When AI Joins the Team: Human Connection in the Intelligent Workplace
When AI Joins the Team: Human Connection in the Intelligent Workplace
October 14, 2026
Wednesday 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. ET
In an era defined by hybrid teams, digital communications and accelerating AI, traditional social bonds are fraying. Loneliness is rising. Collaboration feels harder. Many organizations are managing workflows while neglecting the connective tissue that makes work function. John Burrows, co-author of Social Capital at Work: Building the Hidden Asset that Drives Trust, Engagement, and Performance, joins us with practical tips to build connection and rewire workplace technology as a force multiplier for collaboration, innovation and performance.
This program is presented as part of the Travelers Institute’s Forces at WorkSM initiative, an educational platform to help today’s leaders navigate the shifting dynamics of the modern workplace and prioritize employees and their well-being.
Host
Joan Woodward
President, Travelers Institute; Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Travelers
Speaker
John Burrows, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer, University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy; Associate Fellow, Oxford University’s Saïd Business School
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