Hi everybody, We’ve been getting so many messages asking when the Responsive Conference 2025 content would be ready – and the wait is finally over! I can’t wait for you to relive some of the moments with us. 📸 Photos & Decks The photos are up! Flip through the gallery and see if you can spot yourself (or your favorite moments). If you share them, make sure to tag @responsiveconference and use #Responsive2025 so we can see them too. We're also pleased to share speaker decks, so you can review...
20 days ago • 2 min read
Hi folks, I’m afraid we’ve been a bit delinquent in getting the newsletter out this summer. The Responsive team has been deep in the process of curating an awesome Responsive Conference. I'm thrilled about the 35 speakers and 200 attendees we have coming from around the world. And I'm excited to create a space where people can come together and share ideas amidst so much chaos, anxiety, and noise in the world today. I am delighted that Addisu Demissie and Marie Szuts will be on stage to talk...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hello there - Welcome back to the Responsive newsletter! We have 30 incredible speakers at this year's Responsive Conference. Among them, we are pleased to host community member Doug Kirkpatrick alongside his collaborator Andrea Robb, formerly of Adobe and Airbnb, and Tim Griffin of Amy’s Kitchen. The following is an expert from the 2017 book Responsive: What It Takes To Create a Thriving Organization. Doug Kirkpatrick was one of the earliest employees at The Morning Star Company. Founded in...
4 months ago • 2 min read
We’re living through unprecedented change. Ten years ago, the Responsive.org Manifesto laid out that “the rate of change continues to accelerate” and “the future is increasingly hard to predict.” Today, those principles are more relevant than ever. I know of no better way to navigate uncertainty than to gather with other executives, founders, and builders to share ideas and learn from each other to design for this rapidly changing future. We have an incredible lineup of speakers at Responsive...
5 months ago • 1 min read
Hi there - Ten years ago, the Responsive.org Manifesto laid out that “The rate of change continues to accelerate” and “The future is increasingly hard to predict.” Today, those principles are more relevant than ever. Our lives are rife with uncertainty – from the acceleration of AI to more generalized anxiety about the state of the world. This rapid rate of change provides the opportunity for impact. We have the opportunity to reinvent how we work. Established in 2016, Responsive Conference...
6 months ago • 2 min read
Hi there - A reminder that ticket prices increase at midnight. If you’re interested in attending Responsive Conference 2025, get your tickets now. Get your tickets here! (Tickets are fully refundable up until 60 days prior to the conference.) We're also thrilled to introduce four new speakers at Responsive Conference 2025. Sam Spurlin, partner at The Ready A partner at The Ready, Sam Spurlin is dedicated to transforming organizations into more adaptive and human-centric workplaces. An...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Hi there - In 2015, the authors of Responsive Org wrote “the future is becoming increasingly difficult to predict.” Today, with global instability, political partisanship, and an ever more rapid rate of change, those words feel prescient. The tension between organizations optimized for predictability and the unpredictable world we inhabit has reached a breaking point. Only organizations built to adapt are going to survive. I founded Responsive Conference because I had witnessed the same...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Hi there – We’re five weeks into 2025 and what a world we’re in. During tumultuous times, I know of no better way to build resilience than to bring people together and so I’m delighted to share some updates about RC 2025. As previously, we’re running the conference at the Oakland Museum of California on Sept. 17-18, 2025. The theme this year is “Design for change.” We are placing a renewed focus on how to build adaptable and resilient organizations amidst rapid change, which the authors of...
9 months ago • 1 min read
Hi there - While the Responsive team is working to make RC 2025 an even better experience, let’s take a moment to look back. All of the videos from RC 2024 are available on YouTube. Three great sessions are included below, and you can see all of the recorded sessions here. The Evolving Role of AI with Anna Binder (Asana) and AJ Thomas HR Heretics podcast with Melanie Naranjo Lori Fogarty, CEO of Oakland Museum of California We couldn’t be more excited to be back at the Oakland Museum of...
11 months ago • 1 min read
