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U.S. WORKPLACE SURVEY 2016 KEY FINDINGS EXTENDED REPORT I

TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION INNOVATION & THE WORKPLACE How Design Drives Innovation Current State of the Workplace Workplace Opportunity WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM THE INNOVATORS Who Are the Innovators How Do Innovators Work Differently? HOW DESIGN SUPPORTS INNOVATION Invest in the Individual Diversify for Group Work Empower the Whole Community INTRODUCTION EVOLUTION OF THE WORKPLACE SURVEYS DEMOGRAPHICS & METHODOLOGY THE WORKPLACE PERFORMANCE INDEX (WPI) Gensler s U.S. Workplace Survey 2016 examines how and where work is happening today, how effectively the physical workplace supports that work, and how the workplace can drive organizational innovation and improve the employee experience. Based on the responses of more than 4,000 U.S. office workers, representing a wide range of geographies, industries, ages, and job roles across the United States, it is Gensler s largest workplace survey to date, and also the most actionable identifying not only broad organizational implications of workplace design, but also tactical design solutions to help employees innovate and perform. The U.S. Workplace Survey 2016 arrives at a critical moment in the evolution of the knowledge economy. The nature of work and the places in which work unfolds are experiencing paradigm shifts due to factors such as technological developments and an increasingly volatile global economy. In aggregate, workplace performance is on the rise. Today, one in three U.S. workers have an optimal workplace experience, a noticeable increase from one in four in 2013 good news for today s organizations. Our 2016 data confirms the link between workplace design and the level of innovation employees ascribe to their companies. above: Smashbox Studios; Culver City, CA Significant room for improvement still remains, however. For the twothirds of the workforce that continues to work in underperforming environments, innovation, performance, and engagement are suffering. Professional, technical, and administrative workers an estimated 67 percent of the U.S. office-based workforce are bearing the brunt of workplace design challenges, as they continue to struggle with the difficulties of focus and distraction in the modern workplace. Our U.S. Workplace Survey 2016 helps us understand what differentiates innovators and high-performers from the rest, and identifies the steps every organization should take to improve the workplace for everyone, and advance innovation and creativity as a result. II 1

GREAT WORKPLACE DESIGN DRIVES CREATIVITY & INNOVATION HOW DESIGN DRIVES INNOVATION INNOVATION INDEX MORE EFFECTIVE 5.0 4.0 3.0 EMPLOYEES WITH A WPI SCORE OF 50 OR LESS HAVE AN AVERAGE INNOVATION RATING OF 2.6 EMPLOYEES WITH A WPI SCORE OF 90 OR MORE HAVE AN AVERAGE INNOVATION RATING OF 4.4 2.0 THE INNOVATION INDEX 6 KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS LEAST EFFECTIVE 1.0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 WORKPLACE PERFORMANCE INDEX (WPI) STRONGLY AGREE 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 3.5 AVERAGE MY COMPANY / ORGANIZATION... 01 Creates a climate that continuously fosters innovation 03 Has a leadership team that encourages innovation 05 Constantly strives to improve products and services 02 Has creative thinkers 04 Encourages breakthrough ideas 06 Has a clear strategy for innovation Innovation, creativity, and differentiation are top of mind for every organization today and for good reason. The pace of change has never been faster, and the market and business climate seemingly never more volatile. We live in an age of unbridled opportunity, with new technologies that offer to revolutionize the way we work and live, and play arriving at a constant clip. Yet, each shift presents a new suite of challenges that organizations and workers must face on a daily basis as they adapt to new ways of working and communicating. The best workplaces leverage the opportunities of today head-on, providing high-performance work environments designed to support the who, what, and where of work today. And our data proves the impact employees in well-designed workplaces report higher levels of organizational innovation and creativity. How do we know? Our Workplace Performance Index (WPI) score is calculated via 30+ individual questions on workplace effectiveness and functionality, and our Innovation Index aggregates a series of six questions focused on the quality of innovation, creativity, and leadership in an employee s organization. When plotted against one another, we see a strong upward trend between an employee s WPI and Innovation Index scores. Additional explanatory and regression analyses of our 4,000+ person, panel-based sample supports this point and broadens the picture of what truly drives innovation for today s workers. Three key variables proved particularly important to innovation today workplace design, in particular the level to which an employee s workplace supports collaboration; meaning and purpose, or whether an employee sees their organization as making a positive impact on society; and managerial relationships, specifically if and to what extent an employee s manager cares about their well-being and career development. STRONGLY DISAGREE 1.0 2 3

