Rebalancing the Algorithm: Designing Human-Centered Cultures in a Digitally Demanding World

Case Study

Stage 5 - Skills & Experience

Designing responsible, human-centered workplaces in a world that never powers down

In a world that never powers down, balance is the new business advantage. Explore how organizations can design cultures and technologies that protect human capacity, trust, and wellbeing without slowing innovation.

Speaker

Kalifa Oliver, Ph.D.

Executive Advisor, Author, & Sr Director or Technology

Lowe's Companies

Wellbeing isn’t a benefit, it’s a design principle. As AI and digital acceleration blur the boundaries of work and life, organizations must rethink how they build ethical, human-centered systems that protect both performance and people. This session explores how to embed wellbeing into the architecture of modern work.

Key Takeaways:

How technology and AI are reshaping the boundaries of human capacity and recovery
The organizational responsibility in designing ethical, sustainable digital cultures
How to use data, listening, and behavior analytics to detect early signs of burnout
Strategies to align well-being with leadership, decision-making, and performance systems
What it means to create a culture where tech amplifies, not erodes, human thriving

Company Culture

Wellbeing

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Speaker

Kalifa Oliver, Ph.D.

Executive Advisor, Author, & Sr Director or Technology

Lowe's Companies