Human Resources Division

Reimagining Work: A People and Organizations Hackathon 

Sunday, August 2, 2026, 12:15PM-3:15PM ET at Sheraton Liberty Ballroom B

Dear colleagues, 

We would like to invite you to pre-register for Reimagining Work: A People and Organizations Hackathon, a PDW at AOM 2026. 

This "hackathon" style PDW is designed to catalyze new research on how work and organizations are being reshaped. It uses a flipped format: four panelists each share a research question ("seed") and one-pager, and participants join a panelist in small groups to brainstorm, match questions to data and methods, and sketch concrete next steps to turn the seed into a viable project. 

 
Panelists and Research Seeds (click to view one-pagers)

• Tristan Botelho, Yale School of Management: How do AI-assisted human capital evaluations reshape opportunity?
• Seth Carnahan, Olin Business School: How does AI reshape organizational training systems by eliminating junior work?
• Maria Roche, Harvard Business School: How long must in-person collaboration last to produce durable organizational effects?
• Melissa Valentine, Stanford University: Org charts were developed for human decision-making; how will they evolve for AI? 

 

Organizers 

Jillian Chown, Kellogg School of Management 
Enrico Forti, Stillman School of Business and UCL School of Management 
Piyush Gulati, UCL School of Management 
Elaine Pak, The Wharton School 

 

Sponsors: OMT (Primary); STR, OB, RM (Co-Sponsors) 

 

To participate, we encourage you to pre-register here by July 15, 2026. Pre-registration is required for matching participants with research seed discussion tables, but all AOM attendees are welcome to attend. 

Detailed PDW format and structure are available here.  

 
We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia! 

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Elaine Pak
PhD Candidate
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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