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What does the future hold for office design? In this look into the 2030 office, we look at the top 11 solutions, trends and innovations expected to dramatically change office design over the next decade. Key questions we ask in this report  are:

• What does the next generation of workers need and want from their workplaces? 
  
• How will disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence impact the way we work and the spaces we work in?
• Where is sustainable design headed and why will it be a priority over the next decade?
• What new office architecture & design tools are on the horizon and how will they change your life for the better?
• What do you need to do to prepare for the next wave of the digital revolution?

The open office layout is having a PR crisis. Over the past few years, dozens if not hundreds of articles have been published everywhere from the Fast Company to Buzzfeed to the Washington Post trashing the open office layout. 

But are open layout offices really the root of all negative workplace behavior? Furthermore, are there instances where open office floorplans have lived up to their initial promise of improved productivity, collaboration and innovation? In an effort to learn more, we sat down with our speakers from Simple Finance, Robin, & Chapman University to discuss:

• What separates open-office layout successes from failures? Are there any predictors of success?
• What key considerations should office designers make before they move to an open floor plan especially when it comes to cultural readiness?
• In what ways do open-offices live up to the hype? What are the real potential downfalls workplace designers should be aware of?

At the 2018 Future Office West this past summer, we sat down with Ruven Gotz, Director, Digital Workplace Advisory at Avanade, to discuss the future of workspace design, how work environments impact employee productivity and why Future Offices is different from other office design events.

Technology, especially new construction, impacts every aspect of our daily lives. Learn more about the top seven tech trends hitting the Future Offices Market. Over the next 9 pages, we’ll unpack everything from open space floor plans to IoT and discuss why it’s imperative for offices to jump on the tech train. 

This article covers emerging workspace solutions such as:

• Teleconferencing
• IoT
• Nontraditional Illumination
• Next Generation Acoustics
• Sustainable Design
• Ergonomic Seating

As the Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of IIDA, Cheryl is committed to achieving broad recognition for the value of design and its significant role in society through both functionality and engagement in everyday workspaces and the built environment.

Furthermore, in 2015 and 2017, she was named one of Newcity’s Design 50, an annual list of influencers who promote and present design in Chicago. Cheryl has been referred to by Interior Design magazine as “an ambassador for innovation and expansion, and a visionary strategist.” Citing her leadership in the industry, Cheryl was inducted into the prestigious Interior Design Hall of Fame in 2016.

Experience Future Offices!

THE SCIENCE BEHIND OCCUPANT FOCUSED SPECIFICATION TO ACHIEVE IMPROVED BUILDING PERFORMANCE, OCCUPANT PRODUCTIVITY AND PERCEPTION

Presentation by Lucas Hamilton, Manager, Building Science Applications, CertainTeed / Saint-Gobain

• Putting people first is the right order when it comes to creating spaces for companies to thrive
• Design and product specification should be based on how the occupants will feel, respond and perceive the new working environment
• Lucas Hamilton, Manager, Building Science Applications, CertainTeed / Saint-Gobain

Transforming The Way People Are Welcomed In Corporate Offices Through Technology: MISTAKES WERE MADE and what we’ve learned.

Presentation by:

• Rhio Champine, Engineer, FICO
• Gregory Blondeau, CEO & Founder, Proxyclick

Find out how FICO used technology to achieve the following goals:

• Become GDPR compliant
• Reduce management overhead
• Create a unified experience
• Modernize our offices
• Reduce effort by visitors
• Cloud first

How State Fund Transformed a 100+ Year Old Company Culture With The Creation of a Corporate University.

Presentation by:

• Teresa I. Navarec, Vice President of Corporate Real Estate, State Compensation Insurance Fund
• Andrea Bailey, HR Business Partner and Chief of Staff, State Compensation Insurance Fund

• Analyzing job responsibilities and determining the most essential technology
• Creating an alignment between office design, technology, and your workforce

Presentation by Danny Rogers, VP of Channels, AVI-SPL

In this interview, Siemens Real Estate's EVP, Head of Region Americas, Michael Kruklinski talks about how Siemens leverages "intelligent space design" to make their offices more profitable, efficient and sustainable. Other highlights from the conversation include:

• Using sensors to ensure workspaces are not under- or over-utilized 
• Avoiding a "one-size-fits-all" approach to office design by building agile and customizable workspaces  
• How Siemens is evolving their approach to office design to the meet the changing needs and expectations of their workforce

Collaboration drives creativity in NeueHouse’s shared workspaces. With locations in Manhattan and Los Angeles, NeueHouse offers experiences, workspaces, personalized services and opportunities that foster new ideas and important associations. In that environment, most people don’t want to worry about logging into systems, setting up presentations and passing speaker control from one participant to another in order to share a document. They want to be able to share the conference information and have a dialogue with somebody as they would in a face-to-face meeting—a feat that's often easier said than done. ClickShare enables NeueHouse  to have seamlessly presentations across the board.

Creating clutter-free workspaces

To create the most productive workspaces, NeueHouse Chief Technology Officer Greg Harper creates clean and productive environments. That means they have no wires on the desks and the tables and are flexible enough to make content sharing easy in every conference room and special event space. Barco’s ClickShare provides an unobtrusive wireless format, easy-to-use interface and intuitive sharing capabilities making it a logical companion to these modern, minimalist spaces, aiding both form and function. ClickShare units are flexible to configure, seamlessly fostering the sharing and collaboration that are part of all creative business environments.

Simple, compatible, secure

Regardless of the technical expertise of the user, ClickShare is a great equalizer. Tech novices and experts are equally comfortable and can immediately meet and share—regardless of whether users are working on a Mac or PC. By eliminating time wasters such as configuring passwords, accessing Wi-Fi networks and connecting network cables, meetings run seamlessly and effectively. And since the data flows through a wireless connection between the button and the device, nothing has to go on the NeueHouse network, ensuring their network remains secure.

The simplicity, compatibility and security of ClickShare can pay off. Studies show nine in ten office workers experience technology-related stress in meetings, and 12% report their meeting room technology struggles actually lost business for their employer. So the simplicity of ClickShare delivers an immediate ROI.

Flexible Workspaces have problem to earn some big benefits for big companies!

Read Office Freedom's reasons why some of the largest companies are moving to flexible workspaces instead of the traditional office. 

• Cost Reduction
• Speed to Market
• Flexibility and Access to Talent
• Great Spaces Available