Beyond Passive Participation: Your Active Role in Shaping the Future of Work

Picture a conference where every voice matters, where your workplace challenge becomes the catalyst for breakthrough solutions, and where you leave not just inspired but equipped with concrete plans and committed collaborators. This is the Future of People at Work Symposium 2025 – and you're not just invited to attend, you're invited to co-create.

The Power of True Engagement

We've all been to conferences where we sit, listen, take notes, and leave. Maybe we're inspired for a day or two, but then Monday morning arrives and nothing really changes. The FPW Symposium deliberately breaks this pattern through a design that makes you an active architect of better workplaces.

From the moment you arrive, you're contributing. During Impromptu Networking, your workplace challenge – the one that keeps you up at night – becomes part of our collective exploration. Whether you're struggling with remote team dynamics, technology integration, or building resilient cultures, your challenge matters because someone else in the room has insights you need.

Multiple Ways to Contribute

The symposium offers diverse engagement pathways that honor different styles and preferences:

As a Challenge Owner, you bring the problems that need solving. Maybe your organization is struggling with knowledge transfer as experienced workers retire. By sharing this challenge in your affinity group, you gain perspectives from healthcare leaders who've solved similar issues, technology professionals who've built knowledge management systems, and educators who understand learning transfer. You see angles you never considered.

As a Solution Provider, you share what's working. Perhaps you've cracked the code on engaging frontline workers in continuous improvement. Your insights during collaborative sessions help others adapt your approach to their contexts. The manufacturing professional's solution might transform a healthcare team's practice.

As a Connector, you bridge worlds. Your unique background – maybe you moved from military to manufacturing, or from healthcare to high-tech – allows you to translate concepts across industries. You help others see that their "unique" problem has been solved elsewhere, just with different language.

From Conversation to Co-Creation

What makes FPW truly different is how we capture and amplify collective wisdom. Through AI conversation capture technology, every discussion – from fishbowl sessions to table conversations – contributes to our shared body of knowledge. Your insight during a coffee break discussion might become the key point in a collaborative blog post reaching thousands of practitioners worldwide.

This isn't about surveillance; it's about ensuring no breakthrough gets lost. How many times have you had a brilliant conversation at a conference only to forget the details later? Our approach means your contributions live on, properly attributed as you become a co-author of the symposium proceedings.

The Journey of Engagement

Your engagement journey follows a purposeful arc:

Day 1 immerses you in exploration. During the O.C. Tanner tour, you're not a passive observer but an active questioner, connecting what you see to your own challenges. In afternoon collaborative sessions, you dive deep with peers who share your role-based challenges. By evening, you're building relationships that will sustain long after the symposium ends.

Day 2 transforms exploration into action. Morning sessions surface what really matters – which initiatives have energy, resources, and passionate champions. The afternoon's Open Space Technology puts you in the driver's seat. Whether you propose an initiative or join someone else's, you're shaping concrete plans using the Purpose-to-Practice framework.

Real Impact, Lasting Connections

The magic happens when engagement transcends the event itself. Past participants have:

• Launched cross-industry communities of practice

• Created innovative solutions by adapting ideas from different sectors

• Built support networks that provide ongoing guidance

• Advanced initiatives that seemed impossible alone

One participant shared: "I came looking for answers about remote team engagement. I left with three collaboration partners, a tested framework from healthcare that we adapted for manufacturing, and monthly check-ins that keep us accountable."

Your Invitation to Engage

The FPW Symposium 2025 isn't looking for passive attendees. We're seeking:

• People brave enough to share their real challenges

• Leaders willing to admit what isn't working

• Innovators ready to test ideas with peers

• Connectors who see patterns across boundaries

• Change agents committed to action beyond the event

Whether you're an introvert who prefers small group discussions or an extravert who thrives in large forums, whether you're new to improvement or a seasoned practitioner, there's a meaningful way for you to engage.

The Bottom Line

At FPW Symposium 2025, engagement isn't an add-on – it's the entire point. You're not coming to consume content; you're coming to co-create the future of work. Your voice matters. Your experience counts. Your commitment to action creates ripple effects that transform workplaces.

Join us June 26-27 in Salt Lake City. Bring your challenges, your insights, and your passion for making work better. Together, we'll demonstrate that we truly are Better Together.

Ready to engage? Register at www.fpwork.org and start shaping the future of work.