How To Redefine The Role Of Humanity In The Workplace

Excerpts from my keynote at Now&Next HR Conference in Istanbul

Excerpts from my keynote at Now&Next HR Conference in Istanbul

Imagine that you are standing up in the middle of a large crowd. You have to look someone else in the eye. You are not allowed to talk or interact with that person for two minutes.

It’s much harder than you think. Time drags by.

That’s exactly what I asked the audience to do before I kicked off my keynote in Istanbul. People felt (really) nervous. They couldn’t keep the eye contact. Some starting moving, others tried to establish physical contact, many started chatting before the time was over.

I was speaking at the International HR Now&Next conference and wanted to set up the context. No matter how much we want, we cannot hide our human instinct.

We are social animals. We want to socialize with other people. It’s intuitive and natural. Many times, when talking about the role and future of technology, we forget about the basics.

What does it mean to be human? And, most importantly, what world do we want to live in?

The future is …