Why Fixing Work Fixes Everything

About this episode

Amanda Schneider and Deb Golden discuss the disconnect between workplace culture and office mandates.

In the Season 10 premiere of Design Nerds Anonymous, host Amanda Schneider kicks off a season built around the ideas inside her upcoming book,  Work for What’s Next , with a guest who lives at the intersection of innovation, risk, and human potential:  Deb Golden ,   Deloitte’s US Chief Innovation Officer. Together, they unpack a core tension shaping work right now: companies keep trying to fix a software problem (culture, trust, systems) with hardware (office mandates). The result is a conversation about the trust gap, unlearning outdated rules, and what it takes to design workplaces that become magnets—not mandates.  Links Mentioned:   Grab your copy of  Work for What's Next .   Sign up for  ThinkLab’s Newsletter  to keep up with industry trends.   Follow  Amanda on LinkedIn  for more workplace insights.  Book Amanda  to speak   This season of Design Nerds Anonymous is presented by Mannington Commercial, THE MART & NeoCon, and The Mav Group. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Schneider

Guest: Deb Golden

Topics covered

• workplace design
• innovation
• trust
• company culture
• human potential

Keywords

• workplace
• innovation
• trust gap
• office mandates
• human potential
• design

Sponsors

Mannington Commercial, THE MART, NeoCon, The Mav Group

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Deloitte, ThinkLab

Products: Work for What’s Next

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