Office Shock

Praise

“A thoughtful, practical read about the future of the flexible office.”
—Adam Grant

“… sweeping treatise on how a contemporary workplace crisis has created new ways to transform office life.”
—Kirkus Reviews

“Office Shock is an unprecedented chance to reimagine human resources, human augmentation, and the future of belonging.”
—Felecia Pryor, Chief People Officer, John Deere
 
“A strikingly clear guide to creating the superminds on which our future depends.”
—Thomas W. Malone, Professor, MIT Sloan School of Management
 
“Office Shock paints a vivid picture of the future of work with sustainable practices.”
—Ani Dasgupta, CEO, World Resources Institute
 
“I am inspired by the deep acknowledgment of multiple futures celebrated through the amazing illustrations created for these future offices.”
—Lonny J Avi Brooks, Afrofuturist and Professor, California State University, East Bay
 
“This book explores the potential for AI to revolutionize offices.”
—Atefeh Riazi, Executive Director, CIOs without Borders

“Finally, a new, thought-provoking book that gives you strategies for designing your own work future.”
—Jack Nilles, the Father of Telework

“With Office Shock, Johansen, Press, and Bullen provide us with the critical tools to evaluate our working conditions, opening up how we can imagine something radically different.”
—Esteban Kelly, Executive Director, US Federation of Worker Cooperatives

“Getting past all the hyperbole, finally, a book that gives an inspiring but practical vision for the future of work!”
—Mark Johnson, cofounder of Innosight

“Even though external uncertainties will continue to shock how we work, where we work, and when we work, Office Shock reminds us that we can still shape a more humane, environmentally robust, and economically just tomorrow.”
—Lisa Kay Solomon, coauthor of Moments of Impact and Design a Better Business and Futurist in Residence, Stanford d.school

“Office Shock is an urgent opportunity to create new ways for computers and people to work together.”
—Larry Quinlan, former Global CIO, Deloitte

“Office Shock provides invaluable insight to help everyone navigate a world of work that is changing at warp speed.”
—Aron Cramer, President, Business for Social Responsibility

“Where purpose-driven people work for purpose-driven organizations. Not many books describe with impeccable clarity the future of work (and life) to their readers as Office Shock does. A must-have to train yourself to be a forward thinker.”
—Stephan Mardyks, CEO, House of Leading Brands