converge to spark new ideas, challenge perspectives, and drive meaningful change. ↪ It’s also a chance for you to contribute to a topic close to our hearts and one of the biggest challenges we're tackling:  ***𝗘𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 *** #Millenials #Boomers #GenZ #everyone: tune in with us! We’d love to hear your thoughts. 💚 Register free here: https://lnkd.in/dziussMR Thank you Pam Posey Marcela Urteaga Peter Jay Sorenson for organising. 🙏 #STSRoundtable #Community #Elderhood #Boomers #Millennials #GenZ #AllMatter

It’s done! We're thrilled to see so many of you sharing photos, reflections, and key takeaways from our recent annual meeting in Vancouver—it’s been amazing! 🥳 🙌 We left Vancouver feeling inspired, hopeful, and energized, with plenty to think about and even more to do moving forward. A heartfelt thank you to all of you who joined us in person, bringing your enthusiasm, energy, and love—this event truly wouldn’t have been possible without 𝗬𝗢𝗨! A special thanks to our incredible speakers Ben Shneiderman, Ezra Dessers, Stu Winby, Terri Griffith, Ph.D., ICD.D. and presenters Sarah-Louise Ruder, Ph.D., Carolyn Ordowich & Douglas Austrom for sharing your invaluable insights. What a privilege to learn from you all. ❤️ Big shoutout also goes to our brilliant design team Erik Nicholson, Marcela Urteaga, Stu Winby, Bert Painter and Douglas Austrom for flawlessly designing and executing such a great event. Your hard work and dedication have truly paid off! (feedback incoming 📩 ) Last but not least, a heartfelt thank to our Erik Nicholson for securing the sponsorship through the 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, part of the The Schmidt Family Foundation, whose generosity has enabled us to provide scholarships to young students to join us. To our host at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue at SFU School of Interactive Arts & Technology—our stay has been nothing short of exceptional! We’re excited to start the preparation for next year’s annual meeting in Trondheim, 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 Watch this space! 🚀 🙌 🥳 #CommunityEvent #FutureOfWork #Vancouver2024 #STS

#𝐃𝐚𝐲3 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 - wrapping up! Today was about critical reflections and forward-thinking discussions. ✅ Groups presented their prototypes of a “𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆-𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲” and shared feedback and insights on how these ideas could evolve into real-world solutions. ✅Creativity and energy skyrocketed during the 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲, showing how powerful this approach is compared to traditional formats. ✅ Participants appreciated the 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 of the proposed solutions. ✅ Brilliant ideas on the future of Socio-Technical Systems Roundtable (STS RT) were also discussed. What stood out was the importance of addressing the discussed challenges in 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 using social technical design methodology - a profound insight as we continue shaping the future of work. Thank you 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗢𝗡𝗘 who joined us. Your dedication, insights, and collaborative spirit have made this event truly exceptional. 💚 Our next annual conference:  𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺, 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟯-𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱  Who's in? 😊 #ThankYou #Collaboration #FutureOfWork #STS2024

#Day2 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 - a long day but packed with value! 💠8:30 AM: We kicked off with Stu Winby’s TED Talk on Technology and Modern Organizations. Stu emphasized the importance of the shift towards a modern organization that integrates technology and organizational design - alignment between technology, data, and people. He also provided examples of how alignment can be achieved through training programs and ongoing support for new technology. 𝗦𝗧𝗦 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁! 💠11:00 AM: Ezra Dessers’s session focused on understanding the key personas and job quality risks in the age of AI. A great opportunity to evaluate how digital tools can enhance job quality and mitigate risks. 💠01:30 PM: Terri Griffith, Ph.D., ICD.D. Griffith's session on the "5T’s for All Our AI’s," (#talent, #technology, #technique, #target, and #time) envisioning a great digitally-supported work day for our chosen personas. Terry also touched on the challenges of #virtualwork, the need for #bottomup approaches, and the correlation between employee engagement and system performance. 💠3:30 PM: Deliberation Activity. Day went on with collaborative prototyping where groups created prototypes of a digitally-supported “𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲” of their industries to be presented to all participants on the last day! 💠6 PM: We ended the day with an evening reception at Tap & Barrel Shipyards, complete with a scenic ferry ride, great food and lots of networking and fun. Thank you everyone for ALL your contributions, thoughts and honest sharings today! #DigitalTransformation #AI #FutureOfWork #OrganizationDesign #HumanCenteredAI #STS2024

