Envisioning a Four-Day Workweek: A Futures Wheel Workshop

December 3, 2025

Envisioning a Four-Day Workweek: A Futures Wheel Workshop

Katina Billue | 2024

Abstract

The concept of a four-day workweek has gained increasing attention as organizations and societies explore innovative ways to improve employee satisfaction, productivity, and economic impacts. This one-day workshop utilized two strategic foresight tools—Futures Wheel and STEEPLE analysis—to envision the potential implications and outcomes of transitioning to a four-day workweek. The Futures Wheel technique was employed to map out direct, indirect, and tertiary consequences, offering a comprehensive view of potential impacts across various domains. Concurrently, a STEEPLE analysis was conducted to assess the broader socio-economic, technological, environmental, political, legal, and ethical dimensions of this shift.

The Futures Wheel revealed a complex web of interdependencies, highlighting both positive and negative repercussions, such as increased employee well-being, potential economic disruptions, changes in consumer behavior, and shifts in organizational culture. The STEEPLE analysis complements these insights by providing a structured evaluation of critical factors, including societal, technological infrastructure, economic, environmental, political, legal, and ethical frameworks. Together, these tools offered a nuanced understanding of the multifaceted implications of a four-day workweek, providing a foundation for leaders and stakeholders to consider when evaluating the feasibility and desirability of this transformative change. The workshop concluded with recommendations for further research and practical considerations for implementation, emphasizing the need for adaptive strategies to navigate the complex landscape of future work environments.

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