The Future-Ready Workforce

Building Human Change Capability in Times of Disruption

Research from Ashoka and GlobeScan shows that employee participation is a powerful but often overlooked driver of change.

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of employees believe they can personally help their company improve its impact on society and the environment.

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of employees say helping their company improve its social and environmental impact increases their motivation and loyalty.

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of employees say contributing to their company's social and environmental impact gives them greater purpose and meaning.

Powerful and overlooked

Research from Ashoka and GlobeScan shows that employees are a powerful but often overlooked driver of change. When given opportunities to contribute to social and environmental impact, employees report higher motivation, loyalty, and purpose—helping companies strengthen engagement, innovation, and long-term business performance.

What Does Future Readiness Look Like?

A future-ready workforce is one that is empowered to anticipate, adapt to, and lead positive change. Leading companies are building resilience by equipping employees at every level with the skills and confidence to drive innovation and navigate an increasingly complex world.

Kersia empowers employees across the business with future-ready skills to lead change, solve challenges, and drive innovation.

Boehringer Ingelheim enables employees to create sustainable impact by collaborating with social entrepreneurs on real-world solutions.

IKEA develops changemakers through immersive programs that connect employees with social entrepreneurs tackling global challenges.

Lenovo combines leadership and innovation training to help employees develop solutions for a more sustainable future.

Linking Employee Participation to Business Value & Strategic Action

Employees are already taking action to improve their companies’ social and environmental impact, but most opportunities remain limited to individual behaviors such as sustainable workplace practices and volunteering.

Few are involved in core business decisions, suggesting companies could better integrate sustainability into key roles. As these skills grow in importance, enabling broader employee participation could boost engagement, innovation, and business value.

Key Conditions to Succesful Employee Participation

As workforce engagement becomes an increasing challenge, employee participation offers a powerful path forward. Download the report to learn how Kersia, Boehringer Ingelheim, IKEA, and Lenovo are enabling employees to lead change, build resilience, and create impact.