From floor plans to location, adding new space to a company\u2019s real estate portfolio can be a painstakingly comprehensive process. But once the ink has dried, it\u2019s the people who work within that space who will determine that company\u2019s success. So it stands to reason: When it comes to real estate, shouldn\u2019t we consider the workplace experience as much as we do the bottom line?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That was the question posed last month at WeWork\u2019s \u201cHumanize San Francisco,\u201d an experiential real estate<\/a> event in the heart of wine country. Along with the chance to connect with industry peers and experience the beauty of the Napa vineyards, guests at Humanize were taking part in something bigger than themselves: They were sharing in the knowledge that their collective actions have a direct impact on more than 1 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s not a typo\u2014the average enterprise-level company has thousands of employees, and only one chief head of real estate. When employees are spending upward of 40 hours a week in the office, it starts to become clear how much heads of real estate affect their businesses through the spaces they provide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n At Humanize, attendees explored the many ways in which real estate fits into the larger business ecosystem. Workspace, and the experience employees have within it, has always been closely tied to a business\u2019s bottom line\u2014but how will that evolve over time? This concept of the future of work<\/a> garnered much discussion from the Humanize speakers. They saw two trends that will fundamentally shape real estate in the years to come: the rise of the human-centric workplace and agile real estate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n