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Gensler's 2013 Workplace Survey: Balance in Any Environment

In our recently released 2013 Workplace Survey (WPS), we found that workplace effectiveness has dropped since 2008...

U.S. Workplace Survey 2016

Today’s organizations value Innovation, creativity and differentiation. Our latest workplace survey looks at how...

Japan Workplace Survey 2020

We analyzed the Japanese workplace to address and improve workplace quality and experience.

Germany Workplace Survey 2019

A deep dive into the changing German workplace and how they can improve productivity and satisfaction through...

Middle East Workplace Survey 2020

An investigation into the changing nature of the Middle East workplace.

U.K. Workplace Survey 2016

The divide between the “haves and have nots” has grown exponentially in recent years. Can design help to resolve...

Asia Workplace Survey 2016

As Asian companies focus on competitiveness in a global market, they must explore a new, more balanced workplace...

U.S. Workplace Survey 2020

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Consumer Products

Are consumer products companies delivering on workplace experience? Employees report high levels of workplace...

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Not-for-Profit

Is the workplace helping not-for-profit organizations achieve their mission? Less than one in four NFP employees...

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Technology

What’s next for the tech workplace? Employees report higher-than-average levels of choice, satisfaction and...

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Energy

What opportunities exist to improve the workplace for energy companies? While job satisfaction in this industry is...

LATAM Workplace Survey 2017

How well is the Latin American workplace supporting the region’s knowledge workers, and what are the opportunities...

The 2013 U.S. Workplace Survey

What factors drive workplace performance? Employees in top-performing workplaces—those that balance focus and...

U.S. Work From Home Survey 2020

Lessons from working from home during COVID-19 offer an opportunity to rethink our future physical workplace.

An Inconvenient Truth for the UK Workplace?

This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys. Read Phil Tidd’s first blog post...

How Can the Workplace Impact Innovation?

Gensler’s U.S. Workplace Survey 2016 is the latest in a series that builds on over a decade of workplace research...

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How Workplace is Shaping the Future of Cities

Managing a Work Anywhere Culture

As work increasingly happens anywhere, what are companies doing to get people to come in to the workplace?

UK Workplace Survey 2016: The Science Behind the Data

How Design Drives Innovation, This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys. Can...

How Open Is Too Open for Your Office?

It’s time to end the debate about whether offices should be an open or closed environment. New data from Gensler's...

Too Much Information: The Unintended Consequences of a Hyper-Connected Workplace

It’s open season for the workplace. The UK has one of the highest percentage of open plan work environments in the...

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Government

Can government workplaces improve in a time of budget and space constraints? Increasing employee choice and mobility...

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Legal

Do lawyers work differently? Attorneys spend comparatively more time focusing than their peers in other industries...

Workplace Trends: A Decade of Data

INSIGHT — Ten years ago, the arena of workplace research was a different place. Today, our knowledge of workplace...

The Workplace is Your Key Recruiting Tool

In the battle for top talent, workplace design is the go-to recruiting tool. People want creative workspace...

2010 Legal Workplace Survey

Do lawyers use the workplace differently? Attorneys report their private office is the prime location for focus and...

The 2006 U.S. Workplace Survey

How does design drive business performance? High-performance work environments are an opportunity to improve...

The 2005 U.K. Workplace Survey

Are poorly designed offices eroding productivity? Over half of UK workers don’t believe their office is designed to...

Show Me the Meaning! Designing the Not-for-Profit Workplace.

As part of a blog series exploring Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys, this post examines findings specific to the...

The Open Office Isn't Dead (Redux)

It’s time for a new narrative around work and the workplace — one that reflects the realities of the needs and...

Gensler Design Forecast Tokyo: How to Win the Battle of Workstyle Transformation

Gensler’s Tokyo office hosted a workshop on how to create a smart and balanced workplace, and investing in the right...

Winning the War for Talent: Could Your Workplace be Doing More?

