The world is your office: AI and the evolution of work from anywhere

During the past decade, technological change and management practices have disrupted how organisations access global talent and organise work. Thousands of employees are now enabled to work from anywhere. Why? Because trailblazing organisations recognise that geographic flexibility offers a competitive edge.

These shifts have had profound implications for workers, organisations, and society. Now, a second wave of disruption is emerging. Driven by digital twins - a combination of AI, sensors, and automation - this new phenomenon is reshaping how we think about attracting talent beyond geographical boundaries. Join Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury for a research-rich deep dive into the future of work, drawing on over a decade of pioneering research on ‘Work from Anywhere’. Presenting insights from his recent book, The World is Your Office, Raj tackles the essential question: How should we organise work in a digitally flexible world?

Meet our speaker and chair

Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury (@prithwic) is Professor of Organisational Behaviour at LSE. Prior to LSE, he was on the faculties at Wharton and Harvard Business School. Raj studies how technology is changing where and how we work and his research has been cited by the BBC, CNN, Economist, Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, among other outlets. He has been included in the Forbes-50 and TIME-Charter 30 lists of Future of Work thought leaders.

Isabel Berwick leads the FT's Working It brand, covering the workplace, management and the future of work. She writes the weekly Working It newsletter for FT subscribers, makes videos and podcasts and frequently appears as a moderator and speaker for FT and external events. Her book, The Future-Proof Career, was published in 2024. Isabel joined the FT in 1999 from the Independent on Sunday, where she was the business editor. She won the Wincott Award for her personal finance reporting before moving into senior editing roles on FT Weekend and the Opinion desk.

Sarah Ashwin is Head of the LSE Department of Management and Professor of Comparative Employment Relations. Her research interests lie in developing different aspects of gender theory, beginning with her work focused on post-Soviet Russian employment relations and gender order. The latest stream of her research focuses on the governance of global supply chains in the garment industry. Professor Ashwin was honoured to join the editorial board of Gender & Society in 2019.

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