Month: February 2026

EXTRAS in the MyOlivia app. Check out what’s new!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Of course, we can do a lot more with the My Olivia app. We won’t go into too much detail here. Przypomnimy dziś o EXtrasach. Warto tu zaglądać, by wiedzieć, z jakich zniżek możemy aktualnie skorzystać.

 

Olivia’s extras in My Olivia

What is it? Special offers, promotions, discounts that can only be used by employees of Olivia companies. To access the Extras, you must have a confirmed Resident Status. Find out how to do it below and keep in mind! We will be developing the Extras option, so it is worth checking here.

We also invite our Service Residents, who have attractive discounts and promotions, to apply to us, we will place them in the application.

 

Resident status step by step

 

  • Download the My Olivia app from the App Store or Google Play.
  • Register in the application using your business address (an address in the domain of a company that is located in Olivia).

 

When registering, use your business address, which is an address in the domain of the company you work for. This is very important, because when you provide your business address during registration, you will be granted the status of Resident automatically as soon as you click on the activation link sent to you to the e-mail address provided during the registration process.

 

 

  • If you do not see the activation email in your inbox, first check your SPAM. It happens that this type of correspondence (registration confirmations, orders, purchases) falls into this folder.
  • Search for the activation email by the sender “My Olivia → app@oliviacentre.com”, and if you still don’t have it, write to us on aplikacja@oliviacentre.com.
  • You can also use the contact form available in the application → the “Contact us” option in your MyOlivia panel.

 

The “Contact us” option in the MyOlivia app

 

Self-activation of Resident status

 

  • Go to the MyOlivia app.
  • Then in your user profile, i.e. click on the human icon (upper right corner of the application).
  • Select “Activate Resident Status” and follow the guidelines.
  • Tick the appropriate box: activate the status when you have an address in the company domain (point 1 in the graphic below) or activate the status when you do not have an address in the company domain or the e-mail address provided during registration is your company address (point 2 in the graphic below).

 


Remark! When applying for the resident status in case 2 (no address in the company domain…), enter the name of the company and the building in which you work/have an office in the “I work in a company…”
window.

 

 

  • Resident status should be activated within 3 working days.
  • Remember to click on the activation link that will come to your e-mail address.
  • If the process of self-activation of the Resident status fails, write to: aplikacja@oliviacentre.com

Self-activation of Resident status

 

MyOlivia app: parking lots and Olivka points
MyOlivia App: discover its features
MyOlivia app: Resident status

 

 

 

Enjoy!

 

Olivia’s Women’s Day. Creatively, Mindfully, Together

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

On the occasion of Women’s Day, we invite you, Dear Ladies, to celebrate together. This time in the Olivia Star space. See you on March 5th. As every year, we meet for a while (well, a little longer) to slow down, take a break from everyday duties and have a good time. In addition, you can discover the artist in you!

 

This year, we have prepared three intimate ceramic workshops, during which each of the participants will create their own, unique object; cup or plate. There will be gluing, molding, decorating with spatulas and letters. The result? A personal souvenir that will stay with you for a long time and will remind you of this day.

 

Workshop schedule on March 5

 

Place: 1st floor, Olivia Star

Each session lasts 45 minutes and starts punctually at the appointed time. Please arrive a little earlier.

 

Organizational information

  • The entrance is through the reception of the Olivia Star building.
  • An identity document must be presented at the reception; Please take it with you.

 

We wish you a good time, full of inspiration, conversations and the joy of creating.
See you at the workshops!

“After hours”. The second edition of the artistic year at Olivia Star

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

Art has been an important element of Olivia Centre’s identity for years. As part of the artistic Olivia project, our common spaces become art galleries. Places where emotions, sensitivity and everyday life meet. After the January-February exhibition “Between the horizon and glass”, which opened the year 2026 in the lobby of Olivia Star, we present another exhibition “After Hours”.

 

This time we invite you to the exhibition “After Hours” prepared by the ArtGranda Association.

