Designing for Wellbeing: Can we leave the workplace healthier than when we arrived?

originally posted at betamore.com

Class Overview

There is growing awareness on the issue of worker wellbeing and the economics related to this issue. Leading industry professionals believe the physical workplace can actually help. They see a paradigm shift on how to measure the effectiveness of space and how space protects an organization’s most valuable asset – their people. Wellbeing goes beyond accommodations of physical needs and comfort to enhance health. A holistic approach begins with the development of a leaders Emotional Intelligence. This competency is essential to inspire enthusiasm and motivation of their people to accomplish high performance results. Humans rely on connections with other people for emotional stability. The workplace environment can promote and sustain relationships and awareness to influence behaviors and attitudes that drive effectiveness, performance, and ultimately success in the workplace.

Kevin and Kelly’s presentation will touch on:

• The importance and economics of Wellbeing
• Defining the essential six dimensions of worker Wellbeing
• Leveraging the workplace to design for Wellbeing

We hope you can join us for drinks and networking before and after their talk at Betamore.

For a sneak preview and to learn more about Wellbeing check out this video.