GARY A. BOLLESAI
Author, The Next Rules of Work
Chair for the Future of Work, Singularity University
Partner, Charrette LLC
Co-founder, eParachute.com
Co-founder, Next CoLabs
LET'S BUILD A BETTER FUTURE OF WORK,
LEARNING, AND THE ORGANIZATION.
The Next Rules of Work: The mindset, skillset and toolset to lead your organization through uncertainty (Kogan Page, August 2021)
- Gary A. Bolles, Chair for the Future of Work, Singularity University
Your guide to work in a post-pandemic world
“I can’t think of a better time to start rethinking work, or a better book to help you do it. Gary Bolles has produced a provocative and practical guide for reimagining how you design jobs, build teams, solve problems, and shape cultures.”
- Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of THINK AGAIN and host of the TED podcast WorkLife

Thoughts on Work, Learning, the Organization, Communities, and Countries:
Speaking
The Future of Work
The Future of Learning
Artificial Intelligence, Work, and Learning
Adaptive Organizations
Leading in Disruptive Times
HR Reimagined
Exponential Technologies
Creating Inclusive Economies
Please contact Heidi Kleinmaus, Managing Partner, Charrette LLC, hkmaus[at]charrette.us
Talks & Interviews
- A Vision for an Exponential Future of Learning: A talk at Virtual Educa in Medellin, Colombia
- How Can We Unleash HR? The closing keynote at Unleash World in Paris
- Your Toxic Manager Wants You Back in the Office: an article in the International Business Times
- A World of Disruption Awaits: Are Universities Ready? World University News
- The Future of Work Requires New Mindset & Tools, says Gary Bolles of Singularity University
- The Next Rules of Work, an interview with the Inventing Leadership podcast
- Preparing For The Future Of Work: Author Gary Bolles On The Top Five Trends To Watch In The Future Of Work (Authority Magazine)
- The Year of Actionable Learning, my 100th talk in 2020.
- Building a Global System of Learning, a conversation with Coursera CEO Jeff Maggioncalda and former Pearson CEO John Fallon.
- John Hagel of Deloitte and I had a great conversation about the strategic priorities for organizations in the Great Reset.
- Leadership and the Great Reset, a podcast conversation with the YPO’s magazine Real Leaders
- Watch videos from our day-long Virtual Conference on the Future of Work with Singularity University.
- A Human-Centric Future of Work, an article recap of the event.
- The Great Reset of Education, a Singularity University salon.
- AI-Enabled Learning, with Leila Toplic & Jos Dirkx
- Embracing Lifelong Learning, with Tim Sanders of Upwork
- Will a New Model of Work Emerge? A conversation for Techonomy.
- The Evolution of HR, an interview for the Uprisor podcast with Topcoder.
- The Great Reset for Australia & New Zealand, a webinar for A/NZ executives and government leaders.
- Practical Advice for Working Remotely, a talk for SEMI, the semiconductor industry association.
- The Future of Work and Communities, a Pluralsight podcast interview
- A keynote of mine on the future of work for hirers, back when we were all actually attending events.
- Watch a fascinating discussion on AI and the Workforce
- On Remote Work
- A Predictive AI world
- The Actual Risks of Generative AI
Writing
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- The Next Rules of Work: The mindset, skillset, and toolset to lead your organization through uncertainty
ARTICLES
- A World of Disruption Awaits: Are Universities Ready? - University World News. With Alejandro Caballero, IFC
- The Great Reset: The Phases of the Pandemic
- Digital Dimes: COVID-era Business Models
Events
GLOBAL SKILLS DAY 2022 - a year-round event. Learn more.
GSD21 was July 20, 2021. Watch the videos here.
CO-FOUNDER
SOCAP - SOCIAL CAPITAL MARKETS (2008-10)
CO-PRODUCER
FULCRUM - SOLUTIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK (2019)
CO-PRODUCER
CLOSING THE GAP - TOWARD AN INCLUSIVE ECONOMY (2015)
CO-PRODUCER
DGREE.ORG - THE FUTURE OF HIGHER ED (2010)
CO-FOUNDER
SILICON VALLEY MEETS THE U.N. (2005-6)
FORMERLY A CONSULTING PRODUCER TO OR CURATOR FOR
GOOGLE ZEITGEIST
GOOGLE THINKCLOUD
GOOGLE ATMOSPHERE
NOKIA IDEASCAMP
TED@MOTORCITY
TED@ALLIANZ
TED GLOBAL PRE-CONFERENCE
SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY GLOBAL SUMMIT
SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY EXPONENTIAL FINANCE
SINGULARITY UNIVERSITY EXPONENTIAL MANUFACTURING
IAB ANNUAL CONFERENCE
YAHOO BONFIRE CIRCLE
YAHOO IDEA SAFARI
Reading
Recommended sources for more about work, learning, and the organization.
THE NEXT RULES OF WORK: The mindset, skillset and toolset to lead your organization through uncertainty, by Gary A. Bolles (Kogan Page)
Moonshots In Education: Blended Learning in the Classroom, by Esther Wojcicki
Exponential Organizations, by Salim Ismail et al
The Disruption Mindset, by Charlene Li
Distributed Teams, by John O'Duinn
The Inside Gig: How Sharing Talent Across Boundaries Unleashes Organizational Capacity, by Edie Goldberg & Kelley Steven-Waiss
Projects
Here's what we've been working on.
The Skills Genome Project
A global learning community ushering in a new era of human skills.
About
My Current Portfolio of Work.
Author, The Next Rules of Work: The Mindset, Skillset, and Toolset to Lead Your Organization Through Uncertainty (Kogan Page)
Chair for the Future of Work, Singularity University
Understanding disruptive change.
Partner, Charrette LLC
Initiatives With Impact.
Co-founder, eParachute.com
Tools for job-hunters & career changers.