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World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 10, 2026 • Session details

Angstfreude - AI and Corporate Culture - The Thrill and the Threat

Axel Ebert , Karin Krobath

Employees are secretly mastering AI while terrified it will replace them. Discover how HR can transform this hidden workplace anxiety into empowered, culture-driven adoption.

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#1 about 3 min

Balancing joy and anxiety in artificial intelligence adoption

The workforce experiences a simultaneous mix of productivity excitement and existential job anxiety.

#2 about 2 min

Leveraging private artificial intelligence training and increased team collaboration

Employees privately upskilling with unauthorized tools present both exceptional learning gifts and compliance risks.

#3 about 2 min

Navigating shifting definitions of achievement and employee value

Automation disrupts established hierarchies and causes hesitation as employees question their unique contributions and job security.

#4 about 2 min

Addressing fear of obsolescence and preserving irreplaceable human judgment

Organizations must address the genuine fear of becoming obsolete while emphasizing critical thinking and human empathy.

#5 about 2 min

Seeking an alien perspective on workplace adaptation to technology

Simulating a full employee lifecycle for a digital persona reveals unique challenges in non-technical organizational adaptation.

#6 about 3 min

Managing the implementation gap between automated systems and people

Successful integration relies on optimizing the human connection interface rather than blindly transferring execution tasks to automation.

#7 about 3 min

Choosing the optimal relationship dynamic with artificial intelligence tools

Treating digital intelligence as a lightly controlled assistant balances the uncreative distance of a strict tool with the overtrust risks of a peer.

#8 about 3 min

Personifying artificial intelligence agents to navigate management responsibilities

Attributing precise character traits to digital assistants helps human operators manage highly productive but easily distracted non-human workers.

#9 about 3 min

Strategies for achieving organizational readiness and activating the workforce

Moving beyond optional compliance training to schedule-based prompt integration helps transition reluctant employees into active users.

#10 about 4 min

Engaging executive leadership to model artificial intelligence usage actively

Achieving true organizational transformation requires executives to overcome their status anxiety and transparently integrate new technologies into their own workflows.

#11 about 2 min

Utilizing prompt journeys to solve real business challenges collaboratively

Guiding teams through structured brainstorming with intelligent systems demonstrates practical value far beyond basic software usage.

#12 about 3 min

Building community around complex master prompts in organizational teams

Constructing detailed master prompts creates a centralized organizational asset that unifies employee behavior around shared brand values and tone.

#13 about 1 min

Tracking workplace sentiment through real-time behavioral analysis integrations

Connecting daily communication software usage to real-time analytics provides a compliant, immediate alternative to traditional employee surveys.

#14 about 3 min

Confronting workplace anxiety through real-time transparent leadership discussions

Gathering corporate leaders for immediate, unhidden feedback on automation fears fosters true organizational alignment and uncovers critical new perspectives.

#15 about 2 min

Evaluating the benefits of personifying artificial intelligence in workflows

While transactional tasks demand strict tool usage, creative collaborative work benefits heavily from an individualized, assistant-level relationship with autonomous systems.

Matching moments

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Addressing the emotional layers of workplace AI transformation

Daria Rudnik Daria Rudnik · Europe 2026 Virtual

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Balancing AI transformation with a people-centric approach

Alexander Birke Alexander Birke +3 · World Congress 2025

2:41 min

Navigating human anxiety in the age of autonomous AI

Laura Thorson Laura Thorson · World Congress 2026 Europe

4:02 min

Managing the cultural and emotional impact of AI adoption

Florian Deter Florian Deter +4 · World Congress 2026 Europe

6:12 min

Understanding the fourth industrial revolution and AI anxiety

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

3:31 min

Overcoming AI fear with a curious learning culture

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

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