Today, a changing workforce, new technology and emerging office cultures are reshaping the corporate office. In the meantime, engagement is down, recruiting is competitive and a new emphasis on collaboration asks more of the modern workplace than ever.
I was joined by Cedric Jones, Director of Real Estate and Facilities at Exelon in hosting a workshop for forty-plus attendees at Future Offices West 2016 in Los Angeles. We planned to cover five trending workplace-related topics in “Knowledge is Power: Understanding Trends to Realize Measurable Results,” but our lively discussions only left us time for three—and response was tremendous. Today, I’m sharing how our participants from corporate real estate responded to two questions we asked about each trend as well as my Aha Moments regarding design for the corporate workplace.
First up: PEOPLE. We’re coming up against a massive demographic shift. At 40% today, by 2025, millennials will make up 75% of the workforce.