INNOVATIVE WORKPLACES PRIORITIZE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK CURRENT STATE OF THE WORKPLACE HAVE WORKPLACES THAT PRIORITIZE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK 62% 38% EXCELLENT 5.0 4.0 3.0 3.4 4.1 3.3 4.0 4.0 3.5 2.0 DO NOT HAVE WORKPLACES THAT PRIORITIZE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK POOR 1.0 JOB SATISFACTION QUALITY OF MGR. RELATIONSHIP LEVEL OF MEANING COMPANIES RANKED AS INNOVATIVE BY THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE 5X MORE LIKELY TO FOSTER WORKPLACES THAT PRIORITIZE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP WORK, A KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATOR IDENTIFIED IN GENSLER S 2013 WORKPLACE SURVEY, THAT CONTINUES TO HOLD TRUE TODAY. So what makes a workplace innovative? To support innovation, collaboration and connection must be top-of mind our data proves this, as does other research on the topic. MIT research into performance and collaboration at work indicates the connection between employee communication patterns and performance, and Gallup s ongoing research into employee engagement underscores the importance of relationships and meaning to the employee experience. Collaboration and connection don t operate in a vacuum, and a collaborative workplace doesn t necessarily mean an open one though it can. What we know from our ongoing study of the workplace is that to support collaboration and connection, you also need to support the individual work that continues to dominate employees time and is essential to their performance. And innovative companies know and respect this duality innovative companies are 5X more likely to have workplaces that prioritize both individual and group work, and by doing so out-perform their peers across key workplace performance measures. This need to accommodate both individual and group work was a key finding from our last Workplace Survey in 2013, and continues to hold true in fact, the workplace appears to have improved in recent years. In 2013, roughly one in four (24 percent) of surveyed U.S. workers reported working in a high-performance or balanced workplace environment. in 2016, that number has risen to one in three (38 percent). This also tracks with overall improvements in workplace performance (WPI scores rose on average from 63 to 69). But even with these improvements, organizations today are still leaving significant opportunity on the table the 62% of U.S. office workers in unbalanced work environments continue to struggle. 4 5

48 MILLION U.S. WORKERS WITH OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE 62% IN AN UNBALANCED ENVIRONMENT 151 MILLION U.S. WORKERS 51% = 77 MILLION U.S. WORKERS IN AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT above: Microsoft; Redmond, Washington 6 7

WHO ARE THE INNOVATORS IN TODAY S ORGANIZATIONS? CURRENT STATE OF THE WORKPLACE COMPARISON BY JOB ROLE MOST INNOVATIVE 16% Admin 19% C-Suite/VP 29% Prof/Tech 37% Manager LEAST INNOVATIVE 27% Admin 40% Prof/Tech 4% C-Suite/VP Example: Writer, Programmer, Engineer, Researcher 30% Manager COMPARISON BY INDUSTRY MOST INNOVATIVE LEAST INNOVATIVE To determine the best ways to optimize the workplace environment in support of organizational innovation, we examined the innovators in our sample to see what makes them different. By segmenting our respondents into four groups based on their Innovation Index scores, we were able to identify the employees ranking their companies as the most innovative in our sample these are our innovators, employees, and organizations who are getting the workplace equation right. Who are these innovators? Our data shows that innovation is possible at every level of the organization, from the C-suite to the administrative assistant, in every industry and in every space type, whether a private office or an open one. Our data also shows where this innovation appears to be concentrated or lacking on average, the more senior in the organization an employee is, the more likely they are to see their organization to be innovative. By comparing the innovators in our sample to the group with the lowest innovation scores, we are able to identify areas of the biggest difference between the two, and therefore of the greatest opportunity to facilitate innovation by improving workplace design. NOT-FOR-PROFIT / ASSOCIATIONS ENERGY GOVERNMENT 6.8 % 6.9 % TECHNOLOGY / INTERNET / TELECOMMUNICATIONS BIO/PHARMA 3 % 12.2 % 10.7 % 8.5 % 10.7 % CONSULTING / ACCOUNTING / BUSINESS SERVICES FINANCIAL / INSURANCE 11.3 % 9.9 % 8.8 % CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAIL / HOSPITALITY GOVERNMENT 11.4 % MEDIA/ ENTERTAINMENT / CREATIVE SERVICES MANUFACTURING LEGAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT / ASSOCIATIONS ENERGY FINANCIAL / INSURANCE 10.2 % 16.1 % 9.2 % TECHNOLOGY / INTERNET / TELECOMMUNICATIONS 8.1 % 7.7% 6.3 % 7.5 % CONSUMER PRODUCTS / RETAIL / HOSPITALITY 7.6 % 8.2 % CONSULTING / ACCOUNTING / BUSINESS SERVICES BIO/PHARMA 8.5 % 10.7 % MEDIA/ ENTERTAINMENT / CREATIVE SERVICES LEGAL MEDIA/ ENTERTAINMENT / CREATIVE SERVICES 8 9

