Future of Work Summit
Oct. 2-3, 2024Tulsa | Cox Business Convention Center
Creativity, analytical thinking, digital literacy, curiosity, resiliency and agility are the top skills on the rise according to the World Economic Forum. Summit participants will become equipped with these essential skills by learning to apply them through a hands-on experience. Working together in groups participants will collaborate and problem solve to develop these skills through a series of interactive breakout sessions.
What to Expect
Learn what the Future of Work looks like
Learn what the Future of Work feels like
Learn how the skills of the future can help you thrive as a professional
- Key Take-Aways
- Be introduced to and practice demonstrating creativity, analytical thinking, digital literacy, curiosity, resiliency and agility
- Enhance team performance and think through collaboration
- Walk away inspired to play a role in reshaping the workplace of tomorrow
- Agenda
Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 Time Session and Speaker 4-4:15 p.m. Welcome | Dr. Abbey Davis, Center for the Future of Work 4:15-5:30 p.m. Keynote 5:30-5:45 p.m. TBA 5:45-6 p.m. TBA 6-7:30 p.m. Dinner Service 8 p.m. Closing | Dr. Abbey Davis, Center for the Future of Work Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 Time Session and Speaker 9-10 a.m. Welcome | Learn What to Expect - Dr. Abbey Davis, Center for the Future of Work 10:10-10:20 a.m. Head to Breakout 1 10:20-11:20 a.m. Breakout Session 1 | Analytical Thinking and Digital Literacy 11:20-11:30 a.m. Head to Lunch 11:30 a.m.-noon Lunch noon - 12:30 p.m. Keynote 12:30-12:40 p.m. Head to Breakout 2 12:40-1:40 p.m. Breakout 2 | Creativity and Curiosity 1:40-1:50 p.m. Head to Breakout 3 1:50-2:50 p.m. Breakout 3 | Resiliency and Agility 2:50-3 p.m. Break 3-4:30 p.m. Breakout 4 | Group debrief 4-5 p.m. Closing | Dr. Abbey Davis, Center for the Future of Work - Hotel Booking
- Break Out Sessions
Participating teams will be divided into smaller break out rooms to learn how to use these skills to solve their problem.
Breakout 1 - Analytical thinking and digital thinking: Research; Learn how to utilize search engine optimization, chatGPT, AI tools and media literacy.
Breakout 2 - Creativity and Curiosity: Learn how to utilize tools such as S.C.A.M.P.E.R, a mind map and storyboard technique.
Breakout 3 - Resiliency and agility: Develop a growth mindset, learning agility and how to move forward with intelligent failures.
- Sponsorship
- Parking
View information about Directions and Parking at the Cox Center.
Enter the garage off of 3rd Street. If you use the address 100 Civic Center, Tulsa, it will get you to the correct side of the building to enter into the garage. *Please note there is a fee to park in parking garage
There are also various parking options downtown and within walking distance that are free.
- Policies
Review the CFW program policies. All programs presented by the Center for the Future of Work are subject to these policies.