Tuesday, December 4, 2001 -- Facilities Planning Issues in Telework Implementation

Sponsored by ITAC
Moderated by Gil Gordon, president of Gil Gordon Associates

(Real Audio)

(Windows Media)

(PlaceWare per-slide audio)

Duration: 90 minutes

Is the office going away? Will everyone work at home in his or her blue jeans? Not likely - even after the shocking events of this fall. We'll still have offices and we'll still go to them. But the office is quickly becoming just one place - not the only place - to do "office work." The more portable our work becomes and the more we understand the benefits of decentralizing the office, the more options employers have for developing new approaches to facilities planning.

Most telework in the U.S. takes place in employees' homes, but that's far from the only alternative available. And even within the office itself, we're seeing dramatic changes in how and where people work and collaborate - the days of fixed walls and Dilbert-esque cubicle farms are fading away quickly.

During this PlaceWare presentation, you will learn about:

-       Why Telework Isn't Just Home Work - John Vivadelli

-       How to Design the Telework-Friendly Office - Tim Kane

-       Why the Centralized Office is Here to Stay - With Changes - Richard Hobbs

John Vivadelli is CEO of AgilQuest, the market leader in reservation systems that manage commercial office space.  AgilQuest enables organizations to support teleworkers with productive workplaces "Wherever, Whenever You Need to Work." Prior to AgilQuest, he was Principal in the IBM Consulting Group and developed IBM's internal mobile office management product.  Education: B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado; Post-Graduate Nuclear Engineering, U.S. Navy Nuclear Power School.  Board Positions: ITAC, National Town Builders Association, Richmond YMCA.  Other: Finalist-2001 Ernst & Young Virginia Entrepreneur of the Year; Appointed to Commonwealth of Virginia 2001 Joint Commission on Science and Technology; Commander, US Navy Reserves. CONTACT: [email protected]

Tim Kane is President, CEO, and Founder of Kinetic Workplace.  His background includes work in organizational development of New practices, technologies, and design to advance the workplace as an enabler for organizational change.  His company focus includes not only real estate but also how companies' human resources and information technology practices could help contribute to a more efficient workplace.  The new Kinetic Workplace Consulting Group focused on the corporate knowledge worker and how the practice of telework (or telecommuting), hoteling, and alternative officing could help both organizations and individuals become more efficient and more productive. He is a Board Member of ITAC and is a member of the Alliance of Work Life Professionals, the American Society for Training & Development, and the Society for Human Resource Management.  He has a BA in Economics from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA with honors from Duquesne University.  CONTACT: [email protected]

Richard Hobbs is an advisor -- www.richardwhobbs.com -- to the professional design community providing vision and strategy for professional service firms and organizations.  Following twenty-two years in private practice, ten years as the American Institute of Architects’ VP for Professional Practice and two years as AIA Resident Fellow, Marketplace Research, he now consults as a change agent, helping groups and individuals capture new value in the redefinition/reinvention of the profession.  He has written numerous articles on The Future of Workplace and the changing environment in which people, technology and place interact in new business models. This change, this evolution, will impact all organizational strategy and, in turn, the implementation and use of facilities. CONTACT: [email protected]

MODERATOR Gil Gordon heads Gil Gordon Associates and since 1982 has been consulting with employers around the world to set up successful telework programs. His Web site has become the predominant Internet resource on telework, and he is respected around the world as a true telework pioneer. He has been an ITAC board member for six years and most recently served as vice president.  His latest book is TURN IT OFF: How to Unplug from the Anytime-Anywhere Office Without Disconnecting Your Career www.turnitoff.com.  CONTACT: [email protected]