With the labor shortage in the U.S. expected to continue for years, leading organizations aren’t waiting for their...

In the Face of the Coronavirus, Workplace Wellness is Key

Here are steps employers can take to keep workplaces safe and healthy.

Experiential Design is Changing the Rules of the Workplace

Client insights from Gensler Morristown's panel discussion on workplace performance.

Design Forecast La Crosse: The Future of Work

Gensler’s La Crosse office hosted a panel discussion on workplace trends, including tips for connecting a mobile...

Seven Ideas to Create an Inspiring Workplace

Achieving the right kind of workplace is challenging, but the following ideas can change your office from a mundane...

Unlocking Innovation in the Government Workplace

Mecklenburg County Land Use Environmental Service Agency, Charlotte, NC, This post is part of a series of blog posts...

What Happens When We Return to the Workplace?

It’s not too early to start planning how we can return people to the workplace once the COVID-19 crisis ends.

Wellbeing in the Workplace Has Superpowers

The wellbeing of your employees is a business strategy aimed at increasing productivity, enhancing engagement, and...

The Importance of ‘Place’ in the Workplace: An Evolution

CBRE Masonic Temple in Glendale, California. /Ryan Gobuty. This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s...

Design Forecast Phoenix: A New Workplace Narrative

Gensler Phoenix partnered with our local ULI chapter to bring the local community together to discuss new challenges...

The Surprising Truth About Choice

This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys. Discovering the unexpected is...

Insights From Gensler’s U.S. Work From Home Survey 2020

The Gensler Research Institute published its U.S. Work from Home Survey 2020, featuring findings on the experience...

A Workplace Designed for the Innovation Economy

Fueled by new technologies, global markets, urbanization and changing demographics, the ability to drive new...

The Power to Question

Gensler’s 2013 U.S. Workplace Survey documents the state of the U.S. workplace performance. It’s also a unique lens...

WPI? Tool Development

Can employee data drive workplace strategy? Measuring the performance of the workplace across a variety of...

Listening Through the Noise

An investigation on designing for productive sound in the workplace.

The 2008 U.S. & U.K. Workplace Surveys

Do top-performing companies work differently? Successful companies provide workplaces that value and support all...

Most People Want to Return to the Office — But They Expect Changes

We’ve proven we can easily and efficiently work from home. But we can’t effectively do all work activities from...

Make Your Workplace Data Work for You: Keys for Data-Informed Strategies.

Integrated Workplace Management is less about a single software system and more about integrating relevant tools and...

For the Love of Purpose

Understanding not-for-profit employees to uncover lessons about meaning in the workplace.

Finding Your Balance

Workplace strategy seeks to increase collaboration and real estate efficiency. The risk is distraction, which can...

Giving Talent What They Want

Organizations are attracting the best talent by creating workplaces that boost innovation with great work...

Designing a Campus to Drive a Culture of Innovation

Confidential Financial Services Firm, Photography by Christopher Barrett, This post is part of a series of blog...

Why Shouldn’t We Feel Energised at the End of the Work Day?

Etsy’s New York headquarters. . This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys...

Toward a Wellness-Based Workplace

Does a healthy workplace improve the bottom line? An estimated 65% of a company’s health-related costs can be...

5 Amenities That Are Worth the Investment

Data and insights from the Gensler Research Institute find that amenities that support effective work habits are...

Digital Communications Tips for Workplace Reentry

Here are four best practices for digital communications when preparing employees for their reentry to the workplace.

Beyond 50 Shades of 'Greige': Seven Ideas to Create an Inspiring Workplace

Gray and beige are two colors I see most often in many of today’s workplaces. I’m not the only one, either. A client...

Let’s talk about the Workplace: It’s complicated!

Digital nomads hold unique expectations for what workplaces should provide. I am a digital nomad. I have traveled...

