Future of Work Expert. Author. Consultant.
Speaker.
AS FEATURED IN
Rebecca’s insights are regularly featured in top business outlets, where she challenges organizations to rethink how they work, lead, and collaborate—to drive better results and boost employee engagement.
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ABOUT
Rebecca Hinds is a leading expert on organizational behavior and the future of work.
Rebecca holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from Stanford University, where she studied how emerging technologies—especially collaboration tools and AI—are reshaping the way we work.
A multi-time founder, in 2022, Rebecca founded the Work Innovation Lab at Asana to explore bold, research-driven solutions to the biggest challenges in today’s workplace. Rebecca is a trusted advisor to leading companies—helping teams tackle everything from meeting overload and hybrid work to the growing pains of AI adoption and organizational change.
Her work challenges outdated management playbooks and inspires leaders to rethink—and redesign—the way work gets done.
THE BOOK
YOUR BEST MEETING EVER
Your Best Meeting Ever (Simon & Schuster, 2026) is a bold blueprint for fixing broken meetings. Drawing on research and lessons from top companies like Google, Dropbox, Amazon, and Pixar, you’ll learn how to run a “Meeting Doomsday,” decide when a meeting is actually needed, use the right metrics to assess their value, and redesign your entire communication system so meetings stop being the lazy default.
Whether you’re a leader or an individual contributor, this book gives you the tools to transform meetings from soul-sucking calendar clutter into high-impact collaboration that actually gets work done
Early Praise for Your Best Meeting Ever
Praise for Your Best Meeting Ever
“Everyone wanted better meetings, but no one seemed to know how—until now. Rebecca Hinds not only diagnoses the root causes of bad meetings, but offers a brilliant core insight (that we should design great meetings like we design great products) and practical tools based on both academic research and what’s worked at real companies. Grab a copy of this book before your next week of meetings begins!”
Reid Hoffman
Co-Founder of LinkedIn and Co-Author of NYTimes Bestseller Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right with Our AI Future
“This book is fantastic! It is well-grounded, compelling, and offers such a fresh take on the topic of meetings. Although it is sometimes cliché to call something a 'must read', this book is truly a must read.
Steven Rogelberg
Bestselling author of The Surprising Science of Meetings and Chancellor’s Professor of Organizational Science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte
IN THE NEWS
Rebecca’s work has sparked conversations around the world—from how AI is reshaping teamwork to why your calendar might be your biggest productivity threat. Her insights regularly make headlines, challenging conventional wisdom about how we work, meet, and collaborate.
Meetings and Collaboration at Work
Artificial Intelligence
Productivity and Organizational Change
WRITING
Rebecca’s writing regularly appears in top business publications, where she explores the evolution of work—from hybrid models and AI to new leadership strategies. As an ongoing columnist for Inc. and Reworked, she unpacks the trends redefining how modern teams collaborate, lead, and get things done.
Meetings and Collaboration at Work
Artificial Intelligence
Productivity and Organizational Change
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS AND CASE STUDIES
Rebecca received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D from Stanford University. She received the prestigious Stanford Graduate Interdisciplinary fellowship, one of the highest honors given to doctoral students pursuing interdisciplinary research. Her academic research and case studies have appeared in top academic management-related journals and outlets.
SPEAKING
Rebecca is a sought-after speaker who brings fresh, research-backed insights to stages around the world. Whether addressing executives, IT leaders, HR practitioners, or founders, she delivers practical strategies with energy and clarity—leaving audiences inspired to rethink how they work. Rebecca has been invited to speak at leading conferences including:
What others are saying about Rebecca's keynotes and presentations
“Rebecca brought incredible energy and insight to our Plugged In event in Tulsa. Her session was engaging, thought-provoking, and left our group with new perspectives to carry forward. I have no doubt she would be an impactful speaker for any audience.”
Justin Harlan, Managing Director of Tulsa Remote
(on Rebecca's Presentation at Tulsa Remote's Plugged In Conference in 2025)
“As AI is reshaping how all of us get things done, Dr. Hinds delivers practical, research‑driven insight that reintroduces the human factors transforming work. The result is a playbook that makes people more effective and, just as importantly, more fulfilled in a world that’s changing by the week.”
Alex Thatcher, Sr. Director of AI Experiences, Hewlett Packard
(on Rebecca's Presentation at HP's Amplify Conference in 2025)
“Rebecca delivered a dazzling keynote address at the 2025 Berkeley Culture Connect Conference. Our audience included a disparate mix of industry leaders, academic researchers, and organizational development consultants. Rebecca has an exceptional knack for speaking to all of these audiences. She does so by bringing rigorous empirical evidence to bear on important managerial questions about how AI is transforming the workplace.”
Sameer Srinivastas, Professor at UC Berkeley and Co-Director of the Berkeley Center for Workplace Culture and Innovation
(on Rebecca's Presentation at Berkeley's Culture Connect Conference in 2025)
WATCH REBECCA IN ACTION
Ai4 Conference
Fast Company Grill at SXSW
Tulsa Remote's Plugged In Conference
Charter's Leading with AI Summit
Tulsa Remote's "Remote With" Podcast
Berkeley's Culture Connect Conference
SELECT PODCAST APPEARANCES
Rebecca is a frequent guest on leading podcasts, where she unpacks the complexities of modern work. Her podcast appearances give listeners a front-row seat to the future of work—one that’s more productive, data-driven, and designed to work for people, not the other way around.
COURSES AND TEACHING
Rebecca teaches courses, classes, and workshops on the future of work, meeting design, workforce transformation, and AI. Blending cutting-edge research with hands-on practice, her sessions equip leaders and teams with the tools to rethink outdated systems and build smarter, more human ways of working.
Rebecca has delivered guest lectures and talks for numerous universities and university-affiliated programs, including:
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HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITH AI AT WORK
Join Rebecca as one of the co-instructors of the 2025 CNBC Make It course to learn how to leverage AI to transform how work gets done. Explore the course here.
BOOK REBECCA TO SPEAK
To book Rebecca for a speaking engagement, please contact Charlotte Perman at charlotte.perman@unitedtalent.com or fill out the contact form below.
Popular speaking topics include:
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Your Best Meeting Ever: The no-BS guide to designing meetings that actually get things done
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The Future of Human + AI Collaboration at Work: How to use AI to design meetings and collaboration that drive real results
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5 Things Your Organization Is Getting Wrong About AI—And How to Get Them Right: Why most AI implementations fail—and what to do instead
CONTACT REBECCA
For speaking engagements, please contact Charlotte Perman at charlotte.perman@unitedtalent.com
For all other inquiries, please complete the Contact Me form, or connect via LinkedIn
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