These designs promote Collaboration, Community, Employee Well-Being & Health.

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“If a building doesn’t encourage collaboration, you’ll lose a lot of innovation and the magic that’s

sparked by serendipity.”- Steve Jobs

Promoting Collaboration & Community The Perkins+Will Boston office

This collaborative design features a kitchen space that also serves as a meeting area, and an open office that provides collaboration spaces throughout the design.

Photo by Richard Mandelkorn Photography

Source: fastcodesign.com

The Frontier Project, the Richmond-based boutique consulting firmPromoting Collaboration & Community

This collaborative space is outfitted with furniture and accessories reminiscent of spaces we’d design for our homes, coffee bars or even a hotel lobby. The effort of this space it to essentially lure employees from home and remote locations.

Photo by Diego Valdez

Source: workdesign.com

Monday, September 19Monday, September 19thth

WORKSHOP A: Where Culture Leads, Space FollowsWe will focus on how ‘you the client’ make decisions around collaboration and quiet spaces, autonomy, choice, collaboration and well-being within the workplace.

Workshop Concepts; • Introduction to workplace strategy• Mapping 7 attributes of great office design• Design thinking and human centered design• Rapid Prototyping and space planning

Workshop Facilitators:

Liz BurowDirector of Strategy & Discovery, Associate Principal HLW

Peter BaceviceDirector of Research HLW

Mat TriebnerSenior Strategist HLW International

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"You are a product of your environment. So choose the

environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Are the things

around you helping you toward success -- or are they holding you back?“

- W. Clement Stone

Promoting a Mobile & Flexible Workplace

“Belong anywhere” is the mantra of Airbnb, and not surprisingly this is reflected by its office’s ultra-flexible, open-plan design by Aaron Taylor Harvey and Rachael Yu.

Airbnb’s Customer Experience centre in Portland, Oregon

Photo by Jeremy Bittermann

Source: onofficemagazine.com

Promoting a Mobile & Flexible WorkplaceAirbnb’s Customer Experience centre in Portland, Oregon

Healthier ergonomic movement and more socialising are some of the benefits that come with this flexible design, Airbnb points out.

Photo by Jeremy Bittermann

Monday, September 20Monday, September 20thth

PANEL DISCUSSION: Untethering Your Workforce: How The Move to Mobile Can Increase Employee Productivity & Innovation By untethering your workforce you can provide the opportunity for increased employee engagement, creativity and flexibility in employees’ schedules.

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Rick MullinsWorkplace Technology Integration Team LeadPwC

Michelle Lindgren Vice President, Americas Workplace Strategy, Planning & InnovationCredit Suisse

“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old”

- Peter F. Drucker

Incorporating Third Spaces Kent County Council Headquarters

Third spaces provide a place to schedule impromptu meetings, relax and interact informally with co-workers, or even work independently offering a change of view. These features all improve productivity, employee engagement and satisfaction.

Source: envoplan.co.uk

Incorporating Third Spaces Atlas Copco Soft Seating – High Back ‘Ear’ Chairs

Some more benefits of having different types of third spaces within your office are enhanced creativity, getting away from the distractions of your own office, adding interest to your daily routine, and minimizing space usage.

Monday, September 20Monday, September 20thth

Implementing An Agile Workplace That Anticipates The Evolving Demands of Your Business & WorkforceThis presentation will discuss how you can adjust your workplace strategy allowing for a more agile workplace that will appeal to your current and prospective employees while also increasing your company operation efficiency.

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Deborah KuoVice President, Real Estate & FacilitiesExelon

“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.”

- Albert Schweitzer

On average On average happiness makes happiness makes employees 12% employees 12% more productivemore productive

Promoting Employee Well-Being & HealthGreat River Energy

Photo: Don Wong

An environment that promotes well-being goes beyond setting up a fitness center; it means creating interiors that are free of harmful materials and cater to human comfort, with ergonomic furnishings and work tools. An open plan work place can assure that everyone has outdoor views and natural sunlight. Natural sunlight energizes and lifts your mood.

Source: fastcodesign.com

Promoting Employee Well-Being & HealthIDEO Chicago

Photo: Steve Hall/Hedrich Blessing

Greater attention is already being paid to the benefits of spaces filled with natural light. Generous areas for socializing or working over coffee, a snack, or a meal are vital, and they are always part of the design solutions for top-notch companies, these spaces help promote an employees well-being and overall happiness.

Source: fastcodesign.com

Monday, September 21Monday, September 21stst

PANEL DISCUSSION: Aligning Workplace Design With Your Company’s Corporate Culture To Drive Business Success The workplace of the future is also a reflection of your company’s corporate culture, and values. These types of shifts in views and workplace strategy aim to encourage employee morale, and engagement, but where do you begin?

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Aejandro RiveroDirector Corporate Real EstateSamsung Electronics America

Al Kinisky Senior Director, CRE, Facilities Management, Procurement and Corporate TravelConcur Technologies

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