Return to Workplace Masterclass

Guidelines for a Safe & Productive Workplace in the Immediate Return to Office

As organizations discuss their plans to return to the office following the COVID-19 lockdowns, employee safety, wellbeing and productivity is front of mind. Learn from leading experts and authors of industry return-to-work guidelines to gain the right insights to create a successful plan. 

This is the first course the Future of Workplace Series. See The Next Phase Workplace and Reopening Class-A Office Masterclasses.

Download the full syllabus here. 

Who This Course is For

Professionals from real esate, technology and human resources would benefit greatly from taking this course. In addition architects, interior designers, workplace designers workplace operations, facilities managers, change managers, PropTech entrpreneurs, managers, team leaders, executives, investors and others would benefit from learning about the content contained in the course to understand not only how the issues affect them but to identify opportunities for their businesses.

Course Instructors

• Nikki Greenberg, Founder at Real Estate of the Future (New York)
• Guy Vardi, Chief Innovation Officer at Silverstein Properties (New York)
• Todd Heiser, Co-Managing Director at Gensler (Chicago)
• Cindy Coleman, Lead Strategist at Gensler (Chicago)
• Jessica Wollmuth, Principal Climate Change Sustainability Service at Ernst & Young (Chicago)
• Joshua Millman AIA, Vice President at Nutec Design and America Institute of Architects (AIA)

Objectives & Outcomes

1. Receive an overview of the current science and issues around COVID-19
2. Identify opportunities for adapting workplace design for optimal wellness and productivity 
3. Be familiarized with guidelines and recommendations by leading industry bodies
4. Understand how to leverage data and Ai technology to optimize workplace safety and team productivity
5. Learn how to prepare your organization for the immediate return to work and develop a strategic vision that will enable it to bounce back stronger in the long run
6. Receive feedback from industry experts on how to address your most pressing business challenges

Syllabus

• Module 1: How COVID-19 is understood to spread and the latest science around mitigating its spread by Nikki Greenberg (Real Estate of the Future)
• Module 2: Project Emerge: Guidelines for Navigating COVID-19 Operational Issues & Creating Sustainable, Future Operations by Jessica Wollmuth (EY)
• Module 3: American Institute of Architects (AIA) Guidelines for meeting requirements to prevent the COVID-19 spread in workplaces 
by Joshua Millman AIA (American Institute of Architects)
• Module 4: Case studies of post-COVID safe & productive workplace operations by Todd Heiser & Cindy Coleman (Gensler) 
• Module 5: Leveraging data and technology to optimize spacial planning for safety & productivity by Guy Vardi (Silverstein)

Format

The Live Course is designed to be interactive amongst attendees and lecturers. The course will open with a 'cameras on' introduction to all course participants where they can outline their reasons for attending the course and the challenge they are looking to solve. 

This course will be delivered live online using a video conferencing platform. Each module will consist of a lecture followed by an interactive tutorial where attendees can ask questions of the lecturers and discuss the topic. 

Following the last lecture, attendees are invited to stay on the platform to continue the discussion with their peers.

Time

Half day. Breaks will be provided between modules. 

Resources & Readings

Attendees will be provided the reading list prior to commencement of the course.

Homework & Assignments

There is no homework or assignments for this course. Attendees are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the resources and readings.

Certificates

Attendees who attend the full course will be provided a Certificate of Completion.

Legal

While the content of this course is delivered in good faith, the course provides general advise and both course creator and course lecturers take no responsibility for the accuracy of its content, especially as it pertains to safety. We strongly advise that you attain independent professional advice. The course will be recorded and we ask that you do not disclose sensitive or confidential information. If you do not want to be recorded, contact learn@americanproptech.com