Architectural, Engineering, & Construction (Virtual) Forum - 230411

"Using Virtual Reality To Close The Gap Between Hybrid and In-Person Work Environments" presented by Kristi Woolsey, VP of Environments Practice, Architect & Immersive Experience Designer at BCGX

The PMI Atlanta AEC Forum is a focus group that hosts regular events with ranging topics in the architectural, engineering, and construction fields. We will show the importance of solid project management in these related fields of study.

Presentation Details         

Work has changed dramatically since pre-pandemic and many companies have moved to a hybrid work model. The challenge is always that Zoom, Teams, and Webex do not replace the interaction of in-person meetings. Mixed in-person and virtual meetings are even worse. In early 2022, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) put together a team to explore the ability of Virtual Reality (VR) to close this gap. In this talk, you will hear that research as well as where BCG has taken VR applications since that work. It won’t be long before you too are donning a headset too!

Biography  

Kristi Woolsey is a business consultant based in Pittsburgh. She began her career as a Professor of Architecture at Arizona State and SCIArch with a research specialization in the ways in which physical space can nudge behavior. She left academia to launch her own firm and grew it to become the largest woman owned firm on the west coast, providing Architecture, Interior Design, FF&E, and Construction. As technology began to embed physical space, she began specializing in experience design consulting around the combination of physical and digital. She joined MAYA Design in 2015 to lead their environments practice and was acquired by BCG in 2017. She has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Bloomberg, and more. She is the author of O’Reilly published “Designing Culture: Behavioral Strategy for the 21st Century” and has delivered 2 TEDx talks. In the last 3 years she has worked with over 50 large companies to help them move into the future of work and workplace.

When

Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM. 

Where                                                                                                         

Webinar

You will receive an email from the PMI Atlanta Chapter with the webinar link 24 hours before the event start time.

Fees

PMI Atlanta Member:  $8.00
Non-Member: $10.00

Due to coronavirus concerns, we will be hosting this event through webinar. Because of this change, member rate is now $8 and non-member rate is $10.  

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