IPPA’s SMD Division Presents: Building the Boat of Eudaimonia at Work
Speaker: Andrew Soren
Date & Times: December 17 | 3:00pm ET (12:00am PT/8:00pm GMT)
Member Price: $0
Non Member Price: $25
Access: Open to all
Event Type: virtual
Andrew Soren explores how workplaces can become vessels for eudaimonic wellbeing amid rising inequality and technological disruption. Drawing from philosophy, organizational psychology, and systems thinking, he uses the metaphor of a boat to illustrate how design shapes eudaimonia at work: the hull as conditions of decent work, the sails as pillars of well-being, and the masts and crew as job design, leadership, and social contracts steering organizations toward shared purpose. He also considers the ethical challenges posed by artificial intelligence and the imperative to protect human meaning-making and moral agency in the future of work.
About the speaker:
Andrew Soren is the Founder and CEO of Eudaimonic by Design, a global network of facilitators, coaches and advisors who share a passion for well-being and believe organizations must be designed to enable it. He is also the Executive Director of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA), the leading global association dedicated to advancing the science of wellbeing and its applications to promote human flourishing. For the past 25 years, Andrew has worked with some of the most recognized brands, non-profits and public sector teams to co-create values-based cultures, develop positive leadership, and design systems that empower people to be their best.
He regularly writes and speaks about how to apply the science of wellbeing at work. His most recent article, Meaningful Work, Well-Being, and Health: Enacting a Eudaimonic Vision, was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.
Since 2013, Andrew has been part of the instructional team at the University of Pennsylvania’s internationally renowned Master of Applied Positive Psychology program. Before becoming its Executive Dirctor, he was a member of the board for IPPA and Chaird the 2023 World Congress on Positive Psychology. He was a senior advisor in Governance, Culture, and Leadership at LRN and spent 13 years at BMO Financial Group, one of Canada’s largest banks. There, he led strategy in marketing and human resources, focusing on brand revitalization, leadership development, and the co-creation of high-performance culture.
Andrew is an ICF-certified coach through the Co-Active Training Institute. He is based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
The SMD Scientific Speaker Series is hosted by the Spirituality & Meaning Division.
Register today! Registration ends December 15, 2025!