Our vision is humane, thriving organizations co-created for a digital world
The STS RT is a community that shares & promotes learning in service of building humane, thriving orgs. We bring people together to address complex organizational challenges and opportunities. We do this by considering the interdependent parts of the organization and its greater context.
We seek to design work places characterized by:
Self-directed and responsible employees
Rapid and continuous learning
Physical and psychological safety
Shared rewards and accountability
Coordinated and interconnected (not siloed) relationships
Meaningful work that engages both hands and minds
Technologies that serve humans and enhance work lives
The STS Roundtable is a co-founder of the Global Network for SmarT Organization Design. SmarT =
Co-creation of organizations as systems that thrive in this digital age with Everyone involved in control, improvement, and innovation for high performance in Productivity, Quality of Working Life, and Human Relationships.
Our vision is humane, thriving organizations co-created for a digital world.
Our mission is to sustain a learning community that applies socio-technical systems theory and practice to solve organization design challenges in a digital world.
Our Upcoming Events:
The Virtual Water Cooler Conversations
Topic: “The Impact of D.E.I. Rollbacks on Women and the Workplace”
Thursday, May 21st, 2026 at 10:00 am to 11:30 am Pacific time.
Please join us at the May 2026 Virtual Water Cooler! It promises to be a good conversation.
On April 6, 2026, The New York Times published a guest essay by Joanne Lipman entitled “ I’ve Covered Women in the Workplace for 15
STS Mentoring
Find a Mentor in Sociotechnical Systems Design
The STS Roundtable Mentoring Program connects you with experienced members who can share “the ropes to skip, and the ropes to learn,” helping you grow as a researcher or practitioner. It is designed to support the professional development of a new generation of practitioners and