 

“After Hours” is a story about creativity born outside the schedule; after work, after duties, in time reserved exclusively for yourself. These are works created out of an inner need, intuitively, without calculation and without pressure. Imperfect, but sincere. Growing out of mindfulness, emotions and personal experience.

 

ArtGranda is a group of friends united by a common passion for art and the need to develop talents and inspire others to consciously contact with creativity. In a world dominated by pace, messages and narratives, artists choose their own path – they create without ideological commentary, painting what is really close to them.

 

In the space of Olivia Star, this exhibition takes on additional meaning. High, glazed interiors, urban rhythm and the daily movement of employees and guests become a natural context for works created in silence, in private time. It is art that does not separate itself from life, it even enters into a dialogue with it.

 

“After hours” is an invitation to stop. To calmly look at the image, at the emotion, at oneself. We believe that art – even the one created after work – can add courage and beauty to everyday life.

 

Free admission

The exhibition can be seen until the end of April 2026

Year of Leadership 2026. Read the GFKM report

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In a world of cumulative changes, transformation ceases to be a project. It becomes a competence – organizational and leadership. Get to know the “Year of Leadership 2026” report, prepared by our resident, GFKM (Gdańsk Foundation for Management Education). This is the fifth edition of the survey – previously carried out under the name “Year of the Leader” – which provides an in-depth diagnosis of the condition of leadership in Poland year after year.

 

[DOWNLOAD THE REPORT]

 

A survey based on data, not sentiment

The report is not a soft opinion survey or a set of general reflections. It is a practical tool for assessing the quality of decisions, operational risks and the resilience of an organization in times of contradiction.

 

In this year’s edition:

  • 400 leaders from small and medium-sized companies and large organizations were surveyed,
  • In-depth qualitative interviews with managers were carried out, allowing to capture the context and real decision-making mechanisms.

 

The respondents were asked, among other things, about:

  • effective management in conditions of conflicting expectations,
  • transformations planned for 2026,
  • organizational culture as the foundation for strategy implementation,
  • challenges related to strengthening and motivating teams.

 

This combination of quantitative and qualitative data allows you to look at leadership not only through the prism of declarations, but through real decision-making experience.

 

Diagnosis of 2025 and forecast for 2026

The report shows that 2025 – despite the increase in operating costs – was seen as a time of relative stability. At the same time, leaders point out that the key challenge is no longer individual goals, but the efficiency of the entire organization is becoming one.

 

The conclusions are unambiguous:

  1. Effective change is not just about implementing it, but about involving people in its design,
  2. Organizational culture is becoming a real test of agency – although most leaders declare their support for the strategy, as many as 91% of companies have difficulty translating values into everyday practice,
  3. The year 2026 promises to be a time of accumulation of change, which means that leadership competencies will be defined primarily by the ability to guide people through the transformation process.

 

The report answers key questions:

  • How do leaders sum up 2025 – what was the biggest challenge and what was the disappointment?
  • What are their hopes, fears and priorities for 2026?
  • In which areas of development do they see an advantage in the coming year?
  • What – despite the tensions – fills them with optimism?

 

Eight Pillars of Leadership and Recommendations

The report organizes the conclusions around the eight pillars of leadership that define the effectiveness of transformation and the quality of decisions in organizations in 2026. Each of the pillars has been supplemented with specific implementation recommendations.

 

Importantly, the report contains separate indications for management boards, middle managers and HR departments, taking into account their different perspectives, scope of responsibilities and impact on organizational culture. Thanks to this, the publication is not only a diagnosis, but also a practical map of activities for the entire management structure.

 

[DOWNLOAD THE REPORT]

 

Presentation at the Olivia Centre

The conclusions of the report were presented during the 34. Meetings of the Olivia Centre HR Club, becoming a starting point for discussions about the quality of decisions, organizational culture and the readiness of companies to lead people through change.

 

The meeting showed that there is a growing need in the business environment to talk about leadership understood not as a position, but as the ability to build agency, resilience and effectiveness under pressure.

