This summit is focused on informing
the workplace research agenda. Attendees include academics and design
practitioners who are some of the most important and influential critical
thinkers on workplace issues, and facility management professionals from a wide
range of organizations. If this evening's kick-off reception is any
indication this will be a lively and engaging event with free flowing information
and debate.
In my conversations this
evening I was struck by the fact that everyone seems to be dealing with issues
surrounding the changing workplace environment. Regardless of what type
of organization one may represent the push to increase collaboration, realign
workplaces and work processes to improve efficiency and accommodate younger
workers, and lower real estate and operating costs is front and center on the
FM agenda.
Presenters
include: DEGW founder Frank Duffy; Frank Becker of Cornell University; Alexi
Marmot of University College London; Noboru Konno of KIRO in Japan; Susan
Stucky of IBM; Michael Joroff of MIT; and Philip Ross, founder of the Cordless
Group and the Worktech Conferences.
It is
an impressive line up to say the least. Stay tuned as I update between
and during sessions via Twitter posts.
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