INNOVATORS DON T JUST WORK FROM THEIR DESKS INNOVATORS SPEND MORE TIME COLLABORATING AWAY FROM THEIR DESKS 52% 60% 70% 60% 44% 26% IN-PERSON COLLABORATION PRIMARY WORKSPACE CONFERENCE ROOMS OPEN MEETING AREA 62% 61% 50% 35% 22% 19% VIRTUAL COLLABORATION PRIMARY WORKSPACE CONFERENCE ROOMS HOME / OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE MOST INNOVATIVE LEAST INNOVATIVE INNOVATORS SPEND MORE TIME WORKING AWAY FROM THE OFFICE 3.5 DAYS INNOVATORS SPEND 74% OF THEIR AVERAGE WORK WEEK IN THE OFFICE. 4 74 % 3 THE DESK REMAINS EMPLOYEES PRIMARY WORKSPACE, AND A KEY TOUCHPOINT IN THE GROWING WORKPLACE ECOSYSTEM BUT FOR INNOVATORS, IT IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PLACES IN WHICH WORK HAPPENS, AS THEY MOVE TO AND FROM ALTERNATE LOCATIONS BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE OFFICE. When we compared respondents with the highest innovation scores to those with the lowest, a suite of behavioral differences emerged among the two groups, which speak to how best to leverage mobility and the modern office to greater effect. Respondents sit across a wide variety of space types, from private offices to bench seating and everything in between what makes the difference is how they re spending their time and where. Innovators spend comparatively more time working with others, in particularly more time collaborating virtually. And when they are collaborating, they re less likely to collaborate at their desks instead using conference rooms and open meeting areas within the office more. This means they re not only optimizing their own behavior by using spaces better designed for collaboration, but they re also being more respectful coworkers. Collaboration is distracting to non-participants trying to focus, especially virtual collaboration research suggests that an overheard one-way conversation is even more distracting than a two-way one. Couple this with a dramatic rise in virtual collaboration we observe since our last survey in 2013 (it more than doubled, from seven perecent of an average work week to 15 percent), and this makes a big difference. Innovators spend more time working away from the office. The greater in-office mobility we observed among innovators is also paired with greater out-of-office mobility. The average, full-time employee in our sample spends 80 percent of an average week in their office, or four out of five work days. For the least innovative, this rises to 86 percent, while for the most innovative, it falls to 74 percent. A separate analysis segmenting respondents by the amount of time they spend in the office confirms the importance of spending time elsewhere employees spending more than 80 percent of their time in the office had significantly lower scores on job satisfaction, meaning, and managerial relationships. But this doesn t mean employees shouldn t be coming to the office those spending less than three days a week in the office also showed lower scores. 4 DAYS EMPLOYEES WHO SPEND 80% OR MORE OF THEIR TIME IN THE OFFICE ARE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SATISFIED WITH THEIR JOBS AND WORKSPACE AND REPORT LESS MEANING IN THEIR WORK. 4+ DAYS LESS INNOVATIVE EMPLOYEES SPEND 86% OF THEIR TIME IN OFFICE. MOST INNOVATIVE AVERAGE LEAST INNOVATIVE DAYS OF THE WEEK: 1 86 % 80 % 2 10 11