Treat Us Like a Client: Three Things I’d Do Differently in Designing Our New Workplace

When planning a new office in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Gensler became the client, rather than the design team. A year...

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Work and the Metropolis

Planning for the Future Workplace and a Distributed Workforce

How can the hybrid workplace balance the benefits of remote work and virtual collaboration with the...

What 10 Million Square Feet of Data Tells Us About Social Distancing in the Workplace

Through our data and benchmarking, we’ve surfaced some key themes when it comes to social distancing in the workplace

Developing an Agile Workplace Solution

Developing a framework and set of design research tools allowing us to quickly design and deliver flexible workplace...

Measuring the Workplace Value Proposition

We developed three conceptual workplace design scenarios and tested them to understand how varying degrees of open...

Taking Care of Each Other in the Post-Pandemic Open Office

Once we return to the office, we’ll need to transpose our newly discovered sense of community accountability back...

Remote Working Offers an Opportunity to Experiment and?Learn

As COVID-19 disrupts our lives, working from home is now a sudden reality. How can we apply the best practices and...

Design Forecast Philadelphia: Creating Innovative Workplaces to Attract (and Keep) the Best and the Brightest

Gensler Philadelphia hosted a panel on the future of workplace discussing key topics such as emerging technologies...

10 Key Design Interventions for a Healthier, Happier, and More Productive Workplace

Healthy, happier people are more productive, more likely to collaborate, and more likely to innovate in ways that...

Creating Space for Mental Health Conversations in the Workplace

Work can be both a source of — and a relief from — the stresses of modern life.

Wellbeing in the Workplace Has Superpowers!

The wellbeing of your employees isn’t a program or HR checklist. It’s a business strategy aimed at increasing...

Wellbeing in the Workplace Has Superpowers!

The wellbeing of your employees isn’t a program or HR checklist. It’s a business strategy aimed at increasing...

The Smart and the Beautiful: Dichotomies in Workplace Design (Part One)

DLA Piper’s Chicago office. Photo: Steve Hall ? Hall+Merrick. This is the first entry in a two-part series exploring...

Discovering the Power of Words

Just as words have the power to convey a message, the design of a given space does, too. This post is part of a...

Research Charts Our Future

Research informed design yields creative, forward-thinking design solutions for people, businesses, and communities...

A Workplace Designed for the Innovation Economy

The ability to drive new innovation is becoming an essential requirement for organizations to stay competitive...

Sharing Our Work-From-Home Experience in Asia Pacific and the Middle East

After Gensler staff members in the Asia Pacific and Middle East region began working from home, we launched a survey...

Make Your Workplace Data Work for You

Space has the ability to transform a company’s culture and provide an engaging employee experience vital to success...

The Human Element: Work Styles & Spatial Preferences

We investigated the link between a person's learning style and their workplace preference.

Capturing Utilization and Activity Data in the Workplace

While utilization is an important metric to inform how frequently a space is used, it’s important to consider...

Capturing Utilization and Activity Data in the Workplace

Post two of three (See post one here) “What’s our utilization rate?” If you work in corporate real estate, you’ve...

The Open Office Isn't Dead

No two employees or companies are exactly alike. It’s a good idea to remind ourselves of these individualities...

The Open Office Isn’t Dead

Gensler San Diego. Photography by Ryan Gobuty Open plan offices have their fair share of supporters and detractors...

WPI? Culture + Identity Module

Does your space reflect your organization’s culture? Expressing brand and culture through workplace design is an...

Assembly at North First: Putting Resilient Design to Work in the Wake of the Pandemic

Completed in 2019, Assembly at North First was originally intended to be leased as a single-tenant campus, but the...

Outliers, Tipping Points and Design Research

Design is different today because the world is changing faster than ever, making design research the key to...

The Future of Work

Anniversary milestones are often an ideal time to reflect on where we’ve been and to position ourselves for the...

