How might AI shape how we work together in 2036?

About

This is an open workshop for anyone interested in how AI might change the ways we work together as humans. We seek to bring together a range of professional, educational and lived experiences: from people working with AI and other digital technologies to those working with organisations, teams, leadership, creativity, learning and collaboration in different forms.

As AI becomes increasingly embedded in our working lives, it is changing not only what we do, but potentially how we work together. What might this mean for relationships and trust at work? For how we communicate, coordinate, share knowledge, create together and make decisions? And what early signs of these changes can we already see around us, in our work, our teams, our organisations and in the world at large? To kick off the workshop, we’re inviting three researchers and practitioners to share shifts they are seeing in human collaboration at work, signals of change they are curious about, and questions they think we should be paying attention to as AI becomes more present in our organisations and everyday work.

In the workshop part, you’ll learn about and practice identifying and using one of the core elements of foresight: signals of change. Side-by-side with people from different fields and backgrounds, we will share and map observations of how human-to-human collaboration at work is already changing as a result of AI use and explore where these changes could take us over the coming ten years.

Participation is free of charge, but seats are limited. The workshop will be held in English.

Program

• 8.30 am Registration, coffee and tea
• 9 am Welcome and introduction (Three reflections by invited speakers)
• 9.45 am Workshop: Introduction to signals of change, mapping and sharing signals, and exploring potential trajectories for the futures of AI and human collaboration
• 12 pm End of workshop

Speakers

Jess Haynie-Lavelle, MMsC, is a doctoral student with Malmö University and engages the intersection of Global Politics, Global Health, and AI futures. Her research focuses on the everyday political economy of digital technologies in the datafication of health narratives. Through adopting a participatory speculative design she is working to develop a method for equitable inclusion in the creation of our digital health systems.

Tobias Sjölin has more than 20 years of experience building and scaling technology solutions for ecommerce, with deep expertise in logistics, automation, and financial systems. During his 16 years at Boozt, he played a key role in developing the infrastructure and automation platforms that supported the company's growth into the leading fashion ecommerce businesses in the Nordics. In 2026, Tobias joined Staer, where he is helping shape the next generation of intelligent logistics operations. His focus is on applying Physical AI and spatial intelligence to fulfillment centers and supply chain processes, bridging the gap between digital systems and the physical world.

Lina Rudin is a Digital Services Developer at the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SKR). She works with municipalities and regions across Sweden to identify, share and scale solutions that create value for citizens and public organisations. Her work centres on collaboration, innovation and digital transformation. She is particularly interested in how emerging technologies, including AI, can help the public sector work smarter, deliver better services and accelerate positive change.

Context

This workshop marks the beginning of the Collaborative Foresight cycle Futures of Human Collaboration and AI, hosted by Media Evolution in collaboration with DigIT Hub Sweden. DigIT Hub Sweden supports digital transformation in companies and the public sector in southern Sweden. The initiative is co-funded by the European Union, Tillväxtverket, Växjö Linnaeus Science Park, Region Blekinge and Region Skåne.