SHINE Summit 2023 Agenda
Revisiting the Productivity Dilemma:
The Humanity of Work and What It Means for Sustainable Business
October 3-4, 2023
Cambridge, MA
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Tuesday, October 3
Networking Breakfast
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Welcome and Introductory Remarks
8:45 – 9:15 AM
Eileen McNeely
Executive Director, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
KEYNOTE:
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR FLOURISHING
9:15 – 9:45 AM
The Covid pandemic put human concerns front and center – how people experience their health, their work lives, and their home lives. Business has a new opportunity to make human flourishing an ongoing priority in the post-pandemic era – good for business, good for people, and good for sustainability.
Tyler VanderWeele
Professor of Epidemiology, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Director of the Human Flourishing Program; and Co-Director of the Initiative on Health, Religion and Spirituality, Harvard University
Break
9:45 – 10:00 AM
LESSONS LEARNED: LATEST SHINE RESEARCH
10:00 – 11:30 AM
In April 2023, the Office of the U.S. Surgeon General put out a new report: “Our Loneliness Epidemic and Isolation.” The report finds that our social and emotional well-being is in decline. The report’s recommendations centered around building social connection and community. At SHINE, we have long been studying work as a platform for social connection and community.
In this session, SHINE researchers will present new findings from the workplace: prospective associations between social connectedness and mental health; the importance of a psychological climate for caring and mental health, well-being, and work-related outcomes; the relationship between how we view the importance of different domains of flourishing and our subsequent experience of well-being; Covid’s toll on our social, emotional, and physical health; the connection between flourishing and productivity; cultural differences in our perception of flourishing; the role of financial conditions for physical and mental health; and the association between character strengths and health.
Piotr Białowolski
Affiliate Research Scientist, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University; and Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Kozminski University
Nidhi Ghildayal
Senior Research Associate, SHINE, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard University; and Senior Research Scientist, Department of Surgery, NYU Langone
Heloisa Jardim
Senior Research Advisor, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University; and Director of Education, EXAME
Dorota Węziak-Białowolska
Affiliate Research Scientist, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University; and Associate Professor, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University
Q & A Session
11:30 – 12:00 PM
Lunch
12:00 – 1:30 PM
KEYNOTE:
CONNECTING THE DOTS BETWEEN PEOPLE, PURPOSE, PRODUCTIVITY & LEADERSHIP
1:30 – 2:30 PM
How does a company live its purpose? What does this even mean? In this session, Next Jump's co-CEOs share their company journey from start-up to Deliberately Developmental Organization (DDO).
Charlie Kim
Founder & Co-CEO, Next Jump
Meghan Messenger
Co-CEO, Next Jump
Break
2:30 – 3:00 PM
KEYNOTE:
THE FOUR-DAY WORK WEEK
3:00-3:30 PM
Across sectors, people are working more than ever and many are burning out. To contend with this reality, the idea of a 4-day work week has been proposed and some companies have experimented with it. What does this mean for productivity and well-being?
Juliet Schor
Professor of Sociology, Boston College
THE PURPOSE OF WORK –
CORPORATE ETHICS, IMPLEMENTATION, RESILIENCE, AND WELL-BEING
3:30-4:45 PM
How do we authenticate true corporate purpose? In an increasingly cynical and distrustful world, many suspect corporate statements of purpose may be “purpose-washing” – lacking an integrative strategy that employees, customers, investors can observe. This panel takes a deep dive into corporate purpose: what it is, how does it manifest, what does it mean for social well-being and sustainability?
Ranjay Gulati (moderator)
Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
Jesús Ignacio Ferrero Muñoz
Dean and Professor of Business Ethics, School of Economics and Business, University of Navarra
Alvaro Lleo
Associate Professor, School of Economics and Business, University of Navarra; and Affiliate Research Scientist, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
Maria Paula Florez Jimenez
Ph.D. student, School of Economics and Business, University of Navarra; and Affiliate Research Scientist, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
Reception
5:00 – 7:00 PM
KEYNOTE:
PEOPLE and PLANET SUSTAINABILITY -
THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CLIMATE AND HUMAN HEALTH
5:30-5:45 PM
Planetary impacts of climate change are usually discussed separately from the important impacts on human health. How do we make health and well-being consequences explicit in this discussion?
