SHARE, ENGAGE AND TACKLE INDUSTRY CHALLENGES WITH FELLOW WORKPLACE AND FACILITIES PROFESSIONALS!

The Collaboration Zone, proudly sponsored by ThinkingWall, made its debut at the Workplace Event 2025 and became an instant standout destination, driving meaningful conversations and engaging interactions. This year, The Workplace Event and ThinkingWall will expand on this success with enhanced facilities, providing delegates with the opportunity to take part in an interactive experience.

Workshops will run in the Collaboration Zone over the three days of the event focussing on key themes like mental health, sustainability and digital transformation. Outside of these sessions, delegates are invited to use the Zone as a breakout or meeting area and are welcome to use the resources within it.

Collaboration is the spark that drives creativity and knowledge-sharing, enabling teams to approach challenges with fresh perspectives and innovative ideas. When people work together, they combine diverse strengths, build on each other’s insights and transform concepts into actionable solutions. Outside of the workshops, the Collaboration Zone is the perfect space to catch up with peers, discuss new ideas and share stories.

Join a dynamic space where industry challenges are tackled collaboratively. The Collaboration Zone is somewhere that we can bring our heads together to explore some of the challenges experienced in today’s workplaces. Sessions will focus on impactful themes with resources provided to enable delegates to actively participate, share insights and engage in meaningful discussions.

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  1. Relationship Action Plan: Turning Connections into Commercial Advantage
    Collaboration Zone
    60 mins

    In Facilities Management, meeting people and stacking business cards is not enough. When bids drop and competition intensifies, it’s the relationships you’ve built long before the tender that give you the edge. And while technical capability gets you into the conversation, relationship equity gets you across the line.

    In this interactive, no-nonsense session, Sajna cuts through the noise to help you:

    • Understand why traditional networking falls short in FM, and what intentional relationship building looks like in practice.
    • Learn a practical Relationship Action Plan you can implement immediately, to influence decision-makers, secure business opportunities and build your professional reputation.
    • Discover how relationships aren’t just good for business, they accelerate your career, open doors to promotion and elevate visibility far beyond what “head-down hard work” ever will.
    • Develop the soft skills and communication strategies that transform contacts into trusted allies, partners and advocates.

    Packed with real-world examples, interactive exercises and strategic take-aways, this session is essential for anyone in FM who wants to win business, grow influence and lead with impact.

    Don’t just connect,  create relationships that deliver results!

    Speakers
    Speaker image for Sajna Rahman
    Sajna Rahman, Co-founder - Tomorrow Meets Today
12:00
  1. Maximising the Value of Real Time Interactions at Work
    Collaboration Zone
    30 mins

    The workplace as a destination has, for many, ceased to have its traditional relevance in our lives, yet it is widely acknowledged that to properly connect, to learn from and with one another, to strategise and problem solve together we still need to come together and have face to face interactions in the same physical space.

    With many of us working flexibly and remotely, we get scarce opportunities to meet colleagues in real time and space, so it’s important to use these opportunities effectively – but what makes that work? 

    We’ll explore this question for real in the most testing of formats: a drop-in session with random strangers from across the professional spectrum. Let’s lightly try joining minds and elevating our ideas and insights to produce something that’s more than sum of its parts. 

    Emergent and uncertain, this could give you more insight than any speaker session!

    Speakers
    Speaker image for Dan Varney
    Dan Varney, Managing Director - Thinking Wall
13:00
  1. Maximising the Value of Real Time Interactions at Work
    Collaboration Zone
    30 mins

    The workplace as a destination has, for many, ceased to have its traditional relevance in our lives, yet it is widely acknowledged that to properly connect, to learn from and with one another, to strategise and problem solve together we still need to come together and have face to face interactions in the same physical space.

    With many of us working flexibly and remotely, we get scarce opportunities to meet colleagues in real time and space, so it’s important to use these opportunities effectively – but what makes that work? 

    We’ll explore this question for real in the most testing of formats: a drop-in session with random strangers from across the professional spectrum. Let’s lightly try joining minds and elevating our ideas and insights to produce something that’s more than sum of its parts. 

    Emergent and uncertain, this could give you more insight than any speaker session!

    Speakers
    Speaker image for Dan Varney
    Dan Varney, Managing Director - Thinking Wall
13:00
  1. One workplace to rule them all? The inclusive design challenge
    Collaboration Zone
    60 mins

    Can you design a workplace that works for everyone? In this hands-on workshop each group faces the challenge of creating a workplace that genuinely works for people with different needs, work styles, and backgrounds. One-size-fits-all might not be the answer? 

     

THINKING WALL BY LOGOVISUAL

Thinking Wall

Adapt your workspace whenever you need to with the ThinkingWall range of meeting space furniture, designed to foster collaboration among teams. Made to order by Logovisual in our Yorkshire workshop, our easily customisable designs allow you to match your brand and décor, with bespoke options and sizing available for those who have something specific in mind. ThinkingWall is modular, allowing you to combine the features you need from options including whiteboard surfaces, acoustic panelling, AV integration and storage. Easily reconfigurable and long-term sustainable, ThinkingWall lets you design without limits.

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SESSION SPONSORS

pareto fm

Pareto FM is a UK-wide facilities management provider delivering tailored FM and engineering solutions across commercial sectors. They offer total facilities management, mechanical and electrical services, compliance, and specialist support, combining technical expertise with data-led insight. Focused on operational performance and sustainability, Pareto FM partners with organisations to create safe, efficient, and future-ready workplaces. 

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concept 11

Concept 11 Ltd is a UK-wide recruitment and workplace solutions provider, specialising in facilities management, industrial, commercial, and education sectors. We deliver compliant temporary, contract, and permanent staffing with 24/7 support and dedicated account management. Committed to social impact, we champion inclusive recruitment and support individuals facing employment barriers.

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