As FM’s are your C-Suites asking what is being done to ready the workplace for your employees to return safely?

The global pandemic has fundamentally changed how we live, learn, and work. People have new needs and expectations, requiring shifts in the way we think about buildings and the workplace. Since the pandemic shuttered offices, schools and communities─Steelcase has been doing ongoing research. Partnering with MIT on 8 primary studies in 10 countries, we’ve talked to more than 32,000 people and have analyzed 8,000 floor plans (with 40,000 workstations)? and our research is continuing now every quarter across the globe.

About the Speaker

With over 23 years experience in commercial interiors, Christian Flanders is a nationally recognized presenter on strategic workplace design. Most recently he was a featured speaker at IFMA’s World Workplace Phoenix 2019. Now with the Workplace Solutions, a Steelcase Premier Partner, he was formerly Wework’s Enterprise Building Openings Manager for the Western U.S and Canada.

He has delivered engaging workspaces for companies like Google, Facebook, BP, and the NBA. Christian is a career long IFMA member and Past President/Director of the Sacramento Valley Chapter, which has the distinct honor of being named “Small Chapter of the Year" three times. In his free time he really enjoys dining out, travel, and live music.