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 is an annual summit that brings together 300 executives, founders and entrepreneurs who want to make meaningful shifts – within their organizations and in the world.

At Responsive Conference 2025, you’ll discover tactics, tools and connections for how to Design for Change – within your organizations and yourselves.

This year’s conference focuses the lens of organization design on three main topics:

• The acceleration of AI
• Climate change
• Politics & the state of the world

We have an amazing start to our speaker lineup for 2025! Just to name a few of our 30+ presenters:

• ​Vivienne Ming, PhD explores maximizing human capacity as a theoretical neuroscientist, delusional inventor, and demented author focused on AI.
• ​Doug Kirkpatrick was an early employee at the Morning Star Company, a self-managed tomato manufacturer. Since, he's written books and consulted with companies around the world about self-management and employee empowerment.
• ​Sam Spurlin, is a partner at The Ready and dedicated to transforming organizations into more adaptive and human-centric workplaces. Sam will present on Depthfinding, The Ready’s approach to making real progress on complex challenges by embracing uncertainty and iterative learning.
• ​Shelby Wolpa, formerly of InVision, Instacart, OneMedical, is a leading expert in remote and hybrid work, helping high-growth companies design people programs that scale.
• ​Eldra Jackson III is the executive director of Inside Circle, a non-profit that advocates for at-risk youth and effective criminal justice rehabilitation. After more than two decades incarcerated, Eldra has dedicated his life to helping people turn their lives around after incarceration.
• ​Simone Stolzoff is the author of The Good Enough Job​. In his talk, Simone will guide us through the art of navigating uncertainty, from imposter syndrome to existential doubt, offering practical strategies for resilience, action, and acceptance in an unpredictable world.
• ​Ashley Whillans is a professor at Harvard Business School, where she teaches on motivation and incentives. She is conducting research on how time-use predicts the self-reported happiness and productivity of employees and teams within hybrid organizations
• ​Jamie Woolf spent 14 years as Pixar’s first Director of Culture. On stage, Jaime will focus on the role of storytelling in shaping company culture and leadership. She’ll share lessons from her time at Pixar, explaining how storytelling can be used to inspire teams, drive change, and build strong workplace relationships.

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Join us at Responsive Conference 2025 and design your teams and organizations for the future.

We hope you’ll join us in September.
Ticket prices increase on May 1.

​Get your tickets here!​

(Tickets are fully refundable up until 60 days prior to the conference.)

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Best,
Robin & the Responsive team