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On May 26th, a large international audience listened in on a discussion with Industry Professor Piia Sormunen and Docent Suvi Nenonen from Tampere University, who have been heading a new multidisciplinary pre-study research "License to Breathe", on how to mitigate spread of pathogens like Covid-19 in indoor air. 

Innovative solutions and new ways to arrange workplaces are in higher demand than ever before, as organizations prepare a safe and return to offices. Health and wellbeing, and the use of real-time data is now getting more attention - in order to ensure and communicate physical and psychological safety to employees. At the same time, the emerging hybrid way of working sets new demands on both spaces and digital tools, and new expectations on FM.

More than 200 people signed up for the third part in the newly launched "Smart Workplace Sessions" series of webinars, making the new series an instant hit with nearly 700 registered viewers from over 40 countries. As new workplace strategies and discussions around the future of work and the office have accelerated all over the world, Optimaze had the pleasure, on March 31st, 2021, to host the seasoned workplace strategist Karin Ståhl of GoToWork, who shared her vast experience with the audience. 

Dr Peggie Rothe from the workplace analytics firm Leesman joined us on February 17th 2021 for a talk for the second session in our new series of workplace talks. In this session, we discussed what role smart technologies play in making the employee experience better, whether working from home, at the office or somewhere in between.

What are Smart Office Solutions? In the introductory segment of our webinar series Smart Workplace Sessions on February 3, 2021, we discussed how space and workplace software solutions help firms manage their space more efficiently and improve their employees’ workplace experience, while making a positive impact on the environment and society.

Smart Workplace Sessions is a new webinar series, with powerful and compact talks with experts of the real estate, facility and workplace management industry. The spring-term of 2021 will comprise of at least 6 parts, and will continue from there in the autumn. The series is made possible through cooperation with smart office solution provider Optimaze, together with its global and local partners.