We spoke with 3 leading practitioners in the field to see how technology is redefining the working world through productivity and collaboration:

• Connie Ang, Director, Strategy & Planning, Singtel
• Michael Condoleon, Director, Real Estate Asset Management, Asia Pacific, GlaxoSmithKline
• Alp Altun, Chief Transformation Officer, Allianz SE
  

In this report, we look at:

• Key considerations for the Asian workplace
• Technological enablement
• The implications of an increasingly younger workforce
• The role of data in helping to optimize workspaces
• Physical features that support productivity and wellness

Fierce competition has pushed employers to recognise the role of the workspace as a crucial component of attracting top next-generation talent.

In this article, we discussed several key factors that organisations requires for their workspace strategy to be successful:

• Communal spaces that facilitate social interaction
• Amenities that allow for breaks and promote overall wellbeing
• Sufficient technological support for mobile and remote work
• Ease of access to quiet spaces
• A consistent company image that increases brand awareness among potential employees
  

From designing job roles, to organising work processes and practices, configuring offices and empowering employees, the opportunity and necessity for iterative change for the future of work is all but impossible to ignore.

But what do organisation need to do now? What future-proof considerations do they need to put in place? In this whitepaper we explore:

• The technologies becoming the central drivers of change
• The impacts of digitalisation on the future of work
• The future-proof considerations that cannot be ignored

In this overview of the 2030 office, we look at the top 11 solutions, trends and innovations expected to dramatically change office design. Key questions we ask in this report  are:

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

Presentation from James Foo, Vice President, Global Real Estate & Workplace Enablement, American Express Singapore

Presentation from John Rutteman, Head of Workforce Strategy, Credit Suisse

Presentation from Isabel Austin, Talent, Culture & Engagement Director – Asia Pacific, Experian

Digital workplaces are being designed to enable workers to work with colleagues and partners across and without boundaries

In this article we explore how businesses can successfully facilitate collaboration and engage the multigenerational and contracted workforce through the technologies.

• Community
• Content management
  
• Data and information management
  
• Collaboration Platform
  

In this article we explore five brands across a variety of industries who are paving the way for the future workplace.

• GOOGLE
• AIRBNB
• PRUDENTIAL
• PEOPLE'S CHOICE CREDIT UNION
• DIGI
  

Be inspired and start thinking about how your office can transform to be future-ready. 

To help you get started on your journey towards data driven design, we asked Tracy Hawkins, Global Head of Real Estate & Workplace at Twitter and  Sanjiv Awasthi, VP Global Real Estate at Cigna,  how they use data to ensure your office design projects reinforce their company’s unique culture and objectives. The following is a summary of what we learned.

Past presentation from Audra Pakalnyte, Regional Head of People, Fave Group

We look at five best practice strategies from some of Australia, and the world’s leading organisations, which are helping attract and retain the brightest and best talents through the creation of next generation workplaces that drive innovation, employee experience and productivity through a focus on culture and wellbeing. 

Dan Makoski, Walmart's Vice President of Design, shares an overview of Walmart's top workplace design priorities for 2018, workplace design trends and the importance of building flexible and mobile workplaces.

Which Gensler projects are you most proud of and why?

We view every project as an opportunity to make a difference for our clients and our communities, which is an extension of our mission of creating a better world  through the power of design. For a firm that works on projects of all scales, from wine bottle labels to the Shanghai Tower, we see the need to bring innovation to each of our 3,500 clients around the globe. In terms of the projects we’ve recently completed, Cadillac House in New York’s SoHo district is a compelling example of how great design is helping established brands like Cadillac re-think human experience and community engagement. 

Ahead of the Future Workplaces Asia Summit 2019, we chat to Ross Chippendale, Head of Workplace Technology at Atlassian. In this article Ross chats to us about how Atlassian have created collaborative and creative environments through technology that are fuelling innovation and employee productivity.