The Program

Space matters. How the design of meeting environments shapes interactions.

ArenaDatum: 13 Mar 2023 kl 14:00PDU-Code: C181FV2RQG

Grzegorz Szalajko

Strategic Project Management Advisor
Over 20 years as a project management professional, including over a decade of supporting organizations in major strategic initiatives and transformations as an advisor, allowed Grzegorz to build a deep insight on how organizations work. That’s why he focuses on systemic effects that shape the way people and entire organizations behave.

His professional experience includes cooperation with global companies as well as with local market leaders in several industries. Grzegorz is also a co-author of the Standard for Risk Management in Portfolios, Programs and Projects published by PMI and a lead editor of the global project evaluation standard Project Excellence Baseline issued by IPMA. He also contributed to several other international standards. In addition, he is a lecturer in several international MBA and Executive MBA programs, and a valued speaker regularly invited to participate in national and international events in the field of management. Awarded many times for development programs and mentoring in project management.

Grzegorz holds a master’s degree in Computer Science and Sociology. He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), International Certified Coach (ICC), Project Excellence Baseline Professional, Disciplined Agile Senior Scrum Master (DASSM), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).

Wioleta Kicman

Organizational Change and Transformation Professional
Over 10 years of experience delivering business change and transformation initiatives in public and private sector give Viola a unique perspective on human behavior and factors that influence it. That’s why in her work she focuses on the people side of business change to ensure organizational readiness to adopt new ways of working.

As an active change practitioner, Viola delivered projects for NHS, Transport for London, EY, Becton Dickinson as well as UK local authorities. In her current role at a leading global clinical research organization (CRO), she designs and executes change implementation and communication strategies, and supports leaders in creating and delivering change adoption plans adjusted to the specifics of their business areas.

Viola holds a master’s degree in Public Health and is currently pursuing a degree in Psychology. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Change Management Practitioner, Agile Change Agent (ACA), Prosci Certified Change Practitioner and Managing Successful Programs Practitioner.

Space Matters.

Do you know how your choices regarding meeting environments impact the quality of interactions between participants? Bad design of most corporate meeting spaces leads to dysfunctional behavior, so it’s quite possible that a lot of behaviors that frustrate you are also impacted by this factor. Think about a long table in the board room and a projector at its end. Did you know that it can turn people into picky spectators instead of constructive contributors? And this is just one of many examples.
We are project, change and business transformation practitioners who are ever curious about the ways various stakeholders behave in specific situations. We will take you on a journey throughout elements of space that shape human behavior. It will begin with lessons learned from urban planning and end with things that we know about tiny meeting spaces. You will learn about the views and research results of urban planners, architects, artists, psychologists, sociologists, and management professionals. It will open your eyes to the importance of space, so your meeting environments will never look the same again…

Grzegorz Szalajko

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Space matters. How the design of meeting environments shapes interactions.

Grzegorz Szalajko

Wioleta Kicman

Grzegorz Szalajko

Wioleta Kicman