 

How to build an advantage in times of contradiction? What competencies do leaders need in 2026? You will find the answers in the “Year of Leadership 2026” report.

 

[DOWNLOAD THE REPORT]

 

Labour Market Trends 2026. Join us for the premiere of the Manpower Poland report

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

On behalf of Manpower Polska, we cordially invite you to a meeting dedicated to the latest trends in recruitment and talent management. Experts will share practical tips on how to effectively respond to the challenges of the labor market and build strategies to attract the best employees. The event will also be a great opportunity to exchange experiences and have inspiring conversations with experts and labour market leaders.

 

During the event, the premiere presentation of the “Trends and Remuneration Report” data will take place. The report presents 16 key trends that will shape the labor market in the coming months.

 

Date: 3.03.2026

 

Time: 9:00 – 11:45

 

Venue: Jupiter Room, O4 Coworking, Olivia Centre, Al. Grunwaldzka 472, Gdansk

 

9:00 – 9:45
Networking and registration

 

9:45 – 11:15
Premiere presentation of the “Trends and Remuneration Report”
data The report presents 16 key trends that will shape the labor market in the coming months.

 

IT in the AI-native
eraThe transition to an AI-native world, competency shortages, cybersecurity, and recruitment challenges that will define 2026.

 

Discussion panel
The future of work – how are AI and demographic change redefining roles and competencies in organizations?
The debate will focus on demographic challenges in the labour market – the departure of experienced employees and the shrinking talent pool. Experts will also discuss the impact of AI on organizations and professional roles. Participants will learn how to combine the potential of people with technology to build future-ready companies.

 

11:15- 11:45
Networking with refreshments

 

 

The number of places is limited.
Registration: event@pl.manpowergroup.com

 

 

 

Olivia Centre welcomes new medical centre

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

“Harmonia” Mental Health Clinics are a type of facilities of the LUX MED Group developed throughout the country. Patients of all ages will find help in mental health and personal development.

 

The development of the Harmonia clinic network is related to the growing needs, but also to social awareness in the field of mental well-being and care for one’s own well-being and the well-being of loved ones. In the new facility, patients can take advantage of the advice of psychiatrists, psychologists, neuropsychologists, sexologists, psychodieticians and speech therapists. It hosts individual, couples and family consultations, both in the form of stationary visits and in the form of video consultations and telephone consultations. The facility also offers psychological diagnostics, cognitive functioning tests, as well as diagnoses of ADHD, the autism spectrum in both children and adults.

Located on the first floor of Olivia’s newest building, Olivia Prime, the facility is designed to support therapy and improve the well-being of patients and staff: filled with bright colours, wood, plants and comfort-enhancing soft upholstery fabrics for the sofas and armchairs. The architectural office Design Anatomy was responsible for the detailed design of the facility, and the implementation was on the side of Construction Plus.

 

– Renting space in Olivia Centre is another important investment for us. We are all the more pleased to be present in the complex at Grunwaldzka Avenue, as it is the first facility of the LUX MED Group network of Mental Health Clinics “Harmonia” in the Tri-City. We wanted a well-connected location that was easily accessible to patients, while offering a modern, friendly infrastructure. Olivia Prime fully meets these expectations by providing a space designed to support the treatment process – both functionally and aesthetically. We are convinced that the presence of “Harmonia” in Olivia will make a real contribution to improving the availability of professional mental health care and increasing the comfort of patients using the services of our Group – says Robert Kalota, Director of the Investment and Administration Department of the LUX MED Group.

 

– A wide range of medical services and diagnostics broadens our attractiveness not only for employees of companies with their offices in Olivia, but for every resident of the Tri-City – says Bogusław Wieczorek, Olivia’s Board Representative. – The “Harmonia” Mental Health Clinic, the leader of private health services in Poland, of the LUX MED Group, is another medical facility in Olivia. Previously, the inhabitants of the Tri-City could use the medical offer of two Medicover facilities, as well as a pharmacy. This is part of our policy of providing not only high-quality space for doing business, but also well-being – this is what the largest botanical garden in Pomerania, Olivia Garden, which offers places for meetings, quiet work and relaxation among majestic greenery, but also a two-storey fitness club, numerous sports clubs, the development of passion and social integration. We also support local initiatives that improve the quality of life in Oliwa, the district of Gdańsk where Olivia is located, so I am pleased to emphasize that we are part of the living social organism of the entire Tri-City.

