This program offers a unique 3+2 learning journey—three intensive days with an award-winning expert followed by two days of immersive IFMA Conference participation—designed to equip facilities and workplace leaders with future-focused insight and practical capability. Built around IFMA’s six global workplace trends, the experience blends expert-led learning with real-world industry exposure.
During
• Workshop purpose and expectations
• Overview of future-ready FM capabilities
• Icebreaker: “What does future-ready FM mean to you?”
• Mental, physical, and environmental well-being
• Indoor air quality & modern wellness standards
• Ergonomics, sensory environments, and biophilic design
• FM responsibilities in advancing well-being
• Scenario: Responding to a workplace well-being concern
• Group prioritization: What upgrades matter most?
• Designing inclusive spaces (neurodiversity, accessibility, gender inclusivity)
• Inclusive vendor management and communication practices
• FM as a steward of equitable workplace experience
• Space inclusivity audit
• Discussion: Hidden barriers FM can address
• The new demand for flexibility
• Space design for hybrid work: zones, shared desks, collaboration spaces
• Occupancy analytics and service-level adjustments
• Operational implications (security, cleaning, maintenance)
• Activity and Discussion: Hybrid workforce personas & planning exercise
• Reflection Discussion: “What shifts must our facilities support right now?”
• Leadership vs. staff expectations
• Designing workplaces employees want to return to
• Amenities, experiences, and service enhancements
• FM as a mediator between culture and physical space
• Activity: “Destination Workplace” brainstorm
• Discussion: What would motivate voluntary return?
• Sensors, automation, predictive maintenance
• AI in FM: workflows, occupancy optimization, energy management
• Digital twins and building intelligence
• Data privacy and ethical considerations
• Activity: Identify AI opportunities in your facility
• Activity: ROI ranking of smart technologies
• Carbon reduction and net-zero strategies
• Waste management and circularity
• Energy monitoring, reporting, and transparent metrics
• ESG frameworks FM leaders must understand
• Carbon hotspot mapping
• Develop 3 high-ROI sustainability actions
Closing Discussions:
• Individual future-ready FM action plan
• Peer sharing for accountability
• Facilitator synthesis of key themes and next steps
Facility Managers and Senior Facility Managers
Workplace and Corporate Real Estate professionals
FM supervisors, coordinators, and team leads
Operations and Property Management professionals
Health, Safety, Sustainability, and ESG practitioners working closely with FM
Professionals involved in workplace strategy, hybrid work implementation, or return-to-office initiatives