Bert Painter
Bert Painter is an independent consulting social scientist and documentary filmmaker who has facilitated participative design of work organizations with employers, unions, and communities across Canada and internationally since 1970. Current consulting work involves digital transformation of manufacturing processes and organization in a multi-national pulp and paper company. Of prior significance was a National Science Foundation-funded study of virtual organization of multi-institutional Research & Development, with findings published in a 2016 edition of an International Journal for Team Performance Management.
As a filmmaker, Bert has produced over 20 documentaries on innovative workplaces in North America, including “Engineering for Commitment”, the history of socio-technical design of work in North America. Meanwhile, a new film series on The Future of Work is in development.
Roles
- Former Stewards’ Team (Board of Directors) Member
- Immediate Past President and Chair of the Board
- Liaison to the Global Network for SMART Organization Design
- 2019 Conference Design Team Member
- Ideo Human Centered Design Course Participant
