8:00 - 1:00

California Room

Pre-Conference Workshop

Work in Progress: What is the New Entry-Level Job?

Presented by FullCircle

Now in its third year, Work in Progress is a half-day unconference where attendees explore how work is changing. This year's topic is the new entry-level job. Driven by AI, new work models, and shifting expectations on both sides of the hire, what’s the future of entry-level work?

2:00 - 6:00

California Room

Pre-Conference Workshop

The New Shape of Work

Presented by Eleccion

This is an add-on workshop about Building Adaptive, Self Managing Organizations. A 50% discount is included below via the link.

10:00–10:30

James Moore Theater

Welcome

Opening Remarks

Robin Zander
Founder, Zander Media
Executive Director, Responsive

10:30–11:00 

James Moore Theater

Opening Keynote

5 Principles To Transform Your Organization with AI

Rebecca Hinds, PhD

Most workers say AI makes them more productive. Most organizations say it isn't paying off.

In this talk, Rebecca Hinds, PhD, bestselling author, Head of the Work AI Institute at Glean, and Founder of the Work Innovation Lab at Asana, unpacks that paradox and shares five research-backed principles for closing the gap — from rethinking AI as a mindset shift rather than a tool, to redrawing the org chart around human-AI collaboration.

11:00 –11:05

James Moore Theater

Logistics

What is an unconference? What are breakouts? What is an Interview-in-the-Round? What is a Fishbowl? Most importantly, though, how can you get the most out of Responsive Conference 2026?

11:05–11:15

10-minute Transition

11:15–12:15

James Moore Theater

Breakouts

Teaming with AI: An Interview-In-The-Round

Jonathan Raymond, Co-founder & CEO, Ren
Kelley Steven-Waiss, Co-founder & CEO, Novaworks
Lindsey Caplan, Organizational Psychologist & Author
Diane Sadowski-Joseph, Co-Founder and Head of Product, Clarinet

AI is changing the way work gets done, but most organizations are still responding in old ways. We’re giving people tools, encouraging experimentation, and hoping the learning spreads.

What’s missing is the shared practices that allow people to work better together. Join us for an Interview-in-the-Round, where each speaker interviews and is interviewed about their experience for 15-minutes over the course of this dynamic hour.

Women’s Board Lecture Hall

The Science and Psychology of Uncertainty: Quantum Physics, Special Needs Kids, and Our Existential Dread

Femi Fadugba
Physicist and Author

Femi Fadugba has spent his career making the incomprehensible accessible — from writing physics fiction for kids, to using virtual reality to teach algebra to kids with autism, to advising organizations on how to think clearly when the future stops making sense.

His argument is that the same frameworks that unlock mathematics for kids who've been told they can't learn it are the ones that help leaders navigate uncertainty without losing their minds.

In this workshop, Femi offers a way of thinking about complexity that actually helps.

California Room

How Not to Practice Org Design in 2026

Tim Casasola
Org Design, Airbnb

In order to survive, today’s organizations have to be constantly evolving. New technologies, shifting markets, and changing employee expectations require companies to rethink how they structure teams and make decisions.

In this session, Tim Casasola will share lessons from his work designing organizational systems at Airbnb and beyond. He will explore how companies can adapt structures without losing clarity, how leaders can guide teams through transformation, and how thoughtful organizational design can support innovation and resilience.

12:15—1:45

The Garden

Lunch

Live Music by M’Gilvry Allen

Lawn Games with Offsite

James Moore Theater

Navigating Uncertainty: A Founders’ Fishbowl

Danielle Strachman, General Partner, 1517 Fund
Ahva Sadeghi, Founder Symba, VP Growth Yello
Rett Kearbey, Founder & CEO, Sholder

Innovation doesn’t follows a predictable path. Many of the most transformative companies begin as ideas that seem unconventional, risky or impossible.

In this interactive fishbowl, investor Danielle Strachman will sit down with founders Ahva Sadeghi and Rett Kearbey to explore what it takes to build bold companies in uncertain times. All three will share their personal perspectives on navigating uncertainty — pivots, hard calls, and what it actually looks like to build a company when predictability is gone. 

This is a fishbowl, which means there will be an open seat for participants to come up on stage, ask questions, and share their perspective.

Women’s Board Lecture Hall

Organizational Disruption in the Age of AI: Lessons from the World’s Biggest Companies

Maya Bodan
Managing Director, Deloitte

Joshua Sorkin
Organization Design and Effectiveness, Deloitte

Maya Bodan and Joshua Sorkin work inside some of the largest and most complex organizations in the world and help redesign how they're structured, governed, and led in response to AI-driven disruption. In this workshop, they'll share what the biggest companies have learned — and what startups and enterprise organizations alike can apply tomorrow.

California Room

The ROI of Being in the Same Room

Mirit Cohen
Head of Global Experience, Adobe

Jenny Sauer-Klein
Founder, The Primary Shift

Mirit Cohen has spent years building the business case for something we all feel but struggle to prove: that bringing people together is one of the highest-leverage investments a company can make. In this work, Jenny Sauer-Klein, founder of The Primary Shift, sits down with Mirit to unpack the data, framework, and stories behind Adobe's approach to intentional gathering.

2:45–3:00

15-minute Transition

3:00–4:00

UNCONFERENCES

Garden

Unconferences are small-group sessions where attendees dive into topics they care about with a Responsive facilitator. These intimate gatherings offer a chance to ask questions, share experiences, and connect directly with fellow attendees.

4:00–4:15

15-minute Transition

4:15–5:00

Closing Keynote

James Moore Theater

Incorruptible: Why Good Companies Go Bad and How Great Companies Stay Great

Eric Ries
New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Startup and Incorruptible

Jamie Lynn White
Strategy & Ops, OpenAI

New York Times best-selling author of The Lean Startup and Incorruptible will sit down for a fireside chat with Jaime Lynn White about some of the most unusual organizations in the world, and what they do differently.

6:30—9:00

Oakstop

Work Is A Joke

​Work Is a Joke is a live comedy experience about the absurdity of modern work. It’s a stand-up show, social experiment, and excuse to laugh to keep from crying about our jobs.

Use code “RESPONSIVE” for a 20% discount.