Summary
Monthly or even quarterly well-being sessions on caring for your mental heath aren't enough to create inclusive and supporting workplace environments. In the teams that we cultivate and work with, there needs to be a foundation of care and autonomy that is integrated into the workflow. Equitable well-being should be at the core of creating an inclusive workplace and user experience for your customers and employees. In this interactive talk, we'll explore the themes of capitalism, hierarchy, classism, and other harmful realities of inequity that hinder true equitable well-being in the workplace to better the employee experience. We'll dive deep into how to reimagine a workplace framework and environment that is grounded in overall well-being and inclusion. Through this, you'll walk away with the knowledge and tools to push toward a dynamic of a more speculative and imaginative future that can be more freeing, and aligned with the well-being of people and all inhabitants, including the land, that can enable contribution to a healthier cyclical work environment.
Key Insights
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Work wellness is crucial, transcending job titles and roles.
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Creating community-driven spaces can help reimagine workplace culture.
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Rest should not be considered a luxury but a human right.
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The importance of recognizing trauma and its impact on wellbeing.
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Trust and psychological safety must be foundational in workplaces.
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The idea of a 'kickback' as a model for healthy work environments emphasizes safety and freedom.
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Incorporating play and curiosity fosters a positive workplace culture.
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Healing journeys and cultural experiences must be acknowledged in workplace design.
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Workplaces should offer flexible structures that accommodate diverse working needs.
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Self-awareness and personal rituals are key to maintaining wellbeing.
Notable Quotes
"Share everything, own nothing, but credit everyone."
"If you are silent about your pain, they will kill you and say you enjoyed it."
"Rest is not a luxury or privilege; it is a human right."
"Burnout exists because we made rest a reward rather than a right."
"You deserve to feel the most safe in wherever you are."
"It's difficult to resist despair in an exhausted state."
"When we protect our rest, we also protect our dreaming."
"Who all is gonna be there?"
"A work environment should be co-created together."
"Designers are taught to care about people but rarely care for themselves."
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