TRUSTED BY ORGANIZATIONS EMPLOYING 1M+ PEOPLE
THE PROBLEM WE SEE
ISN'T THE PROBLEM.
FIX SYSTEMS, NOT SYMPTOMS
Burnout. Resistance. Bottlenecks. A.I. anxiety. When these things happen, we often try to “fix” the people experiencing the problem.
But they are rarely the thing causing it.
We need to look UP — at the systems shaping how people work. Because until those systems change, the same challenges will keep coming back tomorrow.
KEYNOTES
A NEW PERSPECTIVE
CHANGES WHAT'S POSSIBLE
Four distinct keynotes. One invitation: LOOK UP!
Every talk customized to your audience, industry, and goals.
CHANGE
If You Want Change, Stop Changing People
Most change efforts focus on getting people to behave differently. Josh shows why lasting change starts by looking beyond behavior and into systems.
LEADERSHIP
The Work Of Leaders Is Systems
Great leaders don’t “manage” people. Josh shows how leaders can redesign the conditions around work to help people decide faster and adapt better.
FUTURE
Hello Tomorrow: A Season Of Innovation
Challenging times of disruption can become seasons of extraordinary innovation. Josh shows how to move beyond fear and build what comes next.
A.I.
Leading With Wisdom In the Age of A.I.
A.I. makes intelligence abundant — but intelligence isn’t wisdom. Josh shows you where humans matter most and how to redesign work around that edge.
“Our audience was riveted by Josh's topic and engaged by his style, but mostly we were inspired to make real changes in the way we are doing work.”
Carrie Kish
CEO, CultureSync
“An invigorating start to the day!”
“Josh’s simple, effective framework for boosting productivity across organizations left a lasting impression.”
“Josh’s approach towards work culture revolutionized my thinking.”
AS SEEN IN...
WHAT WE SEE CHANGES
WHAT WE CAN DO.
| From | To |
|---|---|
| Fixing people | Redesigning conditions |
| Managing resistance | Understanding what’s producing it |
| Demanding resilience | Building non-fragile systems |
| Adding A.I. to existing work | Redesigning the work itself |
| Heroic managers | Better decision systems |
| Optimizing what’s here | Building what comes next |
I'VE SPENT
TWENTY YEARS
LEARNING TO LOOK UP.
My career started by looking at people. What makes work meaningful? Why do some people thrive while others burn out?
Then I looked at leaders. Then teams. Then organizations.
Eventually, I built a technology company around a radically different way of working — autonomy, trust, and human energy. And it worked. The product worked. The way we worked worked.
The company failed.
That failure forced me to look higher. What if the problems inside organizations were being shaped by systems larger than the organizations themselves?
I kept following the question upstream. It eventually became my new book, Work Will Kill Us All. And somewhere along the way, I realized: I’ve spent my entire career not just seeing problems but looking higher to see what sits around them.
Today, this is what I bring to audiences. Not answers to every problem.
A new place to look.
FORMER
Classically-trained pianist
Rockstar
Small-town guy
Midwesterner
Barista
Genius (@ Apple, ahem)
Tech founder
CURRENT
Girl dad
Keynote speaker
Big city guy
Philosopher
Author
Multi-instrumentalist
Startup mentor
HOW FAR UP DOES THE
PROBLEM GO?
AN OPTIMIST'S GUIDE TO A FUTURE THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE.
Josh's New Book
ARRIVES NOVEMBER 11
“A.I. Anxiety. Layoffs. Burnout. Josh Allan Dykstra makes a compelling case that these aren’t separate fires but symptoms of the same design flaw. Sharp, funny, and surprisingly hopeful, Work Will Kill Us All is the rare book about collapse that leaves you wanting to build something better.”
— Dr. David Burkus
Author of Best Team Ever
Economic uncertainty. Anxiety about A.I. Fears about the future of their job.
Your people are not leaving big questions about work at the door of your office.
The leaders who help their teams understand what’s changing — and give them a meaningful role in building what comes next — will have an enormous advantage.
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MADE FOR YOUR AUDIENCE.
Every group is different, which means every Josh Allan Dykstra event is customized around your people, your industry, and what you need to be accomplished in the room.
CUSTOMIZED
Josh works with your team to understand the audience, context, and outcomes that matter to you.
EASY
Clear communication, simple logistics, no surprises.
MORE THAN A KEYNOTE
Every keynote includes one Keynote+ experience at no additional charge:
1) Extended Q&A
60 minutes for your audience to ask questions, interact, and go deeper.
2) Leadership Debrief
Private 60 minute session with your leadership team to process and plan.
3) Panel Participation
Josh joins a panel to bring the systems lens into a broader conversation.
CHOOSE ONE. INCLUDED WITH EVERY KEYNOTE.
PODCAST + WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
THE FUTURE ISN’T SOMETHING TO PREDICT. IT’S SOMETHING WE BUILD.
Every week, Josh explores the ideas and systems shaping what’s next — from A.I. and the future of work to economics, technology, leadership, and how we build a future worth wanting. No doom. No hype. Just provocative ideas for people who believe tomorrow is still ours to make.
Join 12,000+ executives, leaders, and optimistic rebels building what’s next.
LATEST THINKING
WEEKLY ARTICLES
GIVE YOUR GROUP
A NEW PLACE TO LOOK.
Give your group a new perspective on tomorrow’s challenges.