#𝐃𝐚𝐲𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 We had a great start of our face-to-face meeting in Vancouver on yesterday! From inspiring sessions to incredible networking, the energy and insights from participants went through the roof! 💫 Some highlights of the day for those of you who missed it below. 👇 𝐁𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨𝐨! 💚 💠 7:30 AM: Start the day with registration and breakfast, followed by 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬to get familiar with the tools of the future and 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 💠8:30 AM: The official welcome session, featuring a special message from Raj Chouhan, Speaker of the BC Legislature, and a video on the 𝐄𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 💠10:15 AM: A thought-provoking TED Talk by Ben Shneiderman on the Human-Centered AI Vision, followed by group deliberations on the impact of digital super tools on various industries. 💠1:00 PM: Dive deeper into the impact of digital tools on agriculture with a TED Talk by Sarah-Louise Ruder, Ph.D. and a vibrant plenary discussion. 💠2:45 PM: A session on Human-Centered Criteria for Designing Great Work Systems featuring insights from Carolyn Ordowich and Douglas Austrom Austrom. 💠5:00 PM: Day 1 wrap-up and an 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫. Attendees expressed a particular appreciation for use of artificial intelligence (AI) during the event to learn about its application in assessing AI's impact on socio-technical systems. This allowed participants to experiment in building protoypes and personas and apply these to their industry sectors #Agriculture #Manufacturing #Healthcare #HigherEducation to address humanity’s techno-social dilemma. We’re excited to see innovative ideas take shape and can't wait to explore the future of work together & learn from eachother. More hope, less fear! 💡 #FutureOfWork #SociotechnicalSystems #HumanCenteredDesign #DigitalTransformation #AI #Collaboration #VancouverEvents

Ready for some bitter-sweet news today? 🫣 Due to a few cancellations, we now have some spots available for our face-to-face meeting in Vancouver 2024! While we’re sad to lose a few participants, we’re thrilled to offer this chance to others who missed out on the initial registration. If you'd like to secure one of these newly available spots, please act quickly and register via the link below. We expect these spots to fill up fast! To learn more about the event and to register, click here: https://lnkd.in/dVnHQQez #SocioTechnicalSystems #FutureOfWork #AI #OrganizationDesign

#Emergent #Design and #Sociotechnical #Principles Want to learn more about socio-technical principles and emergent OrgDesign? Join our colleagues Anissa Oukhiar and Matthijs Moorkamp at European Organisation Design Forum for a live session tomorrow on this topic. 🚀 We can't wait to dive into emergent design and socio-technical principles to learn how to build resilient, human-centered systems together. We'll be there - will you? Register free below 👇🏼 https://lnkd.in/g3H3N8GK

#VirtualWaterCoolerEvent 🤔 Do you have a career bucket list? 🤔 What are you going to do and strive for in the next year or more?   🤔 How will you meet the serious challenges ahead? Embrace our excitement for the future of our work as we reflect on our past dreams and aspirations, and realign them with the present landscape. Join us tomorrow Thursday 15th August 10am PST for the virtual Water Cooler Conversations for a fun, thoughtful and introspective dialogue. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/dziussMR Peter Jay Sorenson Pam Posey Bert Painter

We are thrilled to announce that our upcoming face-to-face conference in Vancouver 2024 is now fully booked! 🥁 🎉 Thank you to everyone who has registered and expressed interest in joining us for this incredible experience. We can't wait to connect with all of you at the event. But don't worry if you missed out—there's still an opportunity to join the waiting list. If you’d like to join the list, please email us at stsroundtableinc@gmail.com Douglas Austrom Bert Painter Nancy Dixon Erik Nicholson Marcela Urteaga Carly Riehle, MSOD, PMP #SocioTechnicalSystems #CommunityEvent