The best workplaces accelerate both our individual progress (or mastery) and collective progress (or cohesion). We've heard the workplace described as a hospitality experience, social club, or boutique hotel. However, if our aim is mastery, then the best analogue may be the gym—an environment designed for deliberate, focused practice on challenges beyond our skill set. Our divergent masteries must then come together on the soccer field, where constructive disagreement fuels our progress toward a shared goal. Informed by Gensler''s 2024 Global Workplace Survey data, this session will explore the enduring value of face-to-face interactions in a tech-enabled world.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss how and where people work today—and, when they choose the office, why.
- Explore the value of the office in supporting the progress of individuals and teams—and how great design can accelerate this progress.
- Review the components of individual mastery and skill development along with the office's role in helping individuals progress toward their goals.
- Learn about the role of constructive disagreement in the effectiveness of teams to solve problems, generate ideas, and make decisions, and examine why our ability to disagree constructively has never been more critical to society.