Building a People-
Centered Workplace
JEB BANNER CEO & Co-Founder, SmallBox
From muscle & memory to creative problem-solving.
What should work really be?
PEOPLE-CENTERED WORK
WELL BEING: health, habitat
BELONGING: culture, language, values
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ENGAGEMENT: play, excitement, curiosity
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impact, change
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BIG OPPORTUNITY
PLAY : verb
engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose
Play is an attitude.
WHY BOTHER?
THE POWER OF PLAY:
CREATING THE CONDITIONS
FOR PLAY
Permission
Space
Stuff