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Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Workspace of Tomorrow

The Workplace of Tomorrow: Participatory and Evidence-based Office Design

In the working world of tomorrow, offices will be not only functional but also inspiring and health-promoting. The researchers Amelie Marie Fischer and Ann Sophie Lauterbach present practical examples and the latest research findings that show what is already possible today and what developments await us. They highlight the importance of employee involvement and the use of sound scientific evidence. Find out how participative processes and evidence-based approaches can increase the productivity and well-being of employees and make companies fit for the future.

“In my vision of the future of work, productivity is rethought. Meaningful work unites us in the process of change and creates the basis for collective pattern-breaking to successfully manage transformation. Finding interdisciplinary solutions, rather than looking at problems in isolation, will be crucial for meeting the challenges of the future.” Amelie Marie Fischer 

“Amidst all the cost and market analyses, one thing must not be lost: the fact that change in the working environment must be co-designed by the actual users — not imposed from above on the basis of assumptions.” Ann Sophie Lauterbach
[Language: German]

Photoes: © Amelie Marie Fischer, Ann Sophie Lauterbach

We had four days of high quality events! Short summaries of the talks, panels, workshops and interactive exhibits will be posted here soon. This is what you can look forward to!

Cawa Younosi

The Lack of Skilled Workers: The Hidden Opportunities for Employees, Companies and Society

Frauke von Polier in dialogue with Michael Trautmann

Navigating Transformation: Exploring Purpose, HXM and Leadership as the Key Navigators [Dialogue]

Ralf Rangnick in dialogue Thorsten Giersch

Leadership and Team: Everyone Has to Take Responsibility [Dialogue]

A. Strub, V. Hilgenstock, T.F. Schäfer

Flagship store office? Why it is important to make brands tangible both internally and externally

Uli Blum

The Power of Data: How AI Transforms Workplace Design

W. Aisslinger, C. Bacchus, D. Kulen, J. Steere

Energizing the Workplace: Is Hospitality Key? [Panel]

You are cordially invited!

Wherever Whenever – Festival Party (Halls 6 & 9)

Volker Widdra, Alexandra Saisnith

70% Back to Office Quota: Voluntarily!

Lara Milerski, Monika Lepel

Lessons Learned GIZ Campus Bonn: What Remains! A Dialogue Between Planning and Use [Panel]

Birgit Gebhardt, Felix Dibelka

The Office as a Learning Space: New Work Always Means Reskilling

Sabrina Schaal, Markus Weber

personalmagazin panel: New working environments for the work of tomorrow

Tobias Baur, Katrin Mercsanits, Michael Wiebelt

Corporate Development and Corporate Space: How Can it be Recognised and Used Positively?

Alexandra Saisnith, Volker Widdra, Bettina Herold

combine workLAB: Back to Office: How Offices Become Identity-forming, Cultural Hubs

A. Purbs, V. Scholz, A. Terasa

Case Clinic: New Leadership

A. Purbs, V. Scholz, A. Terasa

Case Clinic: Change Communication

A. Purbs, V. Scholz, A. Terasa

Case Clinic: New Culture

A. Purbs, V. Scholz, A. Terasa

Case Clinic: Change Analytics

Exhibition (9:00 - 18:00)

Rewire: New Work Modes

Exhibition (9:00 - 18:00)

Unfair: Art in a Changing World of Work

Street Art Event (9:00 - 18:00)

REISS: Art meets Innovation

24 October 2024

Cawa Younosi

The Lack of Skilled Workers: The Hidden Opportunities for Employees, Companies and Society

WW - Work Culture Festival. Vortrag: Cawa Younosi. Foto: filadendron / iStock
Team Oct 24 10:00
Sabrina Schaal, Markus Weber

Offices for People: Successful Work Environments from the Perspective of HR and the Organisation

WW-Work Culture Festival, Photo: © Drees & Sommer (Hinterhaus Productions, gettyimages)
Life Oct 24 10:00
Vaughn Tan

Embracing Uncertainty: Designing Teams and Businesses to do Innovation Work

WW - Work Culture Festival. Learning from Chefs. Foto: © RossHelen/iStock
Impact Oct 24 10:00
Volker Widdra, Alexandra Saisnith

70% Back to Office Quota: Voluntarily!