Fig. Lux Med’s own materials

Open Days at the Thinking Zone

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

In February 2026, Thinking Zone Primary School and High School invite families to Open Days at the Olivia Centre. It is an opportunity to see an innovative model of education up close, get to know the staff and experience the atmosphere of a school where learning is based on curiosity, cooperation and reflection.

 

Dates and times

What is a Thinking Zone?

Thinking Zone is a school based on the proprietary VESS methodology and the Project Zero philosophy of Harvard University. Education here focuses on developing critical thinking, creativity, social competence and entrepreneurship. Instead of the pressure of evaluations, a culture of feedback, dialogue and cooperation dominates.

Students learn through action, experimentation and reflection – in spaces designed to support the learning process, m.in Malort, STEAM, Grow Zone, Chill Room and Art Zone.

 

Why does the Thinking Zone stand out on the map of schools?

It is a place where:

  • Education adapts to the student — not the student to the system.
  • Each project develops creativity, logical thinking and the courage to act, instead of learning by heart.
  • Instead of the pressure of grades, a culture of feedback, trust and cooperation dominates, which strengthens the child’s sense of security and agency.
  • Learning takes place through action, experience and reflection, and not just by memorizing content.

 

During the Open Days, parents can see how the Thinking Zone:

  • supports students in discovering their passions, talents and strengths,
  • develops empathy, communication and responsibility for oneself and others,
  • builds entrepreneurial thinking and the ability to work in teamwork in real projects,
  • helps young people consciously plan their further educational and life path,
  • It strengthens self-confidence, curiosity about the world and readiness for the challenges of the future.

What awaits the participants of the Open Days?

During the meetings, you will be able to learn about

  • recruitment rules and the first months of study,
  • the way the VESS Model works in practice,
  • the role of educational spaces and additional activities,
  • the school’s approach to emotional and social development,
  • Thinking Zone methodology.
  • how the school teaches to think in motion – Thinking InMotion – and develop entrepreneurship.
  • how the school supports each student emotionally and socially,
  • what a Thinking Zone student’s day looks like through the eyes of a student,
  • which is offered by unique spaces: Art Zone, Malort and STEAM.

Each meeting will end with a walk around the facility and a Q session.

Recruitment 2026/2027

Recruitment for the 2026/2027 school year is already underway. Participation in the Open Days requires prior registration – the number of places is limited.

Location

Thinking Zone
472 Grunwaldzka Street, 80-309 Gdańsk
Olivia Centre | Olivia Gate B | 1st floor

How to enter the building?
At the reception of Olivia Gate B, you must collect the guest’s entry card (upon presentation of your ID) and then take the elevator to the 1st floor.

 

Gdynia is 100 years old!

Posted on by Katarzyna Halicka

On February 10, 2026, exactly 100 years have passed since Gdynia was granted city rights. This is one of the fastest and most symbolic urban development stories in Poland: a small town on the Bay of Gdańsk has become a modern city-port, designed “from scratch” and oriented towards the future.

 

The foundation: the port and the state project of modernity

Gdynia in the Second Republic of Poland became a response to the real need for Polish independent access to the sea. The construction of the temporary port began in the spring of 1921, and the formal beginning of the Port of Gdynia is the Sejm Act of 23 September 1922 – it was the port that initiated the demographic, infrastructural and economic development of the city.

