IWFM Conference 2022: Are you prepared to navigate the next workplace frontier?

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With the pandemic forcing on us the opportunity to reimagine the workplace, the question of how organisations will get the best from their people has never been more important than it is today. 

As COVID-19 restrictions lifted and the government nudges us towards treating the virus as something we live with and work around, and offices begin to buzz again, we may be approaching a crunch point as employers grapple with the question of what the future of work will look like, and what will be best for organisations and their people.

‘How hybrid will the future be?’ is one way to frame the future of work question.

While the hybrid set up has emerged as the dominant workplace model, it is underpinned by a shifting focus from where people work to how people work. As the space, technology and culture of our workplaces evolves, the rules of engagement and the borders of this new frontier will remain fluid.

IWFM research found that up to 83% of full-time office-based workers expected to spend all or most of their time in the office in future – often in a mandated schedule, suggesting that for many, the notion of ‘work’ happening only in a dedicated workspace persists; the idea of work as an activity, not a destination seemingly unlikely to be adopted by some organisations.

The workplace triad

Yet the swiftness and flexibility shown by thousands of organisations in transitioning to full remote working when the first lockdown commenced, and continuing in hybrid set-ups beyond the crisis, remains a powerful illustration of the workplace discipline’s triad of people, technology and workspace converging to enable collaboration and productivity from multiple locations.

With each organisation being unique and requiring a bespoke approach to optimise productivity, underpinned by meaningful engagement its crucial that facilities professionals are at front and centre of that.

The future of work: navigating the next workplace frontier

Having traced the workplace’s evolution over the last two decades; author, commentator and blogger Christine Armstrong will reflect on this at our upcoming IWFM Conference on 8 June.

Christine will explore the question: how can people and organisations thrive and grow in this new paradigm? Plus, the state we’re in, from workplace culture, the successes and failures of diversity and inclusion strategies, maintaining social networks and the pressures of being a working parent.

This session will leave you inspired to develop and review your future workplace strategies and be your own agent of change.

Our mega trend speakers will be complimented by practitioner-led sessions to choose from, weaving their ideas into real life takeaways.

View the full programme and secure your place today by clicking here.