How the Future Works

Resources: Your Future of Work Toolkit

Following are the tools and templates referenced in this book. You can also go to FutureForum.com/Book to find these and additional resources online.

Step 1:	A Simple Framework for Creating Flexible Work Purpose and Principles
Step 2:	A Simple Framework for Creating Guardrails Do We Need a Meeting?
Step 3:	Team-Level Agreements Starter Template
Step 4:	Applying Design Thinking to Flexible Work Challenges
Step 5:	Creating Meetings that Matter
Step 6:	Tips to Inspire Trust, Create Clarity, and Unlock Potential on Your Team Personal Operating Manual
Step 7:	Measuring Outcomes Management Leadership for Tomorrow's 3-Question Prompt BCG's Team Success Survey

Step 1 Tool: A Simple Framework for Creating Your Flexible Work Purpose and Principles

While each company's principles will vary somewhat in sentiment and words in order to resonate with that company's culture and beliefs, we have found that they cover three main categories. Use this simple framework to ensure that your company's flexible work principles provide your people with the guidance they need to shift to a new way of working.

Type of principle	Why this is important	Starter prompts to ask your team	Company examples
Overarching intention of a shift in how we work	Used to re-articulate the importance of flexible work to the organization, and to set the groundwork for change	What is motivating this shift in how you work as a company? What words create a sense of urgency ...