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Webinar Abstract

Event Type: Webinar

When: 29/06/2010

Cost: FREE

We believe that six drivers will reshape organisations in the ‘tennies’ to be fitter, and leaner – the ‘six pack’ for the corporation that provides a much lower cost base for work. We have looked at the ‘cost of work’ – a measure of the overhead required today to allow a person to be productive. For a leading, blue chip organisation this is anywhere between $19,000 and $22,000, at the moment per person per annum in a capital city.

The target for some companies is now under $7,000, achieved through innovation, mobility and the adoption of new workstyles. New technology will have a dramatic affect on how and where work is done. We present three of the key drivers and enablers of change, for both small and medium sized businesses as well as multi-national enterprises. Trends such as accelerating the adoption of mobility, virtual workplace portals and the migration to ‘cloud computing’ will see a gradual transition to ‘empty’ or thin office buildings, devoid of all technology

The webinar will specifically help you identify cost savings from:

Real estate – gather data on utilization rates and churn costs to identify real costs of occupancy

Technology – fully unify corporate technology so that employees can effectively work anywhere

Sustainability – reduce carbon output of a smaller property portfolio through adoption of intelligent building management systems


Presented By

Philip Ross,
CEO, Cordless Group

Philip specialises in the impact of emerging technology on work and the workplace.

He has worked with organisations such as Ernst & Young, Allen & Overy, GlaxoSmithKline, Cisco, McKinsey & Co, Nottingham City Council, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Royal Bank of Scotland, Jones Lang LaSalle and Ericsson on future concepts based on emerging technologies.

Philip has spoken at conferences around the world including the Wall Street Journal Europe CEO Forum on Converging Technologies, alt.office in the USA and Corenet’s Global Summits in Beijing and Melbourne. In 1994 he wrote and published The Cordless Office Report and launched a report, the Wireless Workplace in autumn 2006. He has written three books on the future of cities, work and workplace: The Creative Office, The 21st Century Office and Space to Work (all co-authored with Jeremy Myerson).  He has also contributed to a number of other books including the Corporate Fool and the Responsible Workplace.

Philip regularly runs think-tanks and workshops with organisations in the process of considering workplace evolution.  Philip brings:

Unparalleled global knowledge of workplace innovation case studies, benefits and enablers, drivers and results - allowing knowledge sharing and benchmarking

Ideas and drivers of change, from the expectations of the next generation to successful strategies for implementing change

Technology enablers and drivers of change – a view of the key technologies that are being adopted by organisations to enable workplace innovations, together with a roadmap to allow future proofing