Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

In this captivating and insightful presentation, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to harness the power of generative AI and transform it into a competitive advantage for your business. As the world continues to evolve and technology advances, those who don’t leverage generative AI effectively will fall behind in their ability to create, develop, and launch innovative ideas, products, and solutions. But what are the key benefits of using generative AI, and how can you overcome the potential challenges and limitations? 

This talk will provide you with a roadmap for success by delivering both high-level strategies and actionable tactics to help you make the most of generative AI in your specific context. You will see real-life examples and case studies that illustrate how leading companies are using AI to stay ahead of the competition and drive growth, innovation, and success. By the end of this presentation, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to leverage generative AI and seize the competitive advantage you’ve been seeking.

• Learn how companies can effectively use generative AI to enhance their competitiveness
• Identify best practices used by forward-looking companies that leveraged generative AI to drive growth, innovation, and success
• Discover the potential challenges and limitations of generative AI technology, and how to avoid these pitfalls
• Develop a plan to adapt generative AI to your specific business context and needs

In this engaging and interactive presentation, you will delve into groundbreaking strategies that enhance innovation in hybrid and remote work environments. The talk introduces virtual asynchronous brainstorming, leveraging advanced digital tools to facilitate a wide array of ideas from diverse teams across different time zones, optimizing both individual ideation and collaborative synthesis. The session will cover both synchronous and asynchronous brainstorming approaches. In synchronous sessions, brief individual ideation phases enrich the collaborative process, while asynchronous setups maintain momentum through clear, structured deadlines. This dual approach fosters a broad spectrum of perspectives, enhancing the creative output of teams. Moreover, the presentation will explore the transformative role of generative AI in remote work innovation. 

These technologies not only broaden the scope of idea generation with data-driven insights but also foster a culture of creativity that transcends physical boundaries. Through real-world case studies, this talk will demonstrate how AI technologies can revolutionize brainstorming processes, boosting productivity, enhancing communication, and cultivating a robust collaborative culture. Attendees will leave equipped with actionable strategies to navigate the challenges and opportunities of the future of work, transforming traditional work models, and fostering a more connected, innovative, and productive workplace.

• Foster a culture of creativity that leverages innovative techniques and technologies to overcome the limitations of physical collaboration
• Explore the use of virtual asynchronous brainstorming to enhance innovation and creativity across geographically dispersed teams
• Adopt synchronous and asynchronous brainstorming methods to cater to different team dynamics and working preferences
• Integrate Generative AI technologies to expand the depth and breadth of creative solutions in hybrid work environments
• Prepare hybrid teams for future work challenges by equipping them with cutting-edge tools and methodologies for innovation

In this engaging, interactive, and entertaining presentation, you will dramatically improve your ability to navigate through the maze of headaches, frustrations, and conflicts associated with hybrid and remote work. This session offers an enlightening journey into the heart of solving these challenges, whether the tug of war about how often to come to the office, the intricate juggling of team dynamics, the communication barriers that arise in hybrid and remote work, and many other issues. You will learn a series of actionable strategies aimed at enhancing the flow of communication, boosting overall productivity, and fostering a robust culture of collaboration, including by relying on cutting-edge tools such as Generative AI. 

For instance, we will explore how nuanced communication can mitigate misunderstandings and build trust among team members scattered across different time zones. We’ll delve into productivity-enhancing techniques that respect individual work styles and preferences while aligning with team and organizational goals. Furthermore, the talk will highlight the importance of cultivating a collaborative culture that transcends physical boundaries, ensuring that every team member feels valued, heard, and integral to the collective success. Attending the talk offers you an opportunity to arm yourself with knowledge and tools based on real-world case studies from the presenter’s experience guiding dozens of organizations in defining their hybrid work models. 

This presentation will not only address the immediate pain points of hybrid and remote work setups, but will also equip you for the evolving future of work, transforming every headache and frustration into a stepping stone towards a more connected, productive, and harmonious work life.

• Identify common hybrid work challenges and their impact on team dynamics
• Cultivate actionable techniques for preventing hybrid work conflicts
• Leverage Generative AI tools to enhance hybrid communication and collaboration
• Navigate the nuances of hybrid leadership and team management
• Develop a plan to integrate these best practices into your hybrid work toolkit

In this engaging, interactive, and entertaining presentation, you will dramatically improve your ability to defeat the four biggest problems associated with the mandated return to office: employee resistance, attrition, quiet quitting, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. After announcing a return to the office, many leaders feel surprised at the extent of the first horseman: resistance. Such resistance may involve public criticism and complaints, as well as refusals to come in at all or for the mandated hours. Mid-level managers often refuse to hold their staff accountable and enforce a mandated return to office. The second horseman faced by leaders is attrition. That includes a small number of people quitting on the spot, but many starting to look actively for a new job once they find out about the return to office. The third horseman is quiet quitting, meaning staff disengaging and doing the minimum necessary to not get in trouble. Finally, the fourth horseman is a serious blow to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Underrepresented groups – blacks, LGBTQ, parents, women, people with disabilities – tend to have a much stronger preference for remote work. They quit in much higher numbers than white males over mandated returns to office. In my consulting for 21 companies in returning to the office, I developed a number of best practices to address each of these four horsemen effectively, as well as clear metrics to measure the success of your return to office. This training offers case studies and best practices based on my experience, and by adopting the methods from this training, your team will excel at measuring and minimizing resistance, attrition, and quiet quitting, while protecting diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• Learn about the various types of employee resistance associated with a mandated return to the office and how to overcome such resistance effectively
• Cultivate an understanding of a variety of best practices for addressing employee attrition due to a required return to office
• Develop a plan to uncover and minimize quiet quitting stemming from employee frustration with a forced return to office
• Protect your diversity, equity, and inclusion from the much higher attrition and quiet quitting of underrepresented groups associated with a return to office mandate
• Measure the success of your return to office plans using best practices

In today’s rapidly evolving work landscape, many companies are treating AI and hybrid work as separate areas. This fragmented approach falls short of the unified vision required for the future. Leaders are now at a pivotal crossroads, faced with the challenge of navigating the complexities of technology and work culture. This illuminating keynote will empower them to intertwine these elements into a seamless strategy. Imagine AI as the virtuoso conductor of the hybrid workplace, not only revolutionizing communication but also enhancing productivity, boosting mentoring, empowering learning, and securing cybersecurity and privacy. By doing so, AI will powerfully enable easier hybrid work, solving the major problems associated with this modality, such as coordination challenges, knowledge silos, and security vulnerabilities. Furthermore, the integration of AI into hybrid workspaces fosters a culture of continuous improvement, adaptive learning, and ethical responsibility. As Wayne Gretzky once wisely advised, “Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been.” In alignment with this wisdom, the keynote will guide leaders to proactively harness AI’s transformative potential. Join us in this visionary exploration to redefine the concept of the workplace by treating AI and hybrid work not as separate entities but as synergistic forces driving a more innovative, efficient, and fulfilling future.

• Understand the interconnected nature of AI and hybrid work, recognizing how treating them as separate entities can hinder progress and innovation
• Identify the key challenges in coordinating hybrid work, such as knowledge silos and security vulnerabilities, and learn how AI can serve as a solution to these problems
• Develop strategies for integrating AI into hybrid workspaces in a way that promotes continuous improvement, adaptive learning, and ethical responsibility
• Apply the insights from the speech to create a unified vision and actionable plan for leveraging AI and hybrid work to drive a more innovative, efficient, and fulfilling future