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, Photo: © Lara Thiesbrummel, combine Consulting
Team Oct 24 10:00
Exhibition (9:00 - 18:00)

Rewire: New Work Modes

Rewire: New Work Mode. Design Exhibition at Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival
Oct 24 10:15
Lara Milerski, Monika Lepel

Lessons Learned GIZ Campus Bonn: What Remains! A Dialogue Between Planning and Use [Panel]

WW - Work Culture Festival: GIZ Campus Bonn,  © GIZ
Team Oct 24 10:45
Valeria Segovia

Future Office: Inside-Out

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, Keynote: Valeria Segovia, Credit: ​​​​​​​Gensler
Impact Oct 24 10:45
Frauke von Polier in dialogue with Michael Trautmann

Navigating Transformation: Exploring Purpose, HXM and Leadership as the Key Navigators [Dialogue]

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, 24.10.2024, Cologne - Keynote: Frauke von Polier ©Frauke von Polier
Team Oct 24 10:45
Amelie Marie Fischer, Ann Sophie Lauterbach

The Workplace of Tomorrow: Participatory and Evidence-based Office Design

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Workspace of Tomorrow
Team Oct 24 10:45
G. Castegini, Ch. Hestermann, I. Stocker-Rakolczay

Workshop: Redesigning the Future

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Workshop Redesigning the Future, @ Drees & Sommer
Life Oct 24 11:00
Fabian Ulitzka @ König + Neurath

AI and Work Culture – Risk or Opportunity?

Makers Space, König + Neurath
Oct 24 11:00
Alexandra Saisnith, Volker Widdra, Bettina Herold

combine workLAB: Back to Office: How Offices Become Identity-forming, Cultural Hubs

WW - Work Culture Festival. Back to Office. Credit: Laura Thiesbrummel
Team Oct 24 11:00
IBA Lounge & Bookshop

Book Signing: Cawa Younosi

Book Signing: Cawa Younosi
Oct 24 11:10
D. Winzer, S. Ayoub, D. Reicherts, M. Jung

Corporate box packing: Between New Ways of Working and Efficient Relocation Management

Horváth & Partners @ Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival
Impact Oct 24 11:30
Birgit Gebhardt, Felix Dibelka

The Office as a Learning Space: New Work Always Means Reskilling

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Birgit Gebhardt - Felix Dibelka
Team Oct 24 11:30
M. Mali, U. Blum, V. Segovia, V. Tan, R. Thiemann

Identity Crisis: Should the Office Accommodate Everybody? [Panel]

WW - Work Culture Festival. Identity Crisis. Foto: © Matthijs van Roon
Life Oct 24 11:30
Ralf Rangnick in dialogue Thorsten Giersch

Leadership and Team: Everyone Has to Take Responsibility [Dialogue]

WW - Work Culture Festival. Talk with: Ralf Rangnick. Photo: Steevy84 / iStock
Team Oct 24 11:30
A. Purbs, V. Scholz, A. Terasa

Case Clinic: New Leadership

Horváth & Partners @ Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival
Team Oct 24 12:15
Exhibition (9:00 - 18:00)

Unfair: Art in a Changing World of Work

Unfair: Art in a Changing World of Work. Exhibition at Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, © Koos Buster
Oct 24 12:45
VR Experience (9:00 - 18:00)

Dive into a New Dimension: The Interstuhl VR Experience

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Interstuhl - VR Experience
Oct 24 13:00
A. Purbs, V. Scholz, A. Terasa

Case Clinic: Change Communication

Horváth & Partners @ Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival
Team Oct 24 13:15
A. Strub, V. Hilgenstock, T.F. Schäfer