INNOVATORS VALUE DESIGN AND AUTONOMY THEY HAVE BETTER DESIGNED WORKSPACES 5.0 4.4 4.3 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.0 1.0 PRIMARY WORKSPACE MEETING SPACE RECEPTION LOUNGE/BREAK AREAS CORRIDORS & HALLWAYS RESTROOMS MOST INNOVATIVE LEAST INNOVATIVE EMPLOYEES WHO RANK THEIR COMPANIES AS HIGHLY INNOVATIVE REPORT BETTER DESIGNED SPACES OF ALL TYPES IN THE WORKPLACE. NOT ONLY DO THEY HAVE BETTER SPACES, THEY ALSO HAVE THE AUTONOMY TO USE THOSE SPACES AS-NEEDED, CHOOSING TO WORK WHEN AND WHERE IS BEST FOR THE TASK AT HAND. The behaviors exhibited by the innovators in our sample align, importantly, with the autonomy and spaces necessary to support these more positive, mobile behaviors. Our analysis also helped to identify the key design and experience factors associated with the most innovative. Innovators have better designed spaces of all types. Every office space we measure from individual desks, to meeting rooms, common areas, and bathrooms is rated significantly higher on design look and feel for the innovators in our sample. They also report these spaces to be more effective for all work mode activities and indicate that common areas promote a greater sense of community. Pair the improved design quality of these spaces with their greater overall utilization by innovators, and a bigger picture emerges innovators have better designed, more inviting spaces, and the quality of those spaces supports increased utilization and engagement. Innovators have more choice. Having a variety of well-designed, highly functional spaces in which to work is necessary to enable the kind of mobile, flexible workstyles innovators exhibit but it s nothing if they re not granted the autonomy to use those spaces as needed. Innovators in our sample are twice as likely to report having a choice in when and where to work 38 percent of the most innovative respondents compared to only 17 percent of the least (27 percent is the sample average). But even for the most innovative, this still shows significant room for improvement in an age when work becomes increasingly seamless, transcending the confines of the office thanks to mobile technology, the majority of employees continue to report that they must work in the same space most of the time. In fact, the level of choice reported by employees has fallen since our last survey in 2013, from approximately one in three respondents to one in four reporting choice today. 38% OF INNOVATORS REPORT CHOICE IN WHEN AND WHERE TO WORK 38 % 27% AVERAGE 17% OF NON-INNOVATORS HAVE CHOICE 17 % 27% AVERAGE MOST INNOVATIVE LEAST INNOVATIVE 12 13

HOW DOES DESIGN HELP EMPLOYEES INNOVATE? Image: Gensler Denver 14 15

OVERALL EFFECTIVENESS BY INDIVIDUAL SPACE TYPE 5.0 MORE EFFECTIVE 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6 INVEST IN THE INDIVIDUAL 4.0 3.5 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 DESIGN (LOOK & FEEL, LAYOUT, ADJUSTABILITY) NOISE MANAGEMENT ACCESS TO PEOPLE & RESOURCES 3.0 0.0 INDIVIDUAL OFFICE SHARED OFFICE HIGH PANEL MEDIUM PANEL LOW PANEL BENCH SEATING LOW FUNCTION HIGH FUNCTION EMPLOYEES AT INNOVATIVE COMPANIES HAVE BETTER DESIGNED AND MORE FUNCTIONAL WORKSPACES, NO MATTER HOW OPEN. Employees at innovative companies have better designed and more functional workspaces, no matter how open. And if those functional aspects are managed, an open office can be as effective as a private one. In particular, design (look and feel, layout, and adjustability), noise, and access to people and resources are the key factors that differentiate innovators in our sample. A closer look at employees who rank their individual spaces highly on these factors demonstrates a dramatic increase in how effective employees rate their workspaces to be and removes the otherwise detrimental impact of open environments on work effectiveness. Image: Hyundai Motor America Headquarters; Fountain Valley, CA 16 17

INNOVATORS EXHIBIT BETTER OFFICE BEHAVIOR THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO: Use sit/ stand desks 3X Report choice in when/where to work 2.2X Have specialty coffee on site 2.5X Use conference rooms to socialize 1.8X Use cafe/cafeteria on site 2X Have/use oudoor spaces in/near the office 1.4X DIVERSIFY GROUP WORK SPACES WIFI & PLUGS MEETING SPACES (PROXIMITY, AVAILABILITY) ACCESS TO OUTDOOR SPACES THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO: 2.5X Use individual space to socialize 1.5X Report having to work in the same space INNOVATORS HAVE 2X MORE ACCESS TO AMENITIES INNOVATORS HAVE ACCESS TO, AND USE, A GREATER VARIETY OF WORKSPACES IN AND OUT OF THE OFFICE. Innovators have access to, and use, a greater variety of workspaces in and out of the office, particularly for non-focus activities. Meeting areas both open and enclosed and areas for socializing proved particularly important for the innovators in our sample. Looking outside the office, innovators also reported double the overall access and use to amenities in or near their workplaces, with particular importance placed on food and beverage, well-being, and outdoor spaces. Greater access to and use of alternative work spaces improves the dynamic between employees, making them more conscientious and respectful of one another s space and time innovators were much less likely to report socializing at their desks, thus creating and promoting a more focused, distraction-free environment. Name: Image: Image Gensler Lorem New Ispsumator York 18 19