Kari C. Nadeau
Chair, Department of Environmental Health, and Professor of Climate and Population Studies, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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WEDNESDAY, October 4
Networking Breakfast
8:00 – 9:00 AM
SETTING COURSE FOR PURPOSE, PEOPLE, PRODUCTIVITY, PROFIT
9:00 – 9:05 AM
Eileen McNeely
Executive Director, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
FIRESIDE CHAT:
RETHINKING THE HEART OF BUSINESS - PEOPLE AND PURPOSE
9:05 – 9:50 AM
In his recent book "The Heart of Business," the former CEO of Best Buy sets a new path for business and the humanity of work. The New York Times wrote about it as "a restoration of the social compact between employers and workers, and an approach to business that takes human dignity as a starting point." In this conversation with SHINE's founder, Joly shares his lessons learned from putting people and purpose at the heart of business strategy.
Hubert Joly
Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy
Eileen McNeely
Executive Director, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
Break
9:50 – 10:00 AM
THE POST-PANDEMIC WORKPLACE
10:00 – 11:30 AM
The pandemic forced us to rethink the workplace. For many, work moved remote, work relationships became virtual, and the meaning of work changed as routines and rituals organized around place were upended. This panel examines a case study about what a “good workplace” looks and feels like before and after lockdown based on measurement data and employee interviews.
Toni Best (moderator)
Chief Human Performance Officer, Aduro
Wendy Purcell
Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health and Justice, Rutgers School of Public Health; and Affiliate Research Scientist, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
Linda Powers Tomasso
Research Fellow, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Deunchalerm Khiewpun (Kip)
Foresight Integration Lead, FutureTales Lab at MQDC
KEYNOTE:
HUMANIZING WORK ON PURPOSE
11:30 – 12:00 PM
What does it mean to lead with people at the heart of corporate purpose? This company has built a business strategy and culture to humanize work and help people flourish in the industry.
Ricard Casas
Director General of People and Culture, ISS Facility Services
Lunch
12:00 – 1:30 PM
CHANGING WORK SYSTEMS FOR GOOD
1:30 – 3:00 PM
The current systems that frame how we operate at work often do not serve the needs of the people or of performance in production systems. This panel showcases examples of changing work systems for the better.
Heloisa Jardim (moderator)
Senior Research Advisor, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University; Director of Education, EXAME
James Bonini
President, Toyota Production System Support Center
Bryn Philibert
CEO, Manaus Consulting
Break
3:00 – 3:15 PM
KEYNOTE:
TECHNOLOGY FOR TRUST, TRANSPARENCY & PRODUCTIVITY
3:15 – 3:45 PM
There is much public debate about the potential negative consequences of technology for workers in this age of automation, AI, ChatGPT, and worker surveillance technology. This fear is exacerbated by power inequities in the workplace, uncertain economic and political times, and loss of trust in major societal institutions, including corporations and government. How can we imagine potential benefits of tech from the perspective of workers’ needs, trust and transparency, and productivity?
Michele Neitz
Professor, University of San Francisco School of Law; and Founder & Academic Director, Blockchain Law for Social Good Center
KEYNOTE:
VALUING PEOPLE, PLANET, PURPOSE AND PERFORMANCE IN CAPITAL MARKETS
3:45 – 4:15 PM
How do we drive sustainability in a world largely focused on short-termism and shareholder value? Many of us have looked to investors to make corporations accountable to ESG principles as the solution. How is this working? Given the impact of the pandemic on global supply chains, and continued economic uncertainty including the recent surge in layoffs in the tech sector, what more do we need to do to build a sustainable future in which people and planet flourish?
Erika Karp
Executive Managing Director and Chief Impact Officer, Pathstone
Q & A Session
4:15 – 4:30 PM
SUMMARY AND CLOSING REMARKS
4:30 - 5:00 PM
Eileen McNeely
Executive Director, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University