HumanCorps Redesigning Organisations for the Wisdom Age

Acknowledgements. Preface: A Shared Purpose. Chapter 1: A Revolution is Brewing. Chapter 2: Organisations are Facing Evolution or Extinction. Chapter 3: Thriving Requires a Paradigm Shift. Chapter 4: The Future is HumanCorps. Chapter 5: Resetting Our Direction. Chapter 6: Redefining How we Lead. Chapter 7: Reorganising How Information and Decisions Flow. Chapter 8: Reimagining the Context of Work. Chapter 9: Start by Starting

Biography

Andrew Lopianowski is a visionary leader and transformative thinker specialising in human-centred transformation. With over two decades of experience including at firms such as Korn Ferry and PwC, he has established himself as a trusted advisor to CEOs and executive teams, recognised for his ability to challenge conventional business paradigms and implement innovative strategies that drive exceptional performance.

Mike Pino, PhD, has dedicated the past 25 years to significantly impacting various organisations by developing strategies, technology, and talent to enhance value and performance. His extensive career includes pivotal corporate leadership roles, such as serving as the Global Learning Leader at Cognizant, and notable consulting positions, most recently as a partner at PwC in the Future of Work practice.

“Andrew and Mike have written a compelling playbook for CEOs to unlock the wise capabilities of their employees and combine them with AI to build a resilient, adaptive, and caring organization that can thrive in a chaotic environment.”

Navi Radjou, Thinkers50-ranked management scholar and co-author of From Smart to Wise

“If there ever was a compendium of knowledge on organizational change and the future, HumanCorps is it. This provocative, well-researched book will challenge everything you think you know about how organizations must evolve in the age of AI. It’s a must-read for leaders ready to stretch their thinking and spark bold new conversations about the future of work. There are countless ideas and recommendations for deep thinking and action steps.”

Dr. Bev Kaye, co-author of Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em, Up Is Not the Only Way, and Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go

"Mike Pino and Andrew Lopianowski write with the clarity of practitioners who have been in the arena, offering a grounded, deeply human way of rethinking how organisations lead, serve, and endure. It’s a timely and necessary contribution for leaders who sense that something fundamental needs to change — and are ready to do the work to change it.”

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is the Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There 

“As the technology debate swings between fear of automation and blind faith in efficiency and productivity improvements, HumanCorps delivers a necessary recalibration. Lopianowski and Pino offer a foundational blueprint for anyone who believes that the future of work requires a new organizational architecture — one that fuses the best of human value with the power of technological breakthroughs.”

Anna A. Tavis, Ph.D., Chair, Human Capital Management, Division of the Programs in Business, NYU, author of Humans at Work and The Digital Coaching Revolution

“Andrew and Mike have woven business acumen with history and psychology to reveal enduring patterns of our humanity. Their insights challenge our assumptions about long-standing business models and the role of business in society, fostering fresh, critical thinking and the wisdom needed to thrive in times of disruption.” 

Mary Slaughter, Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, The Conference Board and co-author of Learning that CLICs 

“HumanCorps is a timely wake-up call and a practical compass for leaders navigating hyper-disruption. Andrew Lopianowski and Mike Pino show why thriving in the Wisdom Age requires human-centered design, collective intelligence and a symbiotic partnership between humans and AI. Bold, thought-provoking, actionable.” 

Enrique Rubio, Founder and CEO, Hacking HR

"We are attempting to run agentic economies on 19th-century organizational charts. HumanCorps exposes this structural failure with a historical depth that is rare in business literature. Pino and Lopianowski have written a book that is dangerously relevant, balancing rigorous research with a sharp, sophisticated wit. They construct the architecture required to move us from the Information Age to the Wisdom Age. In a world where maps are instantly obsolete, this is the enduring compass for the next decade.” 

Markus Bernhardt, PhD, author of The Endeavor Report, and co-author of the ATD series The AI-Powered Workforce: A CEO's Roadmap to Competitive Advantage 

“AI will reward the brave leaders who understand that structure, not technology, is the real constraint on progress. HumanCorps is a composed, research-led, and evidence-based roadmap for bold CEOs ready to redesign work while strengthening the human foundations of their organisations.” 

Lori Niles-Hofmann, author of The Eight Levers of EdTech Transformation