Best of Both Worlds: Quiet and Collaboration at GSA’s Headquarters

Sound masking technology coupled with thoughtful design mitigates noise at GSA headquarters at 1800 F Street NW...

Rethinking the Future of Work in Latin America

For our cities and our workforce in Latin America, the recent shift to remote working has been particularly...

Fostering Casual Collisions — and Creativity — in a Virtual World

Some of the best ideas at work happen spontaneously — in the lunch line or waiting for the elevator — rather than in...

What’s Next in Product Design? NeoCon Gives a Sneak Peek

Each year, thousands of architects, designers and executives descend upon NeoCon for a first look at new products...

Brand Engagement: Involve Me and I Understand

Brands that involve customers in two-way conversation can spark emotion and engagement. One thing that’s clear from...

The Danger at Our Desks

Since 1960, U.S. obesity rates have tripled. More than a third of Americans are overweight and another third obese...

10 Tips for Success in an Open Plan

Transitioning to an open plan doesn’t have to be intimidating. In fact, if it’s an office layout where you have a...

The Future of Workplace Amenities Is Knowledge

As more businesses embrace flexible work, things like employee choice and well-being are taking precedent over the...

Want to Attract Top Talent? Focus on the Employee Experience

The workplace of the future is more about ‘how’ we work; bringing people together to collaborate, innovate, learn...

Equity, Interrupted: How a Return to the Office Is Needed to Rebuild Equity

We believe that the workplace offers far more equity than working from home, literally putting us on equal footing...

The Future Workplace Will Embrace a Hybrid Reality

We won't be returning to our former offices. Instead, we will be moving forward to a new place. It might look...

Reports of the Death of the Workplace Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

For millions of office workers around the world, work has been consciously uncoupled from its usual location for the...

How to Build Culture in a Virtual World

As COVID-19 causes the world to rethink the communal workplace, for businesses it’s also a philosophical and...

Design Forecast Las Vegas: Shaping the Future of Work

Gensler Las Vegas hosted a conversation on topics such as top office amenities, branding and identity, and how...

Employee Engagement: A Core Business Strategy

Successful business leaders realize that having engaged employees is not an HR program, but a core business...

Shared Services Finds a Home in Latin America

This post is part of a series of blog posts on Gensler’s 2016 Workplace Surveys. As globalization takes on new...

Happiness (Or is it really purpose?) at Work

Happy workers are more productive workers. One of the challenges facing design firms today is finding ways to create...

WPI Analytics

What signals exist within our workplace data? The ability to focus is critical to employee productivity and linked...

The Smart and the Beautiful: Dichotomies in Workplace Design (Part Two)

DLA Piper Chicago. Photo: Steve Hall ? Hall+Merrick. Editor’s note: This is the second entry in a two-part series...

Designing for Agile Teams Creates an Advantage in the War for Talent

A vast majority of executives agree that the future workforce will be structured in multidisciplinary project teams...

Design Forecast Charlotte: Tech Talent in the Queen City

Gensler Charlotte hosted a discussion about the future of work and how the it will shape human experience in the...

Tech Trends of 2016: Leaving a Local Fingerprint

Editor’s note: this blog is part of a series on 2016 tech trends. Tech companies are making a conscious effort to...

Designing with Office Heroes: Lessons from a Network of Startup Professionals

They’re the unsung heroes in the workplace: the “Jack and Jill of all trades” in emerging and startup companies who...

Activity Analysis

Is your work environment aligned with employee behavior? Understanding current workplace usage patterns is an...

It's Time for Office Amenities to Get to Work

As the office landscape continues to evolve and companies grant their employees more freedom and choice to work...

For Law Firms, COVID-19 Has Accelerated the Inevitable

The overnight shift to working from home is upending the model of how much real estate law firms really need.

Using IoT Technology to Drive Evidence-Based Design

Using Gensler New York as a case study, we installed sensors and use mixed-methods to measure occupant and building...

