Wednesday, March 4th

7:00pm Dinner

The Waterfront Restaurant 

Pier 7 The Embarcadero

Thursday, March 5th

Workshop with IDEO on using their innovation process to help solve the dilemmas we are all facing

Location:  PIER 28 The Embarcadero

8:00am     Introductions                                                      

8:30am     Share results from the ‘what is well/unwell‘ homework                        

10:30am   Apply IDEO’s design thinking to our HR and leadership challenges

12:00pm   Working lunch

1:30pm     Tour of IDEO

2:00pm     Introduction to brainstorming

2:30pm     Apply IDEO’s human centered design methodology

4:00pm     Prototyping of possible solutions

5:30pm     Happy hour reflection

6:30pm     Group dinner

Friday, March 6th

Hosted by Gap Inc.

The focus is on Generational Differences and on the aging workforce as retirement assumptions have changed.

Location:   GAP Inc. Headquarters

8:30am     Breakfast

9:00am     Trends in workforce with our economic reality - Carleen MacKay, Co-author of Return of  

                 the Boomers

11:00am   Roundtable dialogue

12:00pm   Lunch            

Discuss Dilemmas:

· Focusing on cost containment while trying to build strategic capabilities

· Facing pressures on executive pay while trying to retain key talent

· Facing rising healthcare costs while needing to invest in long-term wellness solutions

· Dealing with layoffs, low engagement, and risk aversion when innovation is the key to growth

Accommodation Recommendation:

The Orchard Garden Hotel San Francisco's newest and greenest hotel

466 Bush Street, San Francisco, California 94108 MAP 

P: 415.399.9807   Toll Free: 888.717.2881 

Please contact Meighan Hackett for more information: mph24@cornell.edu