Since 2004, she has worked for Kinnarps Polska sp. z o. o., a company owned by the Swedish concern – Kinnarps AB – the largest European supplier of solutions for workspace. Since 2010, Maria has been responsible for employee development strategy and intra-company communication in Poland. She is an expert of “Kinnarps Next Office” concept aimed to assist companies with workplace optimisation process. Her areas of interest include challenges of contemporary intellectual work environment such as social and technological trends, studies, change management and ergonomics in a broad sense.
Topic:A decade of diversity – changes and trends in the work environment.
Description: The work environment is undergoing transformation. The younger generation of employees enters the market and new technological advances enable off-site work. When analysing demographic, technological and social trends, it is worth posing a question whether today’s offices match the employees’ needs and current market challenges? Is changing a traditional idea of an office only an attractive alternative for contemporary organisations or whether it is a necessity in the era of struggling for new talents and competitive edge?