About this IRC® + IRC4HR® Project
Work, as we know it, is being fundamentally transformed. AI is reshaping entire industries, and traditional work structures are under pressure from the weight of innovation. But what comes next?
In December 2024, IRC4HR sponsored and participated in the launch of Work in Progress, an inaugural lab convening 60+ entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders at Art Basel Miami to explore bold new possibilities for the evolution of work and to begin answering this question.
This hands-on convening aimed to establish a collective framework and success metrics for a new era of work. We wanted to explore what’s truly needed to thrive in a post-pandemic and AI-driven world and develop actionable insights that can help businesses and people adapt, evolve, and lead in the years ahead.
Work in Progress identified six pillars for work innovation, each presenting significant opportunities and warranting thoughtful consideration:
- Harnessing a uniquely multigenerational workforce
- Creating a more dynamic, decentralized workforce
- Optimizing work with human-centered technology
- Growing worker agency and ownership
- Enabling new work modalities and career paths
- Improving work-life integration
The inaugural lab focused on opportunities in the first three pillars, highlighted by the following five workstreams:
- Harnessing AI without sacrificing human connection or value
- The new shape and requirements for people management
- Imagining the self-managed team of the future
- The future of the entry-level job
- New career paths and upskilling in the AI era
We hope that the ideas generated from the Work in Progress convening and accompanying report inspire leaders across functions and sectors to not only explore what is possible but to collaborate and bring this vision to life in the years ahead.
If you would like to learn more about Work in Progress or consider participating in a future convening, please send us an email or register with Work in Progress to receive updates.
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