Work/Place

What happens to the ways we work when we have digital-physical hybrid spaces, hybrid-companies governed by automation, and hybrid people – virtual characters, interacting as though they’re real? Rahaf Harfoush joins Sydney Allen-Ash and Lane founders, Clinton Robinson and Kofi Gyekye for a conversation on mixed-realities in the workplace as we listen to a futures true crime podcast questioning who’s at fault when an automated organizational system goes rogue.www.workplace.showAbout our guest: Rahaf Harfoush is a Strategist, Digital Anthropologist, and Best-Selling Author who focuses on the intersections between emerging technology, innovation, and digital culture.  She is the Executive Director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture and teaches “Innovation & Emerging Business Models” at Sciences Politique’s school of Management and Innovation in Paris.  She is currently working on her fourth book. Work/Place is brought to you by Lane and  Toronto-based Foresight studio, From Later‍Host: Sydney Allen-AshProducer: Robert Bolton & Macy Siu with Udit Vira and Valdis SilinsAudio Production: Jeremy GlennSound Design: Dani Ramez Voice Actors: Aaron Hagey MacKay, and Maxie Solters

How will the workforce shift towards climate adaptation? Is the future of work all about climate resilience and/or carbon mitigation projects? Edward Burtynsky joins Sydney Allen-Ash and Lane founders, Clinton Robinson and Kofi Gyekye for a conversation on possibilities for future roles in light of global climate crises, environmental degradation, and resource depletion.Edward Burtynsky is regarded as one of the world's most accomplished contemporary photographers. His remarkable photographic depictions of global industrial landscapes represent over 40 years of his dedication to bearing witness to the impact of humans on the planet. Burtynsky's photographs are included in the collections of over 60 major museums around the world. His film collaborations include Jennifer Baichwal's Manufactured Landscapes (2006); Watermark (2013); and the third film in the trilogy, ANTHROPOCENE: The Human Epoch.Work/Place is brought to you by Lane and Toronto-based Foresight studio, From Later‍Host: Sydney Allen-AshProducer: Robert Bolton & Macy Siu with Udit Vira and Valdis SilinsAudio Production: Jeremy GlennSound Design: Dani Ramez Voice Actors: Aaron Hagey MacKay, and Maxie Smolters

How do organizations remember, think, decide, and act? How can we design and plot time to rearrange organizational rhythms and enable new ways of coordinating across scales, cycles, and tempos? Shaun Stewart joins Sydney Allen-Ash and Lane founders, Clinton Robinson and Kofi Gyekye as we listen in on a new employee’s first day using Quartz – an all-sensing company clock that time-tunes tasks according to employees’ wellbeing.GUESTShaun Stewart is the CEO of New Lab, a community of over eight hundred experts and innovators applying transformative technology to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Their membership and studios bring together entrepreneurs, engineers, inventors, and industry leaders to create sustainable solutions and enterprises. They employ technologies, including robotics, A.I., and material science, to transform what matters most—health, environment, media, cities, and infrastructure. Previously, he was the Chief Business Officer at Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle company based out of Google X in Mountain View. He joined Waymo after 14 years in the travel industry including work at Airbnb, Jetsetter and Expedia.CREDITSWork/Place is brought to you by Lane and Toronto-based Foresight studio, From Later‍Host: Sydney Allen-AshProducer: Robert Bolton and Macy Siu with Udit Vira and Valdis SilinsAudio Production: Jeremy GlennSound Design: Dani Ramez Voice Actors: Paul Aihoshi, Leigh Fitzjames, Rena Hundert, and Daniel Gravelle

Is there such a thing as work-life balance? And to what extent can work and life be integrated into a dignified and meaningful existence? Radha Mistry joins Sydney Allen-Ash and Lane founders, Clinton Robinson and Kofi Gyekye for a conversation about a future workplace called “The Substrate” – a membership network of interdependent support spaces.www.workplace.showAbout our guest, Radha MistryRadha Mistry has a background in architecture, narrative environments, and strategic foresight. As the Practice Leader for Foresight at Autodesk, Radha explores the impact of emerging technologies and how it will change the way we design and make things in the future. Prior to Autodesk, Radha focused on the Future of Work with the Steelcase Applied Research group. Her work sought out ways organizations could drive Innovation through design. Previous to Steelcase, Radha was part of the Arup Foresight + Innovation team in London and San Francisco, crafting speculative futures for global clients; she has also exhibited during the Lisbon Architecture Triennale and worked on design-led community engagement initiatives in cities across Europe. Radha is passionate about how we might transform visions of the future into tangible outcomes that drive people to positive action.”

Introducing Work/Place, a podcast on where and how we work — with host, Sydney Allen-Ash, Lane founders, Clinton Robinson and Kofi Gyekye, and special guests. In each episode, you'll be immersed in a possible future of work, followed by a discussion exploring alternative visions of how things might unfold.