Imagine the boardrooms of the future
Explore what a 2030 future looks like for your business and how you can adapt to meet future demands
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We are shining a light on the power of business to address the challenges facing people and our planet. Boardrooms can play a critical role.
Boardroom 2030 invites and equips businesses to explore what a 2030 future might look like and draw attention to the changes we must make to our boards today.
In many cases, board members are limited by the traditional rules and culture of business. This is an opportunity to engage key people within your business, tackle the challenges that lie ahead and make necessary decisions to futureproof your business and the world.
Join a community of pioneering businesses and demonstrate your commitment to a 2030 future.
What’s different about a Boardroom 2030 activation?
Consider who should have a seat at the table. How can you include your employees and the voices of young people? What about your suppliers, customers and local community?
Looking beyond the bottom line and the year ahead, what topics should be discussed? What should all businesses be discussing in boardrooms in 2030?
How can you break away from the mould of traditional decision making to listen to the voices of all stakeholders? Can you vote on topics or include a youth panel in key decisions?
Where should the conversation take place to stimulate creative and forward thinking? How can you tap into the natural environment or your local community?
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How can a Boardroom 2030 meeting benefit your business?
- Explore and model what the future of board meetings and business could look like and join a community of pioneering businesses
- Engage with your stakeholders – involve your employees, customers, suppliers or your local communities in conversations about how your business might evolve to tackle the challenges facing its people
- Explore to learn – inspire your board and your teams by welcoming new skills and perspectives to equip your people for the challenges they face.
How to bring this to life
A Boardroom 2030 activation can come in all shapes and sizes.
The pivot
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The extension
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The away day
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The reinvention
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The pivot
Pivot the focus of an existing meeting, altering the agenda to ensure a 2030 focus or inviting different people to join you.
The extension
If agenda items are already fixed for future meetings, you can plan an extension to an existing meeting (30-60 mins) to discuss your 2030 plans.
The away day
Organise your Boardroom 2030 activation as part of a strategy session or away day with your existing board.
The reinvention
Host your Boardroom 2030 activation distinct from existing Board meetings. Maybe it is led by the next generation of leaders in your business or young people in your local community.
Want to find out more and register your interest? We'll send you the Activation Kit
The Activation Kit compiles information, resources and inspiration to help businesses plan their Boardroom 2030 activation.
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Timeline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Commit to host a Boardroom 2030 conversation
- We expect most conversations will take place in October or November 2021.
- Commit to sharing artefacts from your conversation, including one or more of the following: a record of who attended, a sample of your agenda, minutes or photos
- Representation: Consider who should have a seat at the table. How can you include your employees or the voices of young people? What about your suppliers, customers and local community?
- The agenda: Looking beyond the bottom line and the year ahead, what topics should be discussed? What should every business be discussing in the boardrooms of 2030?
- Decision making: How can you break the mould of traditional decision making to listen to the voices of all stakeholders? Could you vote on topics or include a youth panel in key decisions?
- Setting the scene: Where should the conversation take place in order to best stimulate creative and forward thinking? Can you tap into the natural environment or your local community?
A description of what your activation involved and one or more of the following: a record of who attended, a sample of your agenda, minutes or photos
This is an opportunity to explore what a 2030 future might look like for your business and adapt to meet future demands
- You’ll engage your stakeholders in the potential of the business to meet these needs. This could mean:
- Empowering employees to take climate action and foster a sense of shared purpose in your workforce
- Collaborating with local communities to address challenges
- Try new things! Whether that’s involving young people in a boardroom conversation, considering how a citizens assembly could be used to inform decision making, or broadening the scope of what a boardroom conversation might explore
- Learn at board level. Be a student of your own business to promote innovative thinking about how the board could prepare for 2030
- Join a community of pioneering businesses seeking to understand the roles a business can play
- Demonstrate your commitment to preparing for a 2030 future
- Share your Boardroom 2030 story and shine a light on the potential for business to evolve to meet the needs of a 2030 future and beyond
If you don’t currently have a board but want to take part, you are most welcome!
You can engage your senior team and host your Boardroom 2030 conversation as part of a leadership meeting. Again, think about who else could be a leader in your company, what should be on the agenda and how decisions are made.
We will support businesses to reflect on the experience and build on what they’ve learnt to prepare their boardrooms to be fit for 2030. As part of this, we encourage all participating businesses to submit a reflection.
News and reflections from the future of boardrooms
Content to inspire businesses to imagine the future of boardrooms
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