Human-Centered HR, AI Trends & Workday’s Future | DisrupTV Ep. 30
In DisrupTV Episode 30, hosts R “Ray” Wang and Vala Afshar speak with:
- Aneel Bhusri, CEO & Co-Founder of Workday
- Steve Boese, Co-Chair of HR Technology Conference
- Holger Mueller, VP & Principal Analyst at Constellation Research
The discussion spans human-centered HR innovation, AI’s evolving role in enterprise, and how a leading SaaS company (Workday) is designing for the future of work.
Key Takeaways
Human-Centered HR & Technology Balance
Bhusri emphasizes that technology in HR must augment human decisions—not replace them. The goal is to free people from transactional tasks and let them focus on meaningful work and strategy.
AI & the Workforce: Disruption and Opportunity
Boese and Mueller explore how AI, automation, and intelligent systems will displace routine roles but also create new ones. Organizations must prepare by reskilling, anticipating shifts, and investing in human-machine collaboration.
Workday’s Architecture & Vision
Bhusri shares how Workday is evolving its platform to support more extensibility, composability, and modularity as enterprises demand agility in a changing landscape.
Ethics, Trust & Data in HR Tech
The speakers underscore how trust—especially in HR systems handling sensitive people data—is critical. Transparency, explainability, and governance around AI in HR must be prioritized.
Ecosystem & Integration Focus
The panel notes that standalone systems will not suffice. The future is interoperable ecosystems where HR, finance, analytics, and operations mesh fluidly.
Final Thoughts
This episode surfaces a critical insight: the future of work is not about supplanting humans, but empowering them through intelligent design, trust, and composability. Bhusri’s roadmap for Workday, Boese’s HR domain insights, and Mueller’s technology forecast converge around the idea that organizations must lead with purpose, ethics, and flexibility.
As AI and automation advance, companies that anchor strategy in human values, invest in trust architectures, and design extensible ecosystems will lead. The rest risk being outpaced by change.
Related Episodes
- Ep. 31 – Integration Platforms, CX Strategy & Scaling — how systems and experiences integrate across enterprise
- Ep. 33 – Enterprise Scaling & Dev Platforms — exploring architectures and platform evolutions
- Ep. 32 – Technology, Governance & Smart Cities — intertwining public systems, enterprise tech, and governance
