“Game changer.” It’s one of the most overused phrases in corporate real estate and proptech. Every new platform, every new feature, every new strategy seems to carry the label. And yet, very few of these supposed “game chang…
One of the things I’ve learned over the years, both in consulting and just living life, is that you can have all the right components of an experience in place and still fail miserably at delivering that experience. Because it’s not eno…
Digital signage used to live in a very specific world: specialized AV vendors, pricey media players, integrators with deep expertise, and projects that were often more art installation than workplace tool. Now Microsoft and Amazon just crashed the …
As workplaces evolve into smart, connected environments, digital access is becoming a topic of frequent discussion, as organizations attempt to improve both security and employee experience. Facial recognition and facial authentication are inc…
Putting in a room or desk booking system is only part of the journey to reducing your workplace floorspace, improving your space utilization, and increasing employee satisfaction. Implementing the system is no small feat, but the bigger challenge us…
Designing a workplace that truly supports the well-being of employees is a challenging but crucial task. Many of us believe we're creating healthy environments that unlock workplace potential, but are we really leveraging all the tools at our dispos…
The Kendeda Building in Atlanta, Georgia, stands as a beacon of sustainable design and construction. It’s not just a building; it’s a mission. A mission to prove that we can design, construct, and operate regenerative buildings in our re…
In today's rapidly evolving workplaces, effective communication is more crucial than ever. Gone are the days of relying solely on static bulletin boards to disseminate information. Enter workplace digital signage – a dynamic solution that is t…
A few weeks ago, I found myself back in the bustling streets of NYC for the first time in 2024. My mission: meeting clients in both the towering skyscrapers of Manhattan and the vibrant streets of Jersey City. The catch? These were three very distin…
As we stride into the heart of 2024, the debate over the future of the workplace continues to evolve, but the role of corporate workplace leaders has never been more pivotal. It's time for corporate workplace leaders to shift their focus. The year …
…and what it can teach you about creating smarter spaces. Disney is world renowned for being an experience led organization. I don’t know many, if any other organizations around the world that you could point to that put the exper…
The technology we deploy in the workplace is going to be relied upon to make or break the success of enforcing failure to comply with Return to Office (RTO) mandates. If you work for an organization who’s either thinking about or alread…
Are you monitoring the right things to really make an impact? With ESG on the minds of most corporate boards, sustainability and therefore workplace energy use is likely under the microscope in your organization. If not for sustainability but with …
… and why now is the time to fix them! The guest sign in experience is often the first physical experience your customers, your partners and your prospective employees have with your organization. And for this reason alone, I feel it’s…
Luxury Item or Imperative Tool for Room Reservation Success? Meeting Room Panels have often been considered a luxury item by many organizations, a piece of nice to have hardware that makes the office ‘look’ hi-tech but offered little ta…
Get your smart workplace program off on the right foot! I bet you’ve got a long list of Proptech companies calling you up telling you they have the exact product, tool or technology to do what you need in your workplace or office portfolio. …
There are very few things that drive me a little crazier right now than all the talk of Workplace Occupancy, Utilization, Attendance, Capacity and most of all, how both the media, and the industry, seem to be using them all interchangeably. (Ok end …
Smart Buildings, Smart Workplaces, Digital Twins, Offices of the Future… these are all buzzwords we hear every day and are often used interchangeably. In this episode of Creating Smarter Spaces, I discussed the differences between Smart Buil…
So you want to take some solid steps towards making your workplace portfolio smarter, but there are so many products on the market, and you’ve got so many spaces, trying to work out where to start is daunting? These approaches will help you c…
Using data to improve building operations and enhance employee productivity There is a lot of concentration on the efficiency of buildings themselves from an operational and sustainability perspective, and rightly so, with the built environment bei…
Three key components you need to ensure success. The one thing I get asked by every client who visits us at #AccentureNYC is: “How have you been so successful at getting this many people into the office?” They ask that question an…
5 things people hated about the office to begin with Many organizations are focused on making the office the place people want to come back to and both the way they work as well as how they work since leaving has changed. But while we ar…
For the few major things it got wrong, let’s not lose sight of some it got very, very right. Not too many years ago, WeWork was the darling of the Wall St., and many might say, the global Corporate Real Estate industry. But their fa…
Why badge data will lead to portfolio bloat and how to avoid it. For most CRE professionals, badge data has long been the go-to source for occupancy reporting and planning. But the future of work has changed, and the value of badge data has…
