DE STAP & Workplace Vitality Hub Deepdive Sessions 2024
We would like to invite you to the DE STAP & Workplace Vitality Hub event. This is an invitation only event, to which the members of DE STAP are invited.
Date: 28 November 2024
Time: 14:30 – 17:00 uur
Location: HTC-85, Workplace Vitality Hub
DE STAP
This is a Brainport region based employers network, that is highly engaged in making the Eindhoven Brainport region the most vital region in the Netherlands.
Research programs
The program will be directed at sharing the Workplace Vitality Hub’s research programs and the activities of its partners around specific themes. The ultimate goal is to hand over practical insights and tools, for these employers to kick-start their vitality programs with.
Program:
14.00h: Welcome & registration
14.30h: Introduction Workplace Vitality Hub - Marieke van Beurden, WPVH programme team
How does the office environment impact the vitality of your employees? How to prevent the fall-out of employees due to mental health issues? And how can data driven solutions help to address these issues?
15.00h: Workshops (3 rounds)
16.30h: Wrap-up & Vitaal 2025 in! (programme DE STAP for next year)
17.00h: Network drinks
Session 1 - The people-centric and tech-driven workplace
We understand the challenge companies are facing of creating workspaces that inspire and perform. Today’s employees seek collaboration, productivity, and well-being, while businesses need data-driven insights to optimise space and cut costs. Join our workshop, Human-Centered and Technology-Driven Workspaces, to unlock the workplace of tomorrow. Explore creating environments that engage talent, boost efficiency, and support growth. 81% of employers indicate they have an office-redesign planned in the next 2 years. Gain practical insights to make your workspace a true asset for people and productivity. Be part of the future of work!
Involved partners:
Zens, Beyond Eyes/Heijmans
Session 2 - The effect of light in the workplace
Exposure to ‘biological darkness’ can disrupt the body’s circadian rhythms, impacting sleep quality, reducing energy, and diminishing alertness. These effects may lead to decreased productivity, as well as potential impacts on physical and mental health. Optimal lighting involves exposure to the appropriate type and intensity of light at specific times. During work hours, sitting near a window or using high-lux lighting fixtures can help offset insufficient daylight, supporting overall health and well-being. In this workshop you can learn all about light, its influence of wellbeing, at work and beyond, and how to address this in the workplace.
Involved partners:
TU/e, Good Light Group
Session 3 - Behavioral change and encouraging movement at work
During the Fittar workshop, we will demonstrate how gamification can enhance your employees' motivation to move more. You will experience how adding game elements and a bit of friendly competition can increase engagement in physical activity. By participating in challenges and tracking progress, your employees will see how gamification in the Fittar app can improve their vitality, which in turn can boost productivity. We look forward to exploring how this approach can support your employees' well-being and motivation within your organization.
Involved partners:
TU/e, Fittar
Session 4 - Micro-breaks for mental health
Performing all day, dealing with work pressure, and maintaining concentration can cause a lot of physical and mental tension. To stay healthy, a good work-life balance is important. Microbreaks can help keep work stress under control, regain the right focus, and contribute to a good balance between tension and relaxation. A microbreak can take the form of a walk, an informal moment with your colleagues, or even innovative support at work, such as a moment on a hydrojet bed. Microbreaks enhance employee vitality, contribute to better stress management, and lead to better productivity throughout the day. Learn more about how microbreaks can lead to higher productivity and reduced stress.
Involved partners:
JK Benelux, Fontys
Sessie 5 - Soundscapes of hybride working
By shifting from working in the shared office, to the current hybrid working environment, the experience of work transformed from a communal practice to an individualized one, thereby lessening the sense of a shared workplace. In this research project we explore the role of sound in the hybrid working environment, to use sound as a design material for reconnecting what we feel has been lost: a shared professional biotope. In this workshop we present a fly-by of this design-research project: our understanding of the current soundscape of the hybrid working environment, the opportunities we see to use background sound for gluing together the distributed work environment, and some of our design explorations in designing a shared sound climate.
Involved partners:
TU/e, ONVZ
Session 6 - Tangible innovations for vitality
Hybrid meetings became essential during the pandemic, offering flexibility but reducing the chance for spontaneous office interactions. The impact? Lower engagement and increased turnover. With hybrid work here to stay, facilities and people managers need to reimagine offices as hubs for culture, creativity, and connection. Thoughtfully designed spaces that integrate smart technology and innovative office furniture can enhance social well-being and reinvigorate in-person collaboration, helping to build a stronger, more engaged workforce. Discover how to design your office to boost social well-being and revive in-person collaboration!
Involved partners:
CTOUCH, Ahrend