New Ways of Working Network

Join the discussion . . .

Despite the rapid adoption of new ways of working in the past seven years, penetration into mainstream practice remains low. Our benchmark studies consistently find the same barriers: organizational culture, management concerns, resistance/fear of change and executive buy-in. Join us at our 12th symposium as our NewWOW researchers share the results of our investigation into how organizations have confronted and overcome obstacles to workplace change. The sessions will feature panels discussing actual case studies showing how organizations address barriers and the solutions they employed to overcome obstructions.

Dates: Sunday, March 18 5:30 pm, until Wednesday, March 21 noon.

Location: Vallombrosa Conference Center, Menlo Park, California

Facebook field trip: On Tuesday, March 20, the symposium will be hosted by Facebook at its new HQ campus in Menlo Park (a refurbished version of the former Sun campus). We’ll feature a tour and a discussion between Eric Richert, planner of the Sun campus, and John Tenanes, Director of Real Estate for Facebook. We’ll continue our examination of barriers with more panels/case studies.

Costs:  Members: $300 (incidental food fee)
Non-members: $1200 (incidental food fee + symposium fee)
Lodging cost not included

Reservations: To register for the symposium, follow this link

Transportation: Attendees are encouraged to share rides to and from Vallombrosa and the Facebook HQ. Vallombrosa is about 10 minutes from the Sheraton Hotel. Facebook is about 20 minutes from the Sheraton.

Lodging: Sheraton Hotel, 625 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301 For room reservations call or email: Antoinette Tanaka, Catering Manager. Tel: 650.566.4692; email: atanaka@pahotel.com. Reserve your room as soon as possible. Reservations are on a first come basis. When calling, tell Antoinette you are with New WOW and she will give you the best rate available.