Flagship store office? Why it is important to make brands tangible both internally and externally

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Public Administration, @ Drees & Sommer
Team Oct 24 14:00
Street Art Event (9:00 - 18:00)

REISS: Art meets Innovation

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: REISS: Art meets Innovation
Oct 24 14:00
Sabrina Schaal, Markus Weber

personalmagazin panel: New working environments for the work of tomorrow

WW-Work Culture Festival, Photo: © Marco-VDM, iStock
Team Oct 24 14:00
Axinia Braunisch, Robert Polgar

Building the Collaboration of Tomorrow: Science in Transition

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Axinia Braunisch and Dr Robert Polgar, Building the Collaboration of Tomorrow (Credit: Leibniz Gemeinschaft)
Team Oct 24 14:00
David Borst @ König + Neurath

How we will live and work in the future

NWP Wave Lobby, König + Neurath
Oct 24 14:00
Fabian Kienbaum, Michael Trautmann

Creating Instead of Administering: Courageous Leadership in the New World of Work

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Fabian Kienbaum | Michael Trautmann, Credit: Kienbaum | Leading Minds
Team Oct 24 14:00
A. Purbs, V. Scholz, A. Terasa

Case Clinic: New Culture

Horváth & Partners @ Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival
Team Oct 24 14:15
Tobias Baur, Katrin Mercsanits, Michael Wiebelt

Corporate Development and Corporate Space: How Can it be Recognised and Used Positively?

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival: Corporat Development and Corporat Rooms, Talk by moocon, Credit: Thomas Schäkel, Koelnmesse
Impact Oct 24 14:45
Uli Blum

The Power of Data: How AI Transforms Workplace Design

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, Visualisierung: © Uli Blum
Impact Oct 24 14:45
Yaël Meier

Generation Z: Talking to the young instead of on them

WW - Work Culture Festival: Generation Z, Credit: Yaël Meier
Team Oct 24 14:45
Christian Nocke

Room Acoustics: Underestimated and Often Forgotten

Room Acoustics - WW-Work Culture Festival - Speech Dr Christian Nocke, Photo: © Peopleimages / iStock
Life Oct 24 14:45
Sabrina Schaal, Ulrike Lamprecht

Workshop: How do I define the user value of an office from an HR perspective? 

WW - Work Culture Festival, Workshop Drees & Sommer, Credit: Peter Neusser
Team Oct 24 15:00
Karim Rashid @ Nowy Styl and Kusch+Co

Bound to relations feat. Karim Rashid

Karim Rashid @ ORGATEC 2024, © Karim Rashid
Oct 24 15:00
A. Purbs, V. Scholz, A. Terasa

Case Clinic: Change Analytics

Horváth & Partners @ Wherever Whenever – Work Culture Festival
Team Oct 24 15:15
W. Aisslinger, C. Bacchus, D. Kulen, J. Steere

Energizing the Workplace: Is Hospitality Key? [Panel]

WW - Work Culture Festival. Energizing the Workplace. Foto: ©The Social Hub
Team Oct 24 15:30
Oskar and Michael Trautmann

GEN Z Podcast: ZOOMER MEETS BOOMER

GEN Z Podcast: ZOOMER MEETS BOOMER, Credit: Oskar and Michael Trautmann
Team Oct 24 15:30
D. Kretz, N. Schneider @ König + Neurath

Create. Work. Space. – The way to the new world of work

Credit: König + Neurath
Oct 24 15:30
IBA Lounge & Bookshop

Book Signing: Michael Trautmann

Book Signing: Michael Trautmann
Oct 24 16:25
You are cordially invited!

Wherever Whenever – Festival Party (Halls 6 & 9)

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Anton Vierietin, iStock
Oct 24 18:00
You are cordially invited!

Wherever Whenever – Festival Party (Halls 6+9)

Wherever Whenever - Work Culture Festival, Credit: Anton Vierietin, iStock
Oct 24 18:00
Ticket Shop