May 2020 - 4IR Global Conference

4IR and The Future of Work: a global perspective

May 11- 16, 2020 

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With a vision to create a platform for thought leadership in organizational agility from an inclusive, global, interdisciplinary, Human-Centered Design +Agile+Lean perspective, we created a week-long virtual conference to share insights and perspectives on:


  • pervasiveness of digital transformation and automation
  • need for enterprise/business and personal agility
  • importance of inclusion and diversity in the context in a 4IR world
  • workforce skills needed to navigate a digital economy
  • human+business impact of climate change and other geo-political events


With over 20 hours of world-class content delivered effectively and seamlessly via LIVE and blended webinars - AND- in a matter of less than 24 hours over 5 days, a global community had come together to:

✔ Connect the dots.

✔ Realize the potential of ' power of one.

✔ Collaborate with intention and respect.

✔ Act with purpose and empathy .

✔ Re-frame VUCA as

  • Vision
  • Understanding
  • Clarity
  • Agility&Alignment  

Our global network of thought leaders - 21 of us from 6 countries and 7 time zones - spanning North America, Europe, South Asia, Australia and New Zealand - shared their rich, deep experience as design thinking/Lean/Agile practitioners, ICF-certified Coaches, Inclusion and Diversity leaders, CxOs and entrepreneurs.


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