Using Data to Build a Case for Change

Data can have a huge impact on strategy and profitability.

Measuring Experience

Gensler researchers take on the challenge: quantifying the value of experiential design.

Does Wellness Translate Across Culture?

Differing cultural norms make it challenging to bring the wellness concepts taken as gospel in Western countries...

Legal Innovation Lab

How will lawyers work in the future? Law firms are ready for change, and are seeking progressive, tech-enabled...

The Culture of Innovation

An investigation into the cultural conditions for innovation within organizations.

Are Law Firms Ready to Work Remotely?

The legal industry and most other industries are reshaping their workplaces. The most innovative of the bunch are...

Legal Office Planning Trends: Are Law Firms Ready to Work Remotely?

Kaye Scholer ? Garrett Rowland, courtesy of Gensler This article first appeared in NJALA’s April newsletter Most law...

Flexible Workspace is on the Rise in the U.K.'s Corporate Sector

Gensler paired up with the British Council of Offices to find out what's driving the rise of flexible workspace in...

Innovation to Support CREs' Challenge

What is the future of corporate real estate? Real estate executives are hungry for success metrics that go well...

Do I Really Need My Office?

As the debate over next generation legal offices carries on, we are seeing an acceptance of open plan settings...

How Companies Can Support Work-From-Home Best Practices in the Long Term

As businesses eye a strategic and safe return to the office, here are the operational mechanisms they should...

Brand Engagement: Brand at Work

Mars Food Headquarters, Rancho Dominguez, California. . When you ask someone what their favorite brand is, they...

The Changing Nature of Facilities Management

Last month, Gensler’s London office hosted a roundtable discussion with the British Institute of Facilities...

Evolution of Creative Learning at Work

An investigation into how organizations can trigger, promote, and sustain learning behaviors.

Human Experience Is the Future of Design

We believe human experience is the future of design. People are the one constant in this era of dramatic...

Stay Nimble and Expect Change: A Conversation About the Financial Services Industry

In the midst of a topsy-turvy economic and financial landscape, corporate real estate (CRE) teams at financial...

Coworking: What’s Right For Your Brand?

Businesses are adopting coworking at unprecedented scale. Gensler’s approach suggests coworking environments must...

Return Strategies Must Prioritize Mental Health and Resilience

As organizations all over the world resume activities, their employees and guests are carrying an emotional weight.

Brand Engagement: Getting to the “Why”

The subtle details of design can embody clients’ missions, motivations, heritage and history. Shown here: Fourth...

Employee Engagement: A Core Business Strategy

Successful business leaders realize that having engaged employees is not an HR program, but a core business strategy.

Managing for Creativity

As our world becomes more urbanized and connected, a company’s competitiveness and speed determine success. To keep...

Using Workplace Data to Create Connected Communities

Life in a connected world produces a constant stream of data—from purchasing our morning coffee, to sending emails...

How the Pandemic Has Shaped Our Understanding of the Trading Floor

Now that COVID-19 has challenged the norm, Gensler is examining how design should support trading floor activity.

Graph by Gensler: Spatial Analytics for Design

Introducing an advanced spatial analytics service that reveals the impact of design choices, visualizes behaviors...

AI is Transforming Workplaces. What Does That Mean for Law Firms?

For law firms around the world, artificial intelligence could have seriously impactful possibilities that shape how...

Recap of Chicago Ideas Week 2013

Each October in Chicago, approximately 25,000 people convene at Chicago Ideas Week, a premier annual gathering of...

Pairing BIM and Connected Devices to Elevate Design

Our increasingly complex world offers an ever-expanding number of factors to consider when designing. By using...

Tech Trends of 2016: Campus Co-Working

Editor’s note: this blog is part of a series on 2016 tech trends. Tech firms are playing a significant role in...

Did Your Building Grow With BOMA 2017 Office?

Developers, landlords, and building owners have been adding balconies, patios, and other outdoor amenities to keep...

