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SUMMARY:CoDesign LIVE: Better Together with Dr. Tracy Brower\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:CoDesign LIVEBetter Together: Designing Your Work-Life for Connection\, Community\, and Belonging\nJoin us for a virtual lightning talk with Dr. Tracy Brower\, PhD\, MM\, MCRW\, and Author\, Critical Connections\, The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to Life.\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Join CoDesign Collaborative and Dr. Tracy Brower\, PhD\, MM\, MCRW\, and Author\, Critical Connections\, The Secrets to Happiness at Work\, and Bring Work to Life for Better Together: Designing Your Work-Life for Connection\, Community and Belonging\, a virtual lighting talk on February 24\, at 12pm ET / 9am PT. \nWe are in the midst of a wellbeing crisis with loneliness at record highs and the decline of social skills\, friendship\, and community. But we have the opportunity to nurture and rebuild relationships. In this virtual lightning talk\, Dr. Brower will discuss what belonging (really) means and how to design your work-life for meaning through critical connections\, focusing on pragmatic approaches and effective strategies. \n \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				About Dr. Tracy Brower:Dr. Tracy Brower is a PhD sociologist studying happiness\, work-life fulfillment and the future of work. She is the author of three books\, Critical Connections\, The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to Life. She is the vice president of workplace insights with Steelcase and a senior contributor to Forbes and Fast Company. Tracy’s work has been translated into 25 languages\, and her TEDx talk has been viewed 8.6 million times. In addition\, she is an award-winning speaker with over 25 years of experience working with global clients to achieve business results. Tracy is on the advisory board for Kids Food Basket and for the Co-Design Collaborative. In addition\, she is a coach and advisor for the Center for Leadership at Hope College and an advisor to the Michigan State University Master of Industrial Mathematics Program. She is an award-winning faculty member CoreNet Global and for Hacking HR. Tracy’s work has been featured on CBS News\, TEDx\, The Wall Street Journal\, Work-Life Balance in the 21st Century (book)\, Globe and Mail (Canada)\, InsideHR (Australia)\, HR Director (UK)\, T3N (Germany)\, Morning Wave in Busan (South Korea)\, Real Estate Review Journal\, Fortune\, Inc. Magazine\, HBR (France)\, multiple podcasts and more. Tracy holds a PhD in Sociology\, a Master of Management in Organizational Culture\, and a Master of Corporate Real Estate with a workplace specialization. You can find her on LinkedIn\, X\, TikTok\, Instagram\, Goodreads\, Unsplash (photography)\, or at tracybrower.com. You can sign up for Tracy’s mailing list here and Tracy’s LinkedIn Newsletter\, Connecting the Dots\, here. \n  \n \n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Tuesday\, February 24\, 2026\n12–12:45 pm ET / 9–9:45am PT\nVirtual Lightning Talk\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Registration is required. \nFREE for Members\, Partners & Students!Email the Membership team for help with the promo code. \n			\n				Register Now\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Speaker \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Dr. Tracy BrowerAuthor\, Critical Connections\, The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to LifeVice President of Workplace Insights\, Steelcase \n\n			\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				\n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				Become a member to attend special events free of charge\, and get Unfold Magazine mailed twice a year.\nMembership starts at just $5/month.\n			\n				Join
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