New work in old spaces

This is how the modernization went at Schwäbisch Hall

New construction or modernization of existing buildings? Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall faced this question – and consciously decided to renovate its traditional campus step by step. Why? Because it's not just about buildings, but about culture, collaboration, and the future of work.

What it's about

In this episode of the cResonance Laboratories speak Doris Baumeister (Speaker, Personnel and Organizational Development, Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall), Armin Wallrapp (Head of Construction Projects and Infrastructure Operations Schwäbisch Hall Facility Management GmbH) and Dr. Hannah Genau-Hagebölling (Senior Change Management Consultant at combine) with host and combine Managing Director Matthias Pietzcker about one of the largest and longest-term projects that combine is currently supporting.

The topics of conversation:

  • Why the building society is modernizing its existing buildings instead of building new ones.
  • How sustainability, transformation, and location loyalty interact.
  • What challenges a change process with over 3,500 employees entails.
  • How skepticism can turn into acceptance – and which formats have successfully involved employees.
  • What role activity-based working concepts and desk sharing play in the future.

 

Conclusion: It doesn't always have to be a new building to successfully implement modern workplace concepts. A truly relevant success factor is good change management: change is effective when employees are involved, taken seriously, and accompanied step by step on the journey.

Special thanks go to Muuto, who furnished us with furniture.

A pink and yellow logo for the combine resonance lab

What we do at combine

Our Vision: An inspiring environment creates space for success.

We are driving the transformation of working methods and work culture – and developing the appropriate workplace strategy for it.

Functionality, economy, and design go hand-in-hand. That's why we help organizations gain a holistic view of their real estate.

To create top-tier work environments, we immerse ourselves deeply in organizations to understand them.

We develop work environments that consistently combine space, technology, organizational structure, and company culture.

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