CHOICE WITH CHOICE WITHOUT CHOICE 2013: 2013: 20% 40% EMPOWER THE WHOLE COMMUNITY 2016: 24% PROFESSIONAL 2016: 47% C-SUITE CHOICE PURPOSE EQUITY ADMIN MANAGER 2016: 15% 2016: 31% 2013: 2013: 30% 50% IMPROVE THE WORKPLACE, AND EXPAND CHOICE AND AUTONOMY ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION TO DRIVE INNOVATION. The ability to work wherever is best for the task at hand shouldn t be a perk just for leadership. Increasing choice and autonomy, allowing employees to work when and where best suits the task at hand, can have a positive impact at every level of the organization and the biggest opportunity to improve lies with professional, technical, and administrative staff today. Autonomy is just part of the equation, however employees must be empowered but also inspired, connecting to the broader mission of their teams and organizations, and forging relationships with colleagues and managers, a proven equation in engagement and retention. Name: 888 Brannan; San Francisco, CA 20 21

EVOLUTION OF THE WORKPLACE SURVEYS Gensler s 2016 survey is the latest iteration of ongoing research on the workplace, which began in 2005 with Gensler s first workplace survey. A subsequent survey in 2006 established the connections between workplace design, employee productivity, and business competitiveness. In 2008, our research established a framework for understanding knowledge work through the lens of the four work modes : focus, collaborate, learn, and socialize. We discovered that the effectiveness and support of all four work modes connect to employee engagement and company performance. Gensler s 2013 U.S. Workplace Survey continued this thread by taking the pulse of the American workplace as it related to employee effectiveness, business performance, and opportunities to create a culture of innovation. Today, the U.S. Workplace Survey 2016 dives deeper into the role between great workplace design plays in driving creativity and innovation. 2005 U.K. WORKPLACE SURVEY 2006 U.S. WORKPLACE SURVEY 2008 U.S. & U.K. WORKPLACE SURVEYS 2013 U.S. WORKPLACE SURVEY 2016 U.S.,U.K. & ASIA WORKPLACE SURVEYS KEY FINDINGS Employees see a clear link between the physical work environment and personal productivity. KEY FINDINGS The link is confirmed between the physical work environment and productivity in the minds of workers. KEY FINDINGS Four work modes focus, collaborate, learn, and socialize emerge as the framework through which to understand time at the office. KEY FINDINGS Focus, balance, and choice in the workplace emerge as key drivers of satisfaction, performance and innovation. KEY FINDINGS Tactical strategies to use the workplace to drive organizational creativity and innovation. 22 23

METHODOLOGY + DEMOGRAPHICS INDUSTRIES Data for Gensler s U.S. Workplace Survey 2016 was gathered via an online survey of a panel-based sample of more than 4,000 office workers distributed evenly across 11 industries, conducted using Gensler s newly redesigned Workplace Performance Index platform. Responses were gathered via an independent Qualtrics panel to ensure randomness, and are not limited to Gensler clients or projects. Respondents were required to work in an office environment at least some of the time, and to work for a company of 100 people or more. Multiple checks were put in place to manage response validity, including time and attention filters embedded in the survey. Statistical analysis was conducted in-house via Gensler s internal research team with expertise in data analytics, survey design, and data visualization. Not-for-Profit/Associations Media/Entertainment /Creative Services Manufacturing Technology/Internet/ Telecommunications Bio/Pharma Consulting/Accounting/Business Services Consumer Goods/Retail/Hospitality Energy Legal 9.2% Government Financial/Insurance ROLE COMPANY SIZE GENDER AGE / GENERATION Admin/ Support Staff 23.2% C-Suite 3.4% Partner 5.4% Manager 33.9% 101 999 35.1% 1,000 9,999 32.1% Male 45% Other 0.1% Boomers (51 69) 36% Age 70+ 4% Millennials (18 34) 26% Female 54.8% Professional/Technical Staff 34.0% 100,000 or more 10.2% 10,000 99,999 22.7% Gen X (35 50) 34% 24 25

