The document discusses modern office design trends that prioritize collaboration, community, and employee well-being. Key highlights include the integration of flexible spaces that encourage creativity and social interaction, as well as the importance of natural light and ergonomic designs in enhancing productivity. Workshops and discussions are also mentioned, focusing on workplace strategies that align with corporate culture and improve employee engagement.

1. These designs promote Collaboration, Community,
Employee Well-Being & Health.
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2. “If a building doesn’t encourage collaboration,
you’ll lose a lot of innovation and the magic that’s
sparked by serendipity.”
- Steve Jobs

3. 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

4. The Frontier Project, the Richmond-based boutique consulting firm
Promoting 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

5. Monday, September 19Monday, September 19thth
WORKSHOP A: Where Culture Leads, Space Follows
We 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 Burow
Director of Strategy &
Discovery, Associate Principal
HLW
Peter Bacevice
Director of Research
HLW
Mat Triebner
Senior Strategist
HLW International
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6. "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

7. 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

8. Promoting a Mobile & Flexible Workplace
Airbnb’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

9. 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 Mullins
Workplace Technology Integration Team Lead
PwC
Michelle Lindgren
Vice President, Americas Workplace Strategy,
Planning & Innovation
Credit Suisse

10. “If you want something new, you have to stop
doing something old”
- Peter F. Drucker

11. 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

12. 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.

13. Monday, September 20Monday, September 20thth
Implementing An Agile Workplace That Anticipates The Evolving Demands of Your
Business & Workforce
This 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 Kuo
Vice President, Real Estate & Facilities
Exelon

14. “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is
the key to success.”
- Albert Schweitzer
On averageOn average
happiness makeshappiness makes
employees 12%employees 12%
more productivemore productive

15. Promoting Employee Well-Being & Health
Great 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

16. Promoting Employee Well-Being & Health
IDEO 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

17. 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 Rivero
Director Corporate Real Estate
Samsung Electronics America
Al Kinisky
Senior Director, CRE, Facilities Management,
Procurement and Corporate Travel
Concur Technologies

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