Articles

Workplace and CRE leaders are stepping into a new role: turning offices from background infrastructure into a workplace operating system that drives talent, culture, and resilience. In this WorkX article, Bill Callahan (Seismic), Nichole Aguinaga (Tandem Diabetes Care), and Alejandro Rivero (Davidson Kempner Capital Management LLC) share how they are rethinking space, services, and data so the workplace becomes a true competitive advantage.

Inside you will learn:

• How workplace experience functions as social infrastructure that shapes engagement, belonging, and retention.
• How leading teams use granular utilization and demand data to guide design and portfolio decisions, not just report occupancy.
• Ways to build resilience into your footprint through lease options, sublets, and co working that keep portfolios agile under pressure.
• How to rebalance spend from fixed on site services toward experience as a service, shared vendors, and hospitality that people actually use.
• What it means to design the workplace as an operating system, with a clear 12 month brief for CRE, workplace, and facilities teams.

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Shrinking the footprint doesn’t have to mean shrinking the experience. This new WorkX article explores how workplace and real estate leaders are right-sizing portfolios while preserving the connection, creativity, and culture that make work matter.

Featuring insights from WorkX speaker Alejandro Rivero (Head of Global Corporate Real Estate, Davidson Kempner), along with data from CBRE, Gensler, and JLL, the piece breaks down how organizations are rethinking office design, lease flexibility, and space utilization to do more with less.

In this article, you’ll learn:

• How top companies are designing smaller spaces for bigger impact
• Practical ways to build flexibility and optionality into real estate strategy
• Why hospitality-inspired design keeps hybrid teams connected
• How AI and data are reshaping portfolio decisions and workplace agility
• What “doing more with less” really looks like heading into WorkX 2026

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Too many acronyms, not enough clarity? The WorkX Workplace Metrics Acronyms Cheat Sheet is your go-to guide for decoding the terms that dominate real estate, facilities, and workplace conversations.

Inside, you'll find plain-English explanations for the acronyms that matter most including IWMS, EUI, MTTR/MTBF, PSF/RSF/USF, ESG, IAQ, EX, and more. Whether you're reviewing vendor decks, building dashboards, or aligning teams, this gets everyone on the same page.

New Article Alert: "Designing Hybrid Work for the Now & the Next"

How are today’s real estate, workplace, and facilities leaders designing truly future-ready environments?

This new piece dives into insights from WeWork, Hasbro, Dotdash Meredith, HashiCorp, and more — revealing how top teams are rethinking:

• Space optimization with agility and cost-efficiency
• Inclusive design for every neurotype and workstyle
• Technology integration that’s seamless, not performative
• Culture-building that starts virtual-first and meets people where they are

From flexible leasing to coworking pop-ups to Slack-powered community, the article unpacks how hybrid workplaces can thrive, not just function.

Facilities leaders are stepping into a new role: driving strategy, sustainability, and employee experience across the workplace.

In this article, Dan Ramirez (GlobalLogic) and Larry Charlip (formerly Warner Music Group) share how data, design, and tech are transforming facilities from a support function into a strategic force.

Inside you’ll learn:

• How leading teams use data to guide space decisions
• Why sustainability is now central to FM strategy
• What experience-driven design looks like in action
• How AI is enabling faster, smarter decisions
  

2025 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for workplace strategy and organizations are shifting from enforcing return-to-office (RTO) mandates to designing spaces people want to return to.

In this WorkX article, discover how companies like Coca-Cola and Dotdash Meredith are redefining what the office means through experience-led design, hospitality-inspired amenities, and flexibility-first planning. 

Explore emerging trends in:

• “Destination” office design with wellness, dining, and social spaces
• Hybrid and full-time office usage patterns across industries
• The role of AI and analytics in optimizing space
• Flexibility and hospitality as pillars of the future workplace

This isn’t about going back. It’s about moving forward with purpose.

Step into the future of work with a glimpse of how artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping workplaces and facilities in 2025. This article explores the profound ways AI enhances not just operational efficiency but also the very heart of employee engagement and well-being. From smart buildings that breathe life into sustainability goals to AI tools that foster collaboration and innovation, discover how technology is transforming spaces into dynamic, human-centric environments. Uncover the possibilities of predictive maintenance, personalized employee support, and data-driven designs that empower organizations to save costs while elevating the workplace experience.

Discover how ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) principles can transform corporate real estate strategies to achieve sustainability and operational efficiency. This article delves into data-driven approaches for aligning ESG goals with portfolio optimization, featuring real-world insights from Qualcomm's global headquarters transformation.