
Human RenAIssance white paper, no. 2 · with Helen Rantsevitch
Meaningful Communication
To Grow Business Effectiveness and Create a Thriving Culture
The conversations most workplaces avoid are often the ones that matter most.
With Helen Rantsevitch · sponsored by dunnhumby · Kindle (86 pages, Apr 2024) · Paperback (122 pages, May 2024)
About it
Bringing more meaningful conversation into business
On 21 February 2024, Helen Rantsevitch and I brought 38 contributors together in London, from senior executives and scientists to psychologists, coaches, founders and artists. Sponsored by dunnhumby, with Global Tech Advocates Future of Work, we looked at what Meaningful Communication is and how to bring more of it into business.
The goal is practical: more effective teams and a thriving culture. By engaging in more meaningful communication, teams tackle some of the more important topics for the long-term health of the business, and build more meaningful relationships.
Key takeaways
What you'll learn
- Meaning depends on contextWhat counts as meaningful depends on where and how the conversation happens.
- Few businesses do it on purposeCulture, low awareness or a purely transactional mode get in the way.
- The hard partsWelcoming different opinions, creating psychological safety, choosing complex topics like ethics, politics or purpose, and making the time.
- Four premisesThe scope of meaningfulness in work, the most meaningful topics, who and when, and how to bring it into the workplace.
Who it's for: Leaders, managers and HR teams who want deeper, more useful conversations at work.
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The series
The Human RenAIssance series
Human RenAIssance (H ∞ R) is a project inspired by Humanism and Techno-Optimism, promoting the symbiosis of human ingenuity and technological innovation. Its series of white papers focuses on the future of work: the topics, mindsets and skills that matter for adapting to new working conditions, improving business culture and managing the influx of new technologies, in particular artificial intelligence. Each white paper is written collaboratively, uniting bright minds from a wide spectrum of backgrounds, to inspire conversation, invite collaboration and encourage a better working environment.

Part of the Human RenAIssance series (white paper no. 2).
Also in the series: Making Empathy Count (no. 1, 2023) →



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