Design Thinking for HR, People Operations and Culture

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Does your career make you feel

REBELIOUS, INSPIRED, TIRED... FED UP

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Let's call out the elephant in the room

For most of us, work drains our energy and is something to endure.

That’s probably why you are here. If your career or workplace, or both, is not quite what you hoped it could be. Well, that’s why I’m here, too.

After working in several companies, and bouncing from nonprofit, to education, government, corporate and startups (yes, I tried them all!) I felt frustrated by the opportunities available to me to work in a place that inspired me. Life is short.

And this has become my mission. To build more human workplaces, and empower leadership in people like you to help build it.

Let’s get started?

Unconventional HR:

Innovate your People & Culture Operations

Design Thinking for Employee Experience

Culture Strategy for first time leaders

Building HR as a Strategic Business Driver

Hi, I'm Vanessa

Thanks for stopping by

I believe everyone deserves to have a great place to work. But there is a problem.. there are not enough great places to work.

That’s why I built this community. Here, we experiment with new approaches to create more human workplaces. If you’re looking for a place to connect with other culture-focused peers, and build your leadership capabilities – you’re in the right place.

Whether you want to stay in touch with great ideas or you have a few of your own –

I’m so glad you are here!

I can't wait to learn more about you!

Nadine Shehaiber, Global Talent Strategy, Deloitte

I love the comradery in the group of like-minded individuals all working to make the workplace be more fulfilling and get the opportunities we all see to do our best work.
Karina Merrill, Project Manager

I joined the Workplace Lab to be a part of a community of like-minded people who believe our workplaces can be better. I have endless gratitude to this community and Vanessa for helping us work towards improving our quality of life by making work better!
Sarah Schoolcraft, HR & Employee Experience at phData Inc.

This Workplace Lab has been very relevant to my work in employee experience. It's wonderful to be in a community that has some similar values and passions, but with so many different experiences and perspectives.In our calls together we put into practice what we are brainstorming about. It's real-time trial and implementation. I've gotten a lot of value out of the group.
Antoinette LeCouteur, Corporate Social Responsibility, PG&E

My favorite thing about tonight was how Vanessa brought the group together through a series of community building exercises. We did a fun group exercise to start things off, and it really set a precedent for the rest of the evening. It made me feel like we were part of a community, learning together.

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