Collective Mental Health & Creating Positive Communication with Sir Geoff Mulgan

In this episode of The Future of Teamwork, Sir Geoff Mulgan, a Professor of Collective Intelligence, Public Policy, and Social Innovation, drops by to talk about all things collective mental health, how to make positive change happen in the workplace, and what Industry 4.0 and 5.0 look like. Geoff works at University College London, and along with HUDDL3 Group CEO and show host Dane Groeneveld, he unpacks the impacts of addressing our human nature in the workplace and the effects on GDP, social relations, and more.

Episode Highlights:

• [00:45 - 02:25] Meet Geoff Mulgan
• [02:58 - 05:02] Making change happen, and why the United States seems particularly pessimistic right now
• [05:02 - 06:24] Business and the question of collective mental health
• [06:25 - 08:00] A period of discovery with mental health, and knowing the questions but not the answers
• [08:03 - 09:49] Mental wellness and addressing impact on GDP
• [09:50 - 10:46] Understanding how mental health affects physical health
• [10:48 - 12:24] Socializing, plants, and the effect on recovery and growth
• [12:26 - 14:32] Being accountable for the experience of life outside the workplace
• [14:46 - 17:07] Creating a safe environment for receiving feedback as a leader
• [17:08 - 21:10] Net zero, democratization, and the availability to solve problems through people's specialties
• [21:10 - 23:46] Co-creation and partnerships in education dealing with social problem-solving and engineering
• [23:48 - 26:31] Project-based learning and the idea of Renaissance Studios for schools
• [26:31 - 30:09] The containment theory of education and preparing children for the future of job and skills growth
• [30:10 - 33:07] Industry specialization across the world, with Bangladesh as an example
• [33:07 - 36:59] Auxiliary roles and micro-credentialing
• [37:00 - 38:50] Anonymized assessments and pressuring teams to be mutually supportive
• [38:51 - 41:38] How we organize meetings
• [42:06 - 44:33] Understanding the differences in remote, hybrid, and in-person work and how to communicate better at each
• [45:08 - 50:06] Industry 4.0 and capturing attention about what industry 5.0 looks like
• [50:07 - 52:36] Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 looks different across regions of the world