Hidden Truths (and How to Find Them)

This post is part of a series discussing the findings and implications of Gensler’s Research projects. Research is a...

Re-tooling the Suburban Office Building

Center 78 in Warren, New Jersey. I once read that over 80 percent of the office buildings in New Jersey were built...

After the gold rush: a new workstyle revolution?

The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) should get gold themselves for organizing a showcase...

Headspace: Where Do You Find Yours?

Of the more popular words that characterise growth in the nine years since the 2008 recession is innovation! The...

Designing for Legacy at the Duke Endowment

In historical terms, legacy is something that is passed down from one time period to another. And in today’s dynamic...

A New Model for the Public Library

An exploration into the issues impacting the public library and how design can support its changing role in...

Using Data to Build a Case for Change

According to BOMA’s 2015 Office Experience Exchange Report, the average cost of unused space in the U.S. is $25 per...

The Value Opportunities of Machine Learning Design Strategies

An exploration into applications for machine learning in architectural design.

Museum Experience Index?

An investigation into designing a memorable and inclusive museum experience for a multigenerational audience.

How Do You Measure Human Experience? The Research Journey.

This post is part of a series discussing the findings and implications of Gensler’s Experience Index. We interviewed...

All Squared Away

22squared’s new office makes a pitch for the ad agency’s creative culture

Linking Program and Asset Management

Integrating Wisp into project predesign to understand its potential impact on program management.

A Model for Ambulatory Care Clinics

We reimagined how to engage healthcare consumers to reshape care and communities.

A Restroom for Everyone

We documented the historical, political, legislative, and cultural impacts of designing gender-inclusive restrooms...

A Restroom for Everyone

Restroom access affects everyone: people with medical needs or disabilities, caretakers, transgender people, parents...

Gensler Research + Innovation Awards 2017

Research is the fuel that drives innovation, and innovation is the cornerstone of design excellence. That’s the...

A Breath of Fresh Air

Exploring opportunities to address air pollution via design and architecture.

Generative Design Tool for Modular Buildings

Leveraging generative design to accelerate test-fitting processes for modular buildings.

Designing Intelligent Retail Places

Using spatial data and mixed-methods research to facilitate a better retail experience.

Urban Strategies for Coastal Resilience

Addressing sea level rise and major storms threats in vulnerable cities.

Business As Unusual: Gensler’s Legal Innovation Lab and the Law Firm of the Future

The practice of law is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Over my three- decade career as a designer of law...

5 ‘Out of the Box’ Strategies for the Retail Real Estate Market

Here are five recommendations for retail reuse to align under-utilized real estate assets with growing community...

How Businesses Can Compete on Experience, and Win on Design

Today, the goal of every project we design at Gensler is to make a positive impact to peoples’ experiences.

How Businesses Can Compete on Experience, and Win on Design

Today, the goal of every project we design at Gensler is to make a positive impact to peoples’ experiences. Clients...

Designing for Each Learner Through Digital Experience

As we design spaces for learning it is imperative that we integrate digital experiences into them thoughtfully; to...

The Value of Customer Experience Centers

Researching the benefits of customer experience centers and how they can be most effective.

Why Branding Is Critical to a City’s Success

San Francisco’s Visitor Information Center. / Michael Townsend. There is something about the size and scale of a...

Want to Attract Top Talent? Focus on the Employee Experience

Editor's Note: This post is part of a series on the state of the financial services industry. The function and...

Fusing Architecture and Technology to Reenter a New World

As everyone around the world starts to emerge from lock-down, we are all wondering what it’s going to be like to...

A Q&A with a Costa Rican Mayor about the Future of City Design

If there’s one area Costa Rica could improve upon, it’s the coexistence of its largest city San José with the...

Beyond the Senses

Creating a tool to help better incorporate sensory design into our projects.

Designing for Disassembly

Researching how the process of disassembly can implemented at scale to support industry demands and sustainable...

