Discover the transformative impact of aligning your workplace with your company's unique identity. IWFM's Workspace Special Interest Group will help the audience uncover practical strategies to cultivate a workspace that fosters innovation, collaboration, and a thriving organisational culture.

HR is the architect of the systems of work, linking with CRE/FM to create physical spaces to deliver that. How do we transform the work and place experience? Perry Timms - author of Transformational HR and The Energized Workplace - explores how we can bring place and systems together to design workplaces where people flourish.

Join this interactive session and discover why breathing is the hot new wellness trend taking the world by storm! During this workshop you will learn how to harness the power of your breath to reduce stress, boost resilience and elevate both productivity and happiness. You will also have the opportunity to experience a guided breathwork session that will leave you feeling energised and centred and ready to make the most of your conference experience. 

This session will cover ways to accommodate the energy management and cost reduction targets without losing sight of employee performance and well-being.

Using the principles set out in his last book “The Workplace Zoo: Humanising the Office” and his latest research, Dr Oseland will present pertinent environmental and evolutionary psychology theories and how they can be applied to create working environments that enhance occupant wellbeing and performance. The productivity/value equation, environmental conditions, personality, motivation, biophilia and personal factors (designing for the range rather than the average) are just some of the key elements that inform effective and enticing workplace design but are often ignored. 

Join Elisabeth as she shares the latest insights and challenges faced by our clients in shaping the workplace of the future and how a menstrual health policy benefits an organisation beyond the bathroom. 

Everyone talks about how work is changing. Let’s talk about what to do about it. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to redefine the workplace. MillerKnoll's approach addresses the human needs of employees to improve their wellbeing, foster a sense of community and connection, and help organizations navigate, prepare and design for change.

Now entering its 10th Year, Gavin reveals the exhilarating story of the rapid growth and impact of the “Get Britain Standing” campaign. Why has Active Working become a core component of the modern workplace?

Key Takeaways

• Research summarising the health risks associated with prolonged sitting in the workplace
• Key principals of Active Working
• Expert Guidance and recommendations, supported by Public Health England
• Yo-Yo WELLNESS integrated sit-stand desk and wellness software solution

The change in the approach to work since the pandemic has been seismic, with recruitment challenges, hybrid working and reduction in office attendance being huge concerns for many organisations. We can liken this revolutionary shift to what happened in the retail world: changes in distribution and the rise of technology caused retailers to think that bricks and mortar stores may die. To respond to the challenges, retailers shifted their focus towards quality experiential stores in high grossing locations, vs quantity. Today, we will be exploring several learnings from this revolution that can be applied to the commercial property world

The world is increasingly focused on indoor, healthy air, by mitigating harmful pathogens and allergens. Core reasons for this concern are:

• Indoor air quality is considered one of the EPA’s top 5 health threats
• Wellbeing in the workplace is directly linked to attracting best-talent
• Recycled air can lead to coughs, illness, and other harmful symptoms
• Schools have some of the worst air quality with paediatric asthma rates up 72%
• On average we spend 90% of our time indoors

We will explore scientific advances in harmful pathogen and allergen reductions. We will share data and findings from our partnership with over 30 top infectious disease researchers set out to create infection resilient environments utilizing the power of nano science. The science based on Coulomb’s law demonstrates that positively charged particles tear apart negatively charge virus, bacteria, and allergens, using a powerful attractive force that captures and eradicates these harmful pathogens and allergens.

Benjamin will be sharing his lived experience of gambling harms, and how there was missed opportunities within the workplace that could have been identified, prevented and signposted to support before it was too late. It will look at the importance of workplace policy and culture around gambling, as well as the importance of reducing stigma. 

More than 1.3 billion people globally have a disability. Even with that, accessibility affects all of us. This session is focused on the importance of accessibility, and the tangible positive business impact being a more accessible and inclusive organisation can have.

 - Compelling research

https://www.smartworkandlife.co.uk/public/evidence-base/
shows sitting less improves wellbeing, increases engagement and workers feel more
energized, focused and productive.

- That’s good for business!

https://www.smartworkandlife.co.uk/public/business-case/

- Essential ergonomics every hybrid worker should know.

- Introducing HiAH by RAISE DESIGN® for hybrid workers on their laptops.