Future Workspace Seminar 2019

The changing working world has many implications for all areas of life. Resulting from challenges like “demographic change”, “war of talent”, “Gen Y” or “aging force”, companies have slowly recognized the necessity of adapting their office work places to the changing needs of their workforce.

Regarding office work and office design, mobility, flexibility and work-life integration are relevant demands. For corporate real estate managers, workplace managers and workplace project leaders, the question arises which dimensions, parameters and success factors have to be taken into account when designing and implementing new working environments.

Learning Outcomes:

 The students:

• acquire understanding of goals, trends, methods and processes of future workspace concepts
• experience the dimensions that must be taken into consideration when designing new workspace concepts
• learn to plan a standard office property for different future workspace concepts - theory and design of rooms and furniture that enable new types of work
• get to know the practical value of theory and models in applying them on problems of future workspace
• achieve understanding of the relationship between office environment, motivation and performance
• gain knowledge about the significance of leadership and learn methods how to steer through change management processes
• obtain the ability to apply gained theoretical knowledge and skills on practical case-studies, formulate concepts and strategies to prepare and present well-founded decisions
• practice individual as well as interdisciplinary team work while preparing the case studies

Module Outline:

• 02.04.2019 Introduction 
  (with all further details concerning the course; division into groups for the upcoming case studies; attendance is mandatory for taking part in the course)
• 16.04.2019 Opening exam 1,0 h.
• Interactive lectures in which multiple external experts from renown companies will present different topics with high practical relevance. After the transfer of knowledge, the upcoming case study that relates to the presented topic will be introduced and presented to the students. Topics are:

1. 02.04.2019 - Introduction & Changes in the world of work: Employees in focus
2. 09.04.2019 - tba
3. 16.04.2019 - Opening Exam and Lecture: Corporate and Workplace strategy
4. 30.04.2019 - Presentation Case 1 and Lecture: Knowledge-work locations and their characteristics
5. 07.05.2019 - Presentation Case 2 and Lecture: Planning and development of work environment
   
6. 28.05.2019 - Presentation Case 3 and Lecture: Planning and Operations of Workspace Technologies
7. 18.06.2019 - Presentation Case 4 and Lecture: Economic Aspects of Future Workspace
8. 02.07.2019 - Presentation Case 5 and Evaluation and discussion

• Five case-studies must be prepared by each group and turned in every two weeks (exception: case 2) after the related topic was presented
• At the beginning of each course two groups will present the requested case study. Afterwards the presented case-study will be discussed and the relevant external expert along with the IMWIM-Team will provide input on selected case-relevant issues.

Additional information:

 Organization:

• Student workload: 6 ECTS = 180 h = 35 h presence-study, 30 h exam preparation, 115 h self-study
• Total: max. 21 students
• Group size: 3 students
• Subscription: until 09.04.2018 via Moodle