May Chapter Meeting: Solving the "Cognitive Tax" in the Age of AI
WHEN
May 21, 2026 - May 21, 2026
WHERE
Salesforce Tower Auditorium
415 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
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May Chapter Meeting: Solving the "Cognitive Tax" in the Age of AI
As we pour billions into optimizing AI and GPU clusters, we are ignoring the most expensive bottleneck in the Bay Area: The Cognitive Tax on the Human Brain. Every poorly designed space and friction-filled tool acts as an Extraneous Load, a silent energy drain that crashes productivity before your team even starts their deep work.
On May 21st, join CoreNet NorCal at the Salesforce Tower Auditorium for a provocative strategic briefing with world-renowned neuroscientist and technologist Dr. Poppy Crum. We aren't talking about "wellness." We are talking about Biological ROI.
The mission: Stop managing real estate. Start engineering evolution. What We're Decoding
- Neuroplasticity at Scale— How your environment is physically rewiring your team’s neural landscape in real-time.
- The Intelligence Gaining Framework— Leveraging AI to replace drudgery without losing the "critical pattern-matching" skills your strategy depends on.
- Weaponizing Space— Eliminating "Extraneous Load" (environmental noise) to protect the "Zone of Genius" (Germane Cognitive Load).
- Radical Innovation— Discussing bold shifts—like the three-day work block, to reclaim cognitive control and restore employee agency.
Event Schedule: Registration: 3:30p // Program: 4:00p // Reception: 5:00p