Simple. Better. Human.Rise of the People-Focused Workplace

@AndySwann

Business is Fundamentally Simple.

Business =

Survival + X

Right People.

Organisations Should Be Simple.

Right Place.

Right Actions.

There are Reasons Why

People Work.

Physiological/ Biological.

People are Complex.

Safety.

Esteem.Belonging.

Cognitive.

Aesthetic.

Self-Actualisation.

Transcendence.

People = #1 Consideration.

External.

Internal.

People = #1 Consideration.

Give People Purpose.

Workplace:

An Environment for People to Thrive.

Give People Purpose.

On “Bullshit” Jobs…Huge swathes of people, in Europe and North America in particular, spend their entire working lives

performing tasks they secretly believe do not really need to be performed. The moral and spiritual

damage that comes from this situation is profound. It is a scar across our collective soul. Yet virtually

no one talks about it.

David Graeber, Strike! Magazine, Summer 2013

Give People Purpose.Image: Strike! Magazine Facebook Page http://on.fb.me/16kJAJs

Have Genuine Reasons.

Disrupt is Not Enough.

Tech is an Opportunity for Real Change.

People First.

Just Enough Structure.

Trust.

Openness.

Conversation.

People First, Not Place.Image: http://www.wired.com/2011/05/wired-new-york-photo-gallery/

Embrace Better Ways.

Parameters.

Activity.Outcomes.

Freedom: Within Parameters

Design for a Reason.

Keep it Simple.

Design for People.

Mind Candy: Work Hard

and Be Nice to People.

@AndySwann

#WorkThink

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