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Thank you for joining us at the House of Commons for the launch of the Workstyle Monitor Year One findings. Here are the photos from the afternoon. Download any you like, and if you have a minute, tell us how it went.
Terrace Pavilion, House of Commons · Thursday 5 November 2026
Photos from the afternoon
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What we covered
A reminder of the afternoon’s sessions, for you or for colleagues who couldn’t make it.
- 14:00
Welcome: How is work changing in the age of AI?
Alex Hirst and Lizzie Penny, Co-founders, Workstyle CIC
An introduction to the question at the heart of the Workstyle Monitor: as AI changes what individuals can do, what happens to people, their teams, managers and organisations?
- 14:10
Parliamentary welcome
Lee Barron MP
Opening remarks on the changing world of work and why understanding how people actually work matters for employers and policymakers.
- 14:15
The technology perspective: keeping people connected in the AI era
Sandrine Desbarbieux-Lloyd, Chief Marketing Officer, Jabra
A brief viewpoint on how technology is reshaping work, and why human connection becomes more, rather than less, important as AI capability grows.
- 14:20
Keynote: The new world of work in the AI era
Prof. Raj Choudhury, London School of Economics
One of the world’s leading future-of-work researchers explores AI, workforce transformation, inclusion and what these changes mean for leadership, trust and the organisation of work.
- 14:40
New research: How are people actually working in the age of AI?
Prof. Mike Clinton, King’s College London; Lizzie Penny and Alex Hirst, Workstyle CIC
The first findings from the Workstyle Monitor, a new longitudinal study following workers over time. Year One reveals how technology, autonomy, trust, job crafting and human relationships are associated with wellbeing, inclusion and individual and team productivity, and identifies emerging tensions between individual and collective performance.
Explore the findings - 15:00
From nodes to pixels: seeing the workforce as data
Immersing the attendees into the findings from the research, bringing the Monitor’s central questions to life over afternoon tea and gathering insights to help build a clearer picture of the world of work in the AI era.
- 15:45
What leaders should do differently in 2027
Alex Hirst and Lizzie Penny, Co-founders, Workstyle CIC
The evidence translated into practical priorities for organisations: strengthening individual, team and connective capability; rethinking the role of managers; and designing work for a workforce increasingly augmented by AI.
Read the five priorities for leaders - 15:55
The next five years of work
A look ahead to the questions the Workstyle Monitor will track as it follows the same people over the coming years.
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