Flexible Workspace in the Post-Coworking Era: A European Perspective

Identifying key models and drivers attracting large corporations to European coworking culture.

"Excuse Me, Robot..." The Rules of Human-Centric Space in the 21st Century

An exploration into designing space for the coexistence of humans and robots.

Investigating Downtown Neighborhood Resurgence

Analyzing what drives downtown resurgence and its surrounding areas.

The Future of USPS Real Estate

We investigated how the U.S. Postal Service can best use its existing real estate to further its mission in the...

Understanding Airports through Social Data

Investigating opportunities to improve airport experience from user feedback.

Designing Intergenerational Communities

Building upon our BoomTown framework to understand the essential elements for multigenerational communities.

Real Estate and the Intelligence Economy

An exploration of how the intelligence economy will catalyze evolving roles and relationships in the real estate...

A Path Toward Net Zero Energy Buildings

Creating a roadmap for 80% reduction in predicted energy performance by 2030.

Achieving Inclusivity in the Design Process

Exploring how we can design great experiences for users

Forecasting Design Shifts Under Future Vehicle Technologies

Creating a spatial prediction model to respond to shared, electric, and autonomous vehicles and their impact on the...

Community Impact Is a Key Strategy in Returning to the Office

Community impact has the potential for positive, long-lasting benefits on our workforce and our culture.

Academic Incubators: Fostering Connections at the University of East London

Einstein once said “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them,” and this line...

Revitalizing Downtown San José: Design’s Evolution and Impact

Downtown San José’s thriving Farmer’s Market is just one example of the City’s increasing efforts to adapt existing...

When Culture Outpaces Code: A Design Perspective on All-Gender Restrooms

Gender-neutral restroom sign designed by Signworks for a Gensler project. Whether you call it a restroom, bathroom...

The Power of Design in Retail Health: 5 Flips to Consider

Flip the Clinic is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project invented to transform the patient – clinician...

Global Design Firm Gensler Open for Business in Germany

LONDON — Gensler, the award winning architecture, design, and planning firm, today announced that it has established...

West Elm Workspace with Inscape and Gensler Introduce the Conduit System at NeoCon 2017

Two Industry Leaders Collaborate to Improve Workplace Wellness and Productivity by Harnessing Expert Research and...

40% Of Coworking Users Would Prefer to Work from a Conventional Office, New Research Finds

London – A joint-research from Gensler and the British Council of Offices (BCO) on the rise of flexible workspace in...

Experience IndexSM Proves Design is X Factor That Distinguishes Great Human Experiences

Survey of 4,000+ Quantifies Direct Impact of Design on Great Experiences Across Retail, Public Spaces and...

Gensler New York Moves Into Smart Office

NEW YORK – Gensler has relocated its 600+ employees to 1700 Broadway after more than 25 years in Rockefeller Center...

14% Of Corporate Workers use Coworking Spaces Regularly

Coworking has been around for a while, but as a workplace strategy for large companies and their full-time...

Design Forecast: Financial Services

Exploring the top workplace design trends for financial services firms, from digital transformation to a new...

Working From Home Reinforces the Benefits of the Office

Only 12% of U.S. workers want to work from home full-time, according to Gensler's U.S. Work From Home Survey 2020...

Workers Expect Significant Changes in the Office Upon Returning

Workers expect companies to make changes to the workplace, including increased social distancing, less workspace...

Work From Home Experiences Differ Across Generations

Younger generations of workers are less productive at home — and overall, less satisfied with the work from home...

The Challenges of Navigating Unassigned Seating

1 in 10 U.S. workers no longer have an assigned seat.

What Makes a Great Workplace Experience?

Employers are always looking for an upper hand to attract and retain employees.

Worker Perception on Unassigned Seating

Reaction to unassigned seating varies.

Design Forecast: Consulting & Real Estate Services

Exploring the top trends in workplace consulting and real estate services, including intelligent buildings...

