IWFM Conference: the future sustainable workplace – time to get your thinking caps on!

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We know that a technology-enabled workplace brings people together, facilitating greater levels of collaboration and innovation, underlining the very purpose of the workplace as a productivity enabler. As we move into new modes of working, and we see organisations adapt physical spaces, working culture and technologies, we see that in many of them the workplace and facilities teams are the agents of this change.

The triad of people, technology and workspace

The pandemic was a good backdrop to the speed of technological development. It saw tools like Microsoft Teams and Zoom emerge as crucial enablers to engagement, teamwork and business continuity. We will continue to see technology’s impact in the shift from managing buildings better to enhanced experiences in the longer-term insights coming from data-driven design and experiential analysis.

The response to COVID-19 has brought us closer to workplace than we have yet been. It’s been said that it changed the office more in one year than in the previous hundred. It has forced on us the opportunity to reimagine the workplace. As we move into new modes of working, and we see organisations adapt physical spaces, working culture and technologies, we see that in many of them the workplace and facilities teams are the agents of this change.

Relying on the latest technical innovations

Today, organisations must work harder to reach customers, attract employees, and decide on future strategies; and the role of the workplace is a huge frontier for opportunity as we move beyond the pandemic towards the endemic phase of COVID-19.

On 8 June at the IWFM Conference, futurist Matt O’Neill, who has spent his career at the cutting edge of media and communications technology, continues his mission to help organisations define and manage their positive futures in an uncertain and unpredictable world.

He spots trends and finds practical ways to apply them to challenges, and will cover important questions like…

What new types of job will be created? Which exciting technologies will support our chosen workplace strategies? And what is the contribution of our profession in delivering effective, sustainable workplace change?

This won’t be a passive session; Matt believes the change is within us, so don’t leave home without your thinking caps!

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