The Future of Workplaces, Clerkenwell Design Week

With ØRN, Work Transformers hosted a panel bringing together voices from corporate real estate, design and technology to debate how organisations create workplaces that truly perform.

The conversation moved beyond surface-level trends to the deeper shifts shaping work today: hybrid models, employee experience, and the role of AI and ESG in driving lasting change.

• How workplace strategy must evolve post-pandemic
• The role of design in shaping culture and performance
• Integrating ESG and DEI into real estate decisions
• How hybrid is impacting talent, technology and demand
• Why leadership alignment is the missing piece in many projects

• Real-world insight from leaders navigating complex portfolios
• A candid exchange on the tensions between cost, experience and culture
• Live audience interaction reflecting the concerns of today's occupiers and designers

The session reinforced why workplace strategy must be holistic, human and future-ready, and why the questions raised now drive our applied research into AI for the built environment.