The Design Gym × Miro × Steelcase

JudgmentCall

Better calls,
made deliberately.

AI has made individual output effortless, but that hasn’t translated into collective impact. The work that sets direction and moves teams together keeps stalling: high activity, low momentum.

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Location
New York City
Dates
Sep 29 · Oct 29 · Nov 18
The Room
~30 senior leaders
Format
Hands-on working session
01The Session

A hands-on working session, not a talk.

Around 30 senior leaders across People, Change, and Technology spend a focused afternoon pressure-testing the calls they’re already making against situations they’re actually carrying.

No one arrives with the answer. The room builds it together, then keeps the conversation going over a rooftop happy hour.

What people leave with is sharper judgment, a shared language for the calls ahead, and the connective tissue of a peer group worth keeping.

Senior leaders in discussion around a worktable at the last Judgment Call session
Small groups, expertly facilitatedReal decisions, worked through with senior peers
02What We Work On

Every leader is making judgment calls about how to move—even when they don’t realize it.

The day will emphasize two questions

Which mode fits the moment?

Tools, structures, and approaches keep multiplying. Which combination of people, methods, and speed does this specific moment actually call for?

Where does friction help, and where does it hurt?

Where should you strip friction out to move faster, and where is healthy friction worth keeping, because it forces the prioritization and discernment that make the call better?

03At a Glance

Three sittings,
one format.

  • September 29Tuesday
  • October 29Thursday
  • November 18Wednesday
Time
1:00–5:00pm Rooftop happy hour to 6:30pm
Location
Steelcase Offices 4 Columbus Circle, New York
The Room
~30 senior leaders People, Change, and Technology
Format
In-person, facilitated Working in Miro plus physical methods
Cost
Free to attend Invite only

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04Who's in the Room

Ideal
attendees.

  • 01

    Senior Leader in People, Change/Transformation, or Technology at a Fortune 1000 org.

  • 02

    Comfortable thinking out loud, building on others, and saying the hard thing.

  • 03

    We encourage 2–3 cross-functional leaders from each org — feel free to share with peers who would add value to the room and help you instigate change after.

Examples of participating organizations

New York Life
Airbnb
Anthropic
L'Oréal
The New York Times
Pfizer
PVH
Stripe

Examples of organizations represented at previous sessions. Listed organizations are attendees, not sponsors.

05Atmosphere

The room,
in practice.

Real leaders, real problems, pen in hand. Photography from previous Design Gym executive sessions.

Leaders working in small groups across the room at the last Judgment Call session
Hands-on work on the calls you're facing now
A leader listens intently during a small-group conversation
Candid peer coaching from leaders who've been there
The Judgment Call banner from The Design Gym, Steelcase, and Miro
Tools and frameworks you take back to your team
A group discusses ideas captured on a whiteboard
Time for deep reflection, away from the day-to-day
A leader shares his thinking at the table while a peer listens from behind
Peers who push your thinking further
A smiling leader seated at the table during a small-group session
Space to speak openly, among people at your level
06Your Hosts

Convened as
equal partners.

The Design Gym

Host & Convener

A boutique consultancy that helps organizations move from high activity to real momentum by redesigning how teams connect, decide, and work together. Through our Adaptive Operating System, we help leaders make better calls and build teams that move with greater clarity, alignment, and speed.

Miro

Event Partner

Miro is the AI-powered collaboration workspace where teams think, decide, and execute together. It provides the shared environment that turns conversations into action and helps organizations adopt new ways of working at scale.

Steelcase

Event Partner & Venue

Steelcase designs workplaces that help people do their best work. By creating environments that foster collaboration, focus, and meaningful connection, Steelcase helps organizations bring better teamwork to life — both in the room and beyond.

07Registration

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a Seat

Space is intentionally limited to approximately 30 leaders per session so the room can actually work.

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