Building a People-

Centered Workplace

JEB BANNER CEO & Co-Founder, SmallBox

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Why do I care?

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

WORK

WORK

WORK

PLAY

PLAY : verb

engage in activity for enjoyment and recreation rather than a serious or practical purpose

Play is an attitude.

Play is chosen.

Play is fun.

WHY BOTHER?

THE POWER OF PLAY:

LEARNING

CONNECTING

EXPLORING

SERENDIPITY

CREATING THE CONDITIONS

FOR PLAY

Permission

Permission

Space

Permission

Space

Stuff

OUR EXPERIMENT

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