The Fora Institute of Work

Work is changing.

The way we structure our days, interact with colleagues and think about our careers is shifting in ways we’re only beginning to understand. It’s a time of uncertainty, but also possibility.

That’s why we created The Fora Institute of Work – a forum to think, reflect and hear from some of the finest minds discussing everything from politics to personality types as they affect the possible futures of the workplace.

The challenges facing businesses today are significant. Hybrid and flexible models are redefining traditional workplaces. AI is transforming industries, raising questions about how humans and machines will work alongside each other. Skills matter more than job titles, and lifelong learning is becoming a necessity.

To help business leaders navigate these macro themes, The Fora Institute of Work will publish an insightful monthly newsletter and convene roundtable events.

We don’t claim to have the answers, but we do think that the companies who best understand the issues facing their employees will get the most out of them.

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Our advisory board

  • Meet our advisory board

    Meet our advisory board

    We’re fortunate to have the guidance of an incredible advisory board, sign up to the monthly newsletter to hear their insights on how work is evolving - and how you can shape your role within it. Or click below to find out more about each member of the board.

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  • Simon Allford, Founding Director AHMM

    Simon Allford, Founding Director AHMM

    “Work is a thing you do not a place you go’ was a millennial slogan. Catchy as it is, I fundamentally disagree with the proposition. To me ‘work is a place you go to do things with other people – be it the office, the school, the factory, the city’ – I look forward to the discussion on this and much more.”

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  • David Black, Senior Director, Google UK

    David Black, Senior Director, Google UK

    "I'm passionate about helping everyone to make the most of the opportunity that technology provides. AI-powered technologies and digital skills are key to unlocking economic growth and improving working lives across the UK. I'm looking forward to exploring this with The Fora Institute of Work."

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  • Andrew Haldane, Member of HM Treasury’s Economic Advisory Council

    Andrew Haldane, Member of HM Treasury’s Economic Advisory Council

    “At a time when the world of work is being fundamentally reconfigured by technology and demography, the Fora Institute of Work provides a wonderful setting to understand and shape the role of business and public policy in making this transition a success.”

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  • Julia Hobsbawm, Founder and CEO, Workathon

    Julia Hobsbawm, Founder and CEO, Workathon

    “As someone who lives and breathes the way we live and work in my own work I could not be more delighted to join this fascinating new initiative.”

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  • Baroness Camilla Cavendish, Journalist and Broadcaster

    Baroness Camilla Cavendish, Journalist and Broadcaster

    “The multi generation workplace poses all sorts of challenges in terms of communication and assumptions… But there are also tremendous benefits which can come from well managed multigenerational teams.”

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  • Tracy Hawkins, VP Real Estate and Workplace, OpenAI

    Tracy Hawkins, VP Real Estate and Workplace, OpenAI

    Tracy is the Vice President of Real Estate and Workplace Services at OpenAI. She previously served as Global Head of Workplace Experience at Grammarly and led Twitter’s real estate division until November 2022. With extensive experience in workplace strategy and corporate real estate, she has played a key role in shaping innovative work environments.

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News in brief

  • AI is coming for your job

    AI is coming for your job

    Unless it isn't. Entry level workers are facing a ‘job-pocalypse’ according to an October report by the British Standards Institution (BSI) which found 41% of business leaders around the world are prioritising automation through AI to fill skills gaps.

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  • Office of the future

    Office of the future

    In a future of Anthropic HR departments organising Grok lawyers to negotiate contracts with robot factories that build self-driving cars, who cares what the office looks like? Answer: everyone.

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  • AI is messing with your head

    AI is messing with your head

    In more ways than one. The rise of AI is fuelling what some have called the ‘anxiety economy’ - a climate where uncertainty and fear of the unknown quietly shape our choices, from the products we buy to the careers we chase.

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