 

It is most often said that Gdynia was “designed” by Eugeniusz Kwiatkowski. In fact, he was a strategist and architect of ideas – a man who determined the creation of the city-port, provided political and financial support for the investment, and gave it a symbolic dimension of modern Polish. However, the actual spatial shape of Gdynia was developed by a team of urban planners and architects, primarily:

  • Roman Feliński – chief planner of Gdynia’s development in the 1920s and 1930s; co-creator of a clear layout of streets, relations between the center and the waterfront and the logical division of the city into port, residential and representative functions.
  • Adam Kuncewicz – co-responsible for the concept of spatial development and the connection of the city with the port facilities.

They were the ones who made Gdynia not a chaotic investment entity, but a coherent urban organism, where the port, downtown and residential districts complemented each other.

@jkszphotography | freepik

 

An icon of interwar modernism

The centre of Gdynia is unique on a European scale as a coherent ensemble of modernist interwar architecture. In 2015 the modernist centre of Gdynia was declared a Monument of History; In the official materials of the city, m.in scale of the area (approx. 88 ha) and the number of facilities (approx. 450 buildings) are emphasized.

 

Characteristic features of Gdynia’s modernism are:

  • simple, geometric solids,
  • horizontal window strips (so-called “ship windows”),
  • corners emphasized by semicircular towers,
  • terraces, loggias and glazed staircases,
  • Aesthetics inspired by ship architecture and functionalism.

 

The most important buildings and their creators

  • The Sailor’s House (1937–1938) – designed by Jerzy Müller
    An icon of Gdynia’s modernism over Kościuszko Square; A light, horizontal body with characteristic window strips and a maritime character.
  • Tenement house of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (1936) – design. Zbigniew Kupiec, Stefan Reychman
    The monumental and at the same time elegant façade at 10 Februara Street is an example of institutional modernism of the highest class.
  • Bank Polish (1930–1931) – designed by Wacław Tomaszewski, Jerzy Müller
    A building combining functionalism with representativeness; One of the best composed facilities in the city centre.
  • PLO building (1937–1939) – designed by Zbigniew Kupiec
    A symbol of the maritime character of the city — simple, rhythmic, modern.
  • Tenement house at 26–28 Abrahama Street (1936) – designed by Tadeusz Jędrzejewski
    An exemplary example of a modernist tenement house in Gdynia with a corner accent and a “ship” detail.

 

The entire downtown complex shows that Gdynia was not only a port city, but also a laboratory of modern architecture, where Polish architects tested European ideas of functionalism and modernism.

 

 

A city of culture and major events

Over the decades, Gdynia has built a brand of a city of festivals and ambitious initiatives:

  • Polish Film Festival in Gdynia (FPFF) – the most important celebration of Polish cinema; the festival started in 1974 and was moved to Gdynia in 1987.
  • Open’er Festival – one of the largest music events in the region, organized in Gdynia and the municipality of Kosakowo (Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport); The 2026 edition is announced on the official website of the event.
  • Gdynia Design Days – a festival of design and urban innovation (in recent editions with a program of exhibitions, debates and installations).

 

Marine DNA: symbols and places that “make” Gdynia

The image of the city is also built by institutions and facilities that talk about the sea and mobility:

  • Emigration Museum – opened on 16 May 2015 in the historic Maritime Station; tells about the experience of departures and returns of Poles.
  • ORP “Błyskawica” – since 1976 it has been functioning as a museum ship (within the structures of the Naval Museum).
  • Gdynia Aquarium – has been operating since 1971 and is one of the most recognizable educational attractions of the city.

 

100th anniversary as an excuse to tell the story of the city anew

In the communication about the jubilee, there is a thought that “it began with the sea”, and the celebrations are to last not only one day, but throughout the year – as a joint celebration of residents and guests.

 

Sources:

Gdynia.pl

The history of Gdynia in a nutshell

PortalMorski.pl

History of the construction of the port: Gdynia City Museum; Port Gdynia

Gdynia City of Modernism

Gdynia Aquarium

Histroria.org

Trojmiasto.pl “Gdynia as you don’t know it”

Beautiful modernism: Bankowiec, or a residential complex in Gdynia