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The Unworking Podcast
In this podcast series, we will be hosting exclusive discussions with innovators, thought-leaders, authors, business leaders, and leading industry professionals who have a unique vision or perspective on the future of work & workplace.
Our mission is to provide a holistic overview of current and future trends, predominantly covering six key areas: People, Place, Culture, Design, Technology & Innovation.
The past few years have been nothing short of transformative, as the pandemic forced the world to adapt to a new reality. We have seen work and workplace hugely affected, and it is a topic that’s at the forefront of many minds… How we reimagine work and the workplace will be the overarching backbone of this podcast.
The Unworking Podcast
Driving Workplace Change with Agentic AI: A Conversation with Elisa Rönkä
In this episode of The Unworking Podcast, we are excited to welcome Elisa Rönkä, Managing Director, Digital at Johnson Controls, and a leading voice in smart building innovation.
Elisa joins us to explore how AI—especially agentic AI—is reshaping the workplace and what it means to move from tool-based technology to truly outcome-driven solutions.
Elisa unpacks why many traditional workplace technologies fail to deliver value and how this next wave of AI challenges everything from software procurement models to legacy mindsets. She shares strategies for overcoming resistance to change, highlights the importance of empathy in technology adoption, and offers a bold vision for a future where AI is a trusted team member, not a threat.
We discuss the end of the current SaaS model as we know it, the need for trust and governance in AI systems, and how human-machine collaboration could solve some of the most pressing challenges facing our industry. With deep insights and refreshing honesty, Elisa paints a compelling picture of what the smart building industry could—and should—look like by 2030.
Don’t miss this thoughtful and energising conversation from one of the leading thinkers in workplace transformation.
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If anything in this podcast has piqued your curiosity and you want to delve deeper into the conversation, please get in contact with us at unworking@unwork.com. We look forward to hearing from you!