WORKPLACE PERFORMANCE INDEX The best design solutions come from the most informed design approach. In 2007, Gensler created the Workplace Performance Index (WPI), an online survey platform to uncover how employees work, what spaces they use for work, and how effective those spaces support that work. Along with questions on topics like organizational culture, amenities, and health and wellbeing, the WPI is used as pre-occupancy survey to provide the design team with critical knowledge and diagnostics of our client s current workplace effectiveness and functionality. To identify where you want to go, you have to know where you are. The WPI helps us identify the unique dynamics and work processes of your organization from the viewpoint of the people doing the work. This information is critical in directing the change you want to achieve with the new environment, and ensures the design solution maintains what s working while solving for pain points getting in the way of employee performance. There is also the ability to compare each client s results to Gensler s Workplace Survey 2016 research findings for industry benchmarks to identify the greatest design opportunities. In addition, WPI is also used as a post-occupancy survey to measure design performance after move-in. Work evolves, and the WPI is evolving, too. We routinely adapt the WPI to keep pace with changes in the workplace and how people work. This year, rather than incremental improvements, we initiated a comprehensive redesign of the WPI. The question set has been streamlined along with design of a new, more engaging interface to make the survey experience faster and more enjoyable for respondents. The new WPI is now offered on all our workplace projects and become a valuable part of our design process. THE WORLD S LARGEST SURVEY DATABASE Over 205,000 people in 23 countries (and counting) representing the world s most admired companies have taken the WPI. The Growth of Gensler s WPI Respondent Database 08/2007 07/2016 205k respondents since 2007 Name: Mediaocean Headquarters; New York, NY 26 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 27

About Gensler As architects, designers, planners, and consultants, we partner with our clients on some 3,000 projects every year. These projects can be as small as a wine label or as large as a new urban district. With more than 5,000 professionals networked across 46 locations, we serve our clients as trusted advisors, combining localized expertise with global perspective wherever new opportunities arise. Our work reflects an enduring commitment to sustainability and the belief that design is one of the most powerful strategic tools for securing lasting competitive advantage. Gensler s Research Program supports research investigations important to our firm, our clients, and to the ongoing learning and development of Gensler professionals. Research projects are practitioner-led with involvement across the globe. Our teams bring thought leadership to the table as we seek to solve our clients and the world s most pressing challenges by creating high-performance solutions that embrace the business and world context in which we work, enhance the human experience, and deliver game-changing innovation. Team Bibliography Locations Diane Hoskins, Janet Pogue, Christine Barber, Tim Pittman, Amrapali Agarwal, Isabel Kraut, Chandra Lapsley, Erik Lucken, Sophia Papka, Renny Shih, Xiao Xie Image Credits All images credited to Gensler unless otherwise noted. 2016 Gensler. The information contained within this document is and shall remain the property of Gensler. This document may not be reproduced without prior consent from Gensler. www.gensler.com Adkins, Amy. Majority of U.S. Employees Not Engaged Despite Gains in 2014. Gallup, January 28, 2015. Retrieved from: www.gallup.com Center for the Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley. Measuring Productivity. Centerline, Newsletter of the Center for the Built Environment at the University of California, Berkeley, Summer 2012. Galvan, Veronica V, Rosa S. Vassal, and Matthew T. Golley. The Effects of Cell Phone Conversations on the Attention and Memory of Bystanders PLOS One Journal, March 13, 2013. Harris Interactive on behalf of Everest College. Workplace Stress on the Rise with 83% of Americans Frazzled by Something at work. 2013 Work Stress Survey. Jungsoo, Kim and Richard de Dear. Workspace Satisfaction: the privacy-communication trade-off in open-plan offices. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 36: 18-26, November 2013. Lee, So Young, and Jay Brand. Effects of control over office workspace on perception of the work outcomes. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 25(3): 323-333, August 2005. Neuner, Jeremy. 40% of America s workforce will be freelancers by 2020. Quartz, March 20, 2013. Abu Dhabi Atlanta Austin Baltimore Bangalore Bangkok Beijing Boston Birmingham Charlotte Chicago Dallas Denver Detroit Dubai Hong Kong Houston La Crosse Las Vegas London Los Angeles Mexico City Miami Minneapolis Morristown New York Newport Beach Oakland Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Raleigh-Durham San Diego San Francisco San Jose San José São Paulo Seattle Seoul Shanghai Singapore Sydney Tampa Tokyo Toronto Washington, DC 28 29

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