In a three-part series, CBRE discusses some of the strategies Americas-based corporate occupiers are implementing to solve for the future workplace, workforce and CRE team. In part three, Bill Bernabei, Managing Director of Business Analytics, explores how companies are using data to make informed real estate decisions.

In a three-part series, CBRE discusses some of the strategies Americas-based corporate occupiers are implementing to solve for the future workplace, workforce and CRE team. In part two, Andrew Kupiec, Global President of CBRE 360, and Matt Toner, Managing Director of Smart Buildings and IoT, discuss the different ways technology supports and enhances employee experience.

In a three-part series, CBRE discusses some of the strategies Americas-based corporate occupiers are implementing to solve for the future workplace, workforce and CRE team. First up, Julie Whelan, Americas head of occupier research, and Damla Gerhart, senior managing director of Workplace, discuss the rise of activity-based workspaces and unassigned seating.

AI is revolutionizing and augmenting real estate and design as simulation modeling. Predictive analytics is making it possible to automate processes that quickly iterate hundreds of smarter, more sustainable design solutions. Join this timely discussion of what big data and the rise of Artificial Intelligence might mean to the workplace and the real estate industry.

In this edition of the Young Leader Insights, we hear from Varun Agarwal, Regional Portfolio Manager at Standard Chartered Bank.

Kathrine Switzer, long one of running’s most iconic figures, is known not just for breaking barriers but also for creating positive global social change. Because of her, millions of women are now empowered by the simple act of running. She will be speaking in two sessions at the CoreNet Global Summit in Boston this fall. Don’t miss the opportunity to be motivated and inspired by her powerful message!

In this special Young Leader Insights episode, we speak with Lorena Compean Casimiro, Corporate Real Estate Operational Management, Asia Pacific, HSBC.

Technology has brought about accelerated change to the Corporate Real Estate profession, with the connected office being an integral part of this evolving ecosystem. While building management systems that work to optimize energy usage, for example, have been around for some time, mobile apps are now the first stage for getting into smart offices. The ability to connect to the internet easily is a given today. Next step in the changing landscape has been the ability to easily connect with each other, and now we can connect with “things”. Most of these connections are happening in the residential space through systems like Alexa, Nest, and other digital home systems. The ease and ability that connected homes have brought about have also brought with them the expectations of a connected office, especially for the younger generations. They are eager to connect to their physical spaces, whether at home or at work.

Featured in this podcast are Dusty Duistermars and Andrew Yu.

Organizations often express a desire to be more innovative, but they don’t couple that desire with structure. Our ability to influence an organization through intent alone dissipates quickly because over time, standard operating procedures carry the day. To achieve organizational change, intent must be coupled with structure.

We tend to think that the most disruptive forces at work today are technology oriented, but they’re not. They are actually social in nature. Understanding the difference between the things we can control and the things we can only respond to is crucial.