Applying ideas from his new book Elemental Change, this talk explores seven key areas in which the dominant notion of the 21st Century workplace has been entirely flipped during six turbulent months of 2020. It shows how in practicable and actionable terms we can harness “change thinking” to ensu...

Ensuring your teams have good mental health, is more crucial now than ever. With a shift in normalisation and expectation, we are in a global movement that is experiencing the highest levels of anxiety. Sarwat will discuss the importance of human communication, empowering our mental wellbeing, an...

A discussion session with Nigel Oseland and Marie Puybaraud on the future of the office. Do we re-design, re-construct, release unwanted CRE? Marie will share data on recent expectations from JLL’s latest client survey in EMEA.

Nigel Oseland, Workplace Unlimited
Nigel is an environmental psychol...

What are an employer’s health & safety criminal law obligations for Covid-19?
Working from home – how far do your duties extend?
What needs to be considered in your return to work plans?
Social distancing – how far do you have to go?

Simon Joyston-Bechal. Turnstone Law
Simon heads the Turnstone ...

Office use has never changed as fast as now. Offices went from full to empty overnight, and now some people are contemplating a return to the office. But for most, it won’t be the same environment as it was.

Previously, in the old world, “noise” in open plan offices was typically among the main ...

Organisations face a series of tough workplace choices. They need to get to grips with failing being ok. Because it’s time to say goodbye to the 5 year plan and say hello to the 5 month sprint. It’s now about failing fast. With data drawn from 125,000 global responses to their home workspace expe...

This session will explain (using facts and figures):

- HSBC occupation of office space pre-COVID and how corporate policy and Government regulations changed patterns of working forever in Asia: January to September 2020.
- HSBC’s business occupiers change in thinking around the role of the offic...

Enforced home working has had a dramatic impact on the way we work. Employer responses have been generally favourable but individual experiences have been more diverse. As Hot Desking becomes Not Desking, are organisations taking a sufficiently holistic view to accommodate personnel needs in the ...

Mark Catchlove, Herman Miller Insight Group
Mark leads Herman Millers Insight Group which is responsible for sharing the latest thinking in workplace design and related issues. He has been at Herman Miller for over 20 years and over that time has become a respected contributor to the workplace co...