The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) announced a new area of interest for professionals concerned with innovation in the workplace. The Workplace Evolutionaries (W.E.) was created by IFMA’s Corporate Real Estate Council (CREC) to provide a collaborative and learning environment to help evolve the workplace, expand workplace innovation and empower people.
“IFMA is delighted to welcome this new group of members into the organization who are passionate, dedicated professionals interested in the integration of workplace, facility management and real estate,” said IFMA president and CEO, Tony Keane. “This area of interest is aligned with one of our 11 core competencies. We will all benefit from the focus this group will bring to the organization on new innovative ideas for creating more productive and cost-effective places for work.”
Jim Ware is president of the CREC, executive director of The Future of Work…unlimited, and global research director for Occupiers Journal Ltd.
“I was excited to lead the CREC when I took over as president this past year but now I am even more enthusiastic with this opportunity to work with Kate North, the Workplace Evolutionary leader, and her talented and passionate leadership team,” says Ware.
“The CRE council’s mission is to align real estate and facility management. Workplace innovation is part of the CREC‘s charter, which is now supported through the council’s new energy and growth. We plan to align ourselves with the work of the IFMA Foundation and IFMA Foundation Research Committee, other IFMA councils and the global academic community to be in tune with the latest thinking in workplace design, management and technology.”
Kate North, vice-resident of global development for e-Work.com, will be assisted by CREC board members Diane Coles Levine of N Health Plan, Nancy Johnson Sanquist of Manhattan Software, Janice Cimbalo of JLL, and Erik Jasper of Planon.
The CREC W.E. will have its official kick-off during IFMA’s 2013 Facility Fusion conference in Los Angeles, Calif., this April.
