Change is the Only Constant
A rapid evolution in the global business environment, coupled with a revolution in how we work, is forcing organizations to reconsider their real estate needs and manage costs while attracting top talent and fostering a strong culture.
CBRE’s Workplace practice is uniquely qualified to assist clients with the changing landscape of work, given the depth of our experience in defining and implementing solutions across hundreds of organizations, both locally and globally. We look at both hard and soft measures as it relates not only to space, design, and operations, but the impact on people and business processes. We are motivated by one another and by a passion for finding and solving complex problems. Our aim is to deliver a workplace experience that best enables your people to be effective and engaged in their daily work. Our proven process and industry-leading research help our clients to create a bold vision for the future and a strategic foundation for getting there.
What We Do?
Organizational Engagement
We engage meaningfully across organizations to capture the perspectives of both leadership and employees and do so in a way that gives people a voice without overpromising on specific outcomes.
Research
We embed ourselves in the data and details of the organizations we are working with to ensure we are deeply informed and able to navigate the organization as well as customize outcomes.
Utilization & Occupancy Analysis
Organizations are seeking to understand the reality of in-office attendance and behaviour. We know that there is no one-size-fits-all and collect and analyze data and trends to bring a sense of reality to the future office needs.
Strategy Development
With a deep understanding of both the current state of an organization as well as its future requirements and goals related to business, people, and space, we develop strategic recommendations to inform the ideal future state for the organization.
Space/Portfolio Optimization
We help organizations understand optimization opportunities based on new ways of working, hybrid policies, and recalibration of office layouts.
Occupancy Planning
Visualizations/floorplans of future space layout(s) are key to ensuring both fit and function, from simple block planning through to overseeing design to ensure alignment with our recommendations.
Change Management
We support organizations through small to large scale changes, from strategy development through to pre-and-post occupancy. Bringing employees along on the journey and arming them with information and tools for success is integral to a positive workplace transformation.
2024 Americas Office Occupier Sentiment Survey
Workplace Insights
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Transitioning from assigned seating to hoteling (desk-sharing) has become a top strategy to enhance workplace efficiency and vibrancy.
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Take a look inside the award-winning Earls Kitchen + Bar head office in Vancouver, a hospitality-focused space resulting from collaboration between several CBRE lines of business.
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Here are four ways that design elements can help create healthier and more productive office spaces.
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As companies right-size their office spaces post-pandemic and office vacancies rise, there has been a significant uptick in the type of work that CBRE business transition and move management experts specialize in.
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The Future is People
Workplace strategist Brianna Van Der Mark offers insights on addressing challenges and prioritizing in-person interactions for a meaningful workplace.
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CBRE Goes All in On Calgary and Wellness
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Article
How to Get Hybrid Work Right
Lisa Fulford-Roy sat down with Advantage Insights to offer thoughts on where things are at with the return to office and the multitude of challenges that remain to be solved when it comes to hybrid work.
Insights from the Tech Talent Hiring Trends
Realizing potential in every dimension for people, businesses, and communities..
We evaluate your business plans and vision to diagnose opportunities across interdependent dimensions: We help our clients to create a bold vision, a strategic foundation that flexes to the moment and beyond, with the pragmatic plan for getting there. Experience gained from thousands of engagements with clients and key learnings from execution ensure that our strategies work in practice and will deliver solid, executable results. We deliver tangible, impactful results for our clients.
Client Outcomes
Scoring Tech Talent 2023
Capabilities
Beyond just Space
We immerse ourselves in your unique culture and develop a deep understanding of both your people initiatives and business objectives to drive holistic work experiences.
Benchmarking & Research
The largest repository of CRE data and award-winning tools in the industry provide data-driven insights that aid in decision making and reduce risk.
Footprint Optimization
Uncovering opportunities to optimize the workplace footprint to support business, cultural, and ESG goals
Typology Calibration
Developing the right balance of ‘Me’, ‘We’, ‘Support’, and ‘Amenity’ spaces based on unique workstyles, behaviours, and culture.
Future-proofing
Maximizing flexibility through strategic modules, interchangeable kit-of-parts, and floorplate/limitations assessment
Workplace Vibrancy
Best-in-class tools to right-size team neighbourhoods for enticing/gravitational office experiences.
Stakeholder Engagement Expertise
A proven process for strategic engagement, gleaned from our experience with thousands of clients and key learnings
Business Case Development
A compelling business case drives intelligent decisions before the lease is signed through strategic options that positively impact employee engagement and the bottom line.
Change Management
Transformational outcomes start with unwavering leadership and deepen through authentic experiences, coaching, and action-based learning.
Innovative Solutioning
Asking the right questions with the courage to challenge the status quo, we rapidly test innovative scenarios that reach beyond the anticipated solution.
