2020 Webinar: Navigating the Return to Downtown (Nov 6)

This pandemic has caused us all to stop, reflect, and plan for a new world. One that we did not anticipate, and few had a game plan for. Safety, health, wellbeing, mitigating risk, and choice have become key initiatives to move forward and return to the workplace. But how are they implemented? What are the most important things to do now? What do the long-term implications look like?

We know that employees want to return and miss the social interaction and collaboration of the office, but that desire comes with many caveats. In this webinar experts in workplace design, technology, and organizational psychology will share their insights into how we can navigate this process, and tools we can implement to ease the immediate transition, while looking to the future. Armed with this information, you can support the organizations in your downtown and partner with them to ensure that employees feel safe in returning. 

Learning Objectives:

• Articulate typical concerns business owners and employees have about returning to the workplace, as well as strategies and design options to address them. 
• Understand technology options building owners and tenants should consider to ensure employee health.
• Communicate with business owners about addressing hesitations and fears around returning to the office.

• Karen DeShon, PhD, Partner & Organizational Development and Effectiveness Lead, Coetic (East Lansing, MI) 
• Angie Lee, FAIA, IIDA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C, Vice President, Buildings, Stantec (Chicago, IL)
• Tod Moore, RCDD, Discipline Lead, Information and Communication Technology, Stantec (Seattle, WA)

This free webinar, presented by Stantec’s Urban Places, is being held on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 11:15 a.m. ET.