People are Asking for More Private Space at Work

The debate around “open” workplaces continues to generate significant attention—but often lacking the nuance...

How Do You Fix Unassigned Seating?

The ability to focus is hardest hit; the most important solution is privacy.

Design Forecast: Professional Services

Exploring the top trends in professional services firms, from winning the war for talent to providing variety and...

Mostly Open Environments Still Prove Best

On the debate over ‘open environments,’ we know the typology that performs best.

WORK session: Workplace Revolution

Design Forecast:?Government & Defense

Exploring the top trends in government and defense, such as creative delivery methods, and reuse of existing...

Gensler La Crosse is Moving to Belle Square

This September, Gensler La Crosse will move to the new Belle Square building. The growing 51-person team will occupy...

Design Responds to a Changing World

The Coronavirus pandemic has forced organizations to flex and evolve, both in real-time and in the long-term. In...

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Houston Business Journal

Houston Business Journal shares key findings from Gensler’s U.S. Workplace Survey 2016.

The Registry Puget Sound

Susana Covarrubias discusses Gensler’s U.S. Workplace Survey 2016 in The Registry Puget Sound

Architect

Pogue McLaurin reveals what Gensler's Workplace Survey tells us about the future of the office, in Architect

BBC

Pogue uses the Workplace Survey to explain why the open-office trend gives way for balance in the workplace, in BBC.

The Motley Fool

The Gensler 2020 U.S. Work from Home survey was featured in an article by The Motley Fool which predicted the urban...

Fast Company

Gensler's 2016 workplace research on innovation and creativity is featured in Fast Company.

Forbes

Hoskins in Forbes on how the workplace "can make employees more productive."

Contract

Todd Heiser speaks to Contract about the evolution of the workplace and what the future holds.

New York Times

New York Times asks, what will tomorrow’s workplace bring? Gensler’s Janet Pogue McLaurin chimes in on how the...

Development Magazine

The workplace makeover: from office to destination.

Municipal Sewer & Water

Christian: Why workplace design matters for creativity and innovation

The Guardian

Tidd quoted in The Guardian on the changing role of the desk in the modern workplace

Architectural Record

Klehr Avia in Architectural Record discussing Gensler’s experimental workplace concepts tested in its New York office

FM World

Tidd quoted in FM World on mobile technology and the evolving workplace

New York Post

New York Post cites Gensler’s Legal Work from Home Survey, which finds that less than 10% of lawyers in the US want...

D Magazine

Consulting Leader Kelly Moore shares insight from Gensler's U.S. Work From Home Survey and why workers are missing...

Steelcase 360

Leiserowitz and Bader in Steelcase 360 on the importance of “Designing for Wellbeing” in the workplace

Office Snapshots

Graham discusses Gensler’s design of the Gensler Newport Beach office in Office Snapshots

Inc.

Want an effective office layout with a great worker experience? Choose this.

Raconteur

Tidd weighs in on “the smart office you will not want to leave” in Raconteur.

Digital Journal

Williamson in Digital Journal on the shifts in work habits and office space

Illumina Array, Granta Park

Illumina’s new European HQ at Granta Park puts people and ecosystems at the helm of its innovative landscape plan...

Observe?

Some 83 percent of corporate real estate executives rank space utilization as the most important metric for making...

T-Mobile, 3305

With a major T-Mobile campus renovation kicking off shortly, the 3305 office building was the first opportunity to...

Troutman Sanders LLP

This interior renovation and build-out balances traditional and progressive law firm planning while capitalizing on...

NATIONAL

In relocating its Toronto offices, NATIONAL — Canada’s largest public relations company — sought a dramatic shift in...

Belkin International

In consolidating its creative studio and executive and administrative offices into a single headquarters, Belkin...

Société Générale

In a cross-town move, this global financial firm took advantage of the opportunity to create a refreshed, modern...