Hello & welcome to our Autumn Executive Discussion Evening! We're looking forward to a fascinating discussion on the future of work culture, and welcome two inspiring speakers, Bruce Daisley and Ami Cook. Follow along for the highlights... #FujitsuEDE

"How can we seize this golden opportunity to transform the world of work?" Our host Marcus Robbins gets #FujitsuEDE started.

We asked our #FujitsuEDE attendees if their organisation is already running culture change initiatives - and 55% are. Great to hear!

Our 2nd #FujitsuEDE opening question for our attendees: why do most #CultureChange programmes fail? Top answer - lack of buy-in.

Now stuck into the @fujitsu_UK #FujitsuEDE event on culture change and the future of work with Bruce Daisley and MindNavigator's Ami Cook. Looking forward to interviewing them both about this afterwards - coming to a podcast soon :)

We now welcome our first guest speaker, Ami Cook of Mindnavigator, who opens by suggesting this is not just a time to reshape the culture of work, but our human culture itself. #FujitsuEDE

"We are meaning makers - the meanings we make influence the actions we take." Ami Cook highlights how we all interpret communication differently, and just one word can be heard very differently. #FujitsuEDE

The 1st of 3 areas Ami Cook explores around culture change is mental interference; where ego or preconceptions get in the way of effective meaning making. She explains how employees can lose over 2 1/2 hours a day to this! #FujitsuEDE

The 2nd point Ami Cook makes is mental capacity. Effective meaning making is a skill that needs cultivation - it doesn't come naturally. #FujitsuEDE

And the 3rd area Ami Cook seeks to cover is meaningful and human-centered connections with ourselves, each other, the work at hand - and our purpose. #FujitsuEDE #CultureChange

"Culture change programmes that mandate behaviours tend to have limited short term impact... And drowning people in communications doesn't create effective change!" Ami Cook #FujitsuEDE

The skills we need for today's world are not ones you can measure neatly and award prizes for. Everyone needs to be a leader and contribute in the moment of their work. - Ami Cook, #FujitsuEDE

In today's circumstances, mental interference is at an all-time high - we are questioning everything! Now is the time to do the work and become better leaders. Ami Cook #FujitsuEDE

Thanks to Ami Cook for a fantastic talk! She leaves us with three key takeaways: work to reduce mental interference, grow the adaptive capacity of your people, and create practices that genuinely connect people. #FujitsuEDE #CultureChange

Next up we welcome Bruce Daisley: "Nobody owns an office to own an office - you do it to have a productive workforce. So what are the functions of an office to make this happen?" #FujitsuEDE

Discussing #videoconferencing, Bruce Daisley highlights how they can be very good for convergent thinking - i.e. status meetings - but less effective for divergent thinking, creativity or debate. #FujitsuEDE

The difference between a creative and a non-creative office? It's all about face-to-face organic conversation, not formal meetings. This has been a challenge over the last 18 months! Bruce Daisley #FujitsuEDE

One of the biggest obstacles to remote working is learning - how can people starting their careers absorb knowledge from a distance? This will require a stronger focus and deliberate attention to development & training. Bruce Daisley #FujitsuEDE

"Technology can play a thrillingly enabling role in our work - but it's the deliberate and intentional use of that technology that will really help people come together and feel connected to something." A fantastic closing statement from Bruce Daisley - thank you! #FujitsuEDE

That's a wrap for tonight's #FujitsuEDE - our thanks again to Ami Cook & Bruce Daisley for fantastic, thought-provoking talks. We'll be exploring the topic of #CultureChange further in a podcast coming soon - make sure you follow our main channel @Fujitsu_UK for all the updates.