Join us for our next event as part of our “Making Work Worth Doing” sessions.
This is relevant for anyone interested in learning about meaningful work, flexibility and autonomy.
The events will take place on the 4th Thursday of each month starting in March.
We hope to see you there.
What:
- Each event in the series will feature a specific topic and a dedicated facilitator;
- At 10 to 11:30 AM Pacific Time; 1 to 2:30 PM Eastern Time;
- Upcoming event dates are:
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- Thursday, 24 June, 2026 – ‘’Sociotechnical Systems Theory and Practice for HRT (Human Robot Teams) and Human-AI Teams (HAIT): A Roundtable PanelDiscussion‘’.
UPCOMING SESSION
Keynote Speakers:
- Helen Hughes, Interdisciplinary Organisational Psychologist and Associate Professor University of Leeds;
- Shankar Sankaran, PhD, Professor of Organizational Project Management University of Technology Sydney (UST);
Panellists:
- Henrietta Hale, PhD candidate in Relational and Embodied Approaches to archives including STS Theory and Practice (Tavistock/ Centre for Dance Research at the University of Coventry);
- Francis Irving, Principle Software Engineer for multi-agent systems, interest in civic tech and public-interest AI
- Carly Riehle, Human-Centered Design Strategist and Project Manager & STS Roundtable President
- Tomasz Hollanek, PhD Technlogy Ethics Specialist University of Cambridge;
More details coming soon!
Workshop Keynote Speakers & Panellists
Helen Hughes, Interdisciplinary Organisational Psychologist and Associate Professor University of Leeds. Her work focuses on making socio‑technical thinking actionable – through method innovation, cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and building research infrastructures that allow us to translate evidence into change. Her work has been featured in the BBC, Financial Times, Forbes and The Telegraph, and she is a regular BBC radio panellist. Helen also directs the Behaviour Lab at Leeds University Business School – working closely with senior leaders, organisations and policymakers to design and deliver executive education, consultancy and evidence‑based interventions on behavioural change in complex systems.
Shankar Sankaran, PhD Professor of Organizational Project Management University of Technology Sydney (UST); and a Member of the Robotics Institute and the Industry Transformation Research Stream. His current responsibility is as a Chief Investigator of the ARC Research Hub for Human-Robot Teaming for Sustainable and Resilient Construction. His role in this hub is to develop socio-technical systems principles to guide the development of human robot teaming solutions. Associate Editor of the Project Management Journal since 2024 . Shankar is also a member of the College of Leadership and Management at Engineers Australia from where he promote Engineers Australia’s Initiative on Project Governance by Engineers.
Henrietta Hale, PhD, in Relational and Embodied Approaches to archives including STS Theory and Practice (Tavistock/ Centre for Dance Research at the University of Coventry); I work with creative practice methods to explore what new insights about work and care can be mined from this archive. I’ve been a performer and choreographer for nearly 30 years, co-founding a performance/research collective, Dog Kennel Hill Project, (DKHP) in 2004. Between 2018 -2023 Henrietta was co-director of Independent Dance, (ID) an artist-led organisation that receives Arts Council National Portfolio funding to support the development of dance through an international programme of classes, workshops, projects, and festivals.
Carly Rhiele, Human-Centered Design Strategist and Project Manager & STS Roundtable President; She is the manager of a Strategic Program Management Office working on enterprise wide, large scale change initiatives. Having worked inside organizations in multiple industries including for-profit education, shipping, residential construction, and banking, Carly has nearly 20 years of experience as a covert OD consultant. She is a project manager at heart, who thrives on helping others meet their goals and has been PMP certified since 2014. Storytelling helps her connect with project stakeholders, team members and fellow project managers, to build trusting relationships and guide people towards a common goal.
Carly is also the current President of the STS Roundtable.
Francis Irving, Principle Software Engineer for multi-agent systems, interest in civic tech and public-interest AI
(more details soon)
Tomasz Hollanek, PhD Technlogy Ethics Specialist University of Cambridge. Technology ethics specialist at the University of Cambridge with expertise in intercultural AI ethics; sustainable design; and ethical Human-AI interaction design.
(more details soon)
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