Workplace Surveys

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Shared Futures: Corporate Real Estate Executives’ Strategies for 2025

This report combines various sources of data and findings to provide a forward-thinking perspective on CRE professionals’ expectations, priorities, and planned actions as the industry adapts to evolving workforce needs.

Global Workplace Survey 2024

Gensler’s workplace survey reveals what matters most to design high-performing workplaces and proposes a new precedent for measuring workplace performance.

The Carbon Footprint of Work

We quantified the true carbon cost of office work in multiple scenarios and cities to understand the best ways to reduce total associated carbon emissions.

Work, Life, and the Workplace: A 2023 Survey of Office Workers in Six U.S. Cities

We surveyed remote and office-based workers across six major U.S. cities to understand the unique factors that influence why employees adopt different work behaviors.

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U.S. Laboratory Research Scientist Survey 2023

As hybrid work, artificial intelligence, and cloud labs become commonplace in the life science industry, how can the design of laboratory settings evolve to meet needs and demands?

Global Workplace Survey Comparison 2023

We surveyed office workers around the globe to understand how the workplace should evolve to meet their needs.

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Singapore & Philippines Workplace Survey 2023

In Gensler’s inaugural Singapore and Philippines Workplace Survey, we explore what employees value in the office, spaces that have the most impact, and the benefits of designing high-performance workplaces.

Germany Workplace Survey 2023

We surveyed office workers in Germany to understand how they are using the office now and their ideal workplace of the future. We found that office workers value the office for social interaction and connection with their team.

Middle East Workplace Survey 2023

Our survey of office workers across Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait reveals opportunities to make critical workplace changes to adapt to new workplace expectations.

UK Workplace Survey 2023

We surveyed UK workers to understand how employees prioritise and experience workspace as work continues to evolve.

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Mexico Workplace Survey 2022

We surveyed office workers in Mexico to understand how they are using the office now and their ideal workplace of the future. As they return, employees want scheduled, purposeful interactions.

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Canada Workplace Survey 2022

We surveyed Canadian office workers to understand their preferred mix of experiences in the office to get work done.

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U.S. Workplace Survey 2022

The future of the office is about creating the right experiences. Beyond collaboration, employees want the office to be a great place to get work done.

City Pulse Survey Spring 2022

Our City Pulse Survey Spring 2022 surveyed city residents in 25 cities across the world to understand how residents are feeling about their cities through the lenses of affordability, work, and safety.

US Workplace Survey Winter 2021

Our U.S. Workplace Survey Winter 2021 uncovers what employees are expecting as the return to office begins — and how workplaces can adapt to encourage workers to return to in-person work.

Gensler City Pulse Survey Fall 2021

We surveyed residents in 15 global cities to understand their experiences as the pandemic continues and to explore implications for the future of the business district.

Residential Experience Briefing Fall 2021

We surveyed residents across nine global markets to understand their experiences and the implications for the future of residential development.

US Workplace Survey Summer 2021

Top-performing companies are three times more likely to increase their real estate footprint post-pandemic, according to findings from Gensler’s latest U.S. Workplace Survey Summer 2021.

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India Workplace Survey 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way we work. As Indian office workers look to the future, how will the office factor into new ways of working?

China Workplace Survey 2021

Chinese workers are back at the office — and the workplace is still the primary anchor of the workweek.

Étude sur les Espaces de Travail en France 2020

Les données de l'Enquête sur les lieux de travail en France 2020 de Gensler montrent que les professionnels en France veulent passer la majorité de leur semaine de travail au bureau, mais avec une flexibilité supplémentaire dans un avenir post-pandémique.

France Workplace Survey 2020

Data from Gensler's France Workplace Survey 2020 shows that professionals in France want to spend the majority of their workweek at the office — but with added flexibility in a post-pandemic future.

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Australia Workplace Survey 2020

Findings from Gensler's Australia Workplace Survey 2020 show that the majority of the Australian workforce wants a hybrid work model that incorporates the benefits of both the office and remote work.

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US Workplace Survey 2020 Summer/Fall

Data from Gensler's U.S. Workplace Survey 2020 shows that U.S. workers want a hybrid work model that offers the flexibility to work from home, and they also have new expectations for how the office can support their evolving needs.

UK Workplace Survey 2020

The UK Workplace Survey 2020 explores what office employees want from their future workplace.

City Pulse Survey 2020

The Gensler Research Institute's City Pulse Survey explores how the pandemic is impacting the urban experience in global cities including New York, San Francisco, London, and Singapore.

U.S. Work From Home Survey 2020

Lessons from working from home during COVID-19 offer an opportunity to rethink our future physical workplace.

Listening Through the Noise

An investigation on designing for productive sound in the workplace.

Flexible Workspace in the Post-Coworking Era: A European Perspective

Identifying key models and drivers attracting large corporations to European coworking culture.

Evolution of Creative Learning at Work

An investigation into how organizations can trigger, promote, and sustain learning behaviors.

The Culture of Innovation

An investigation into the cultural conditions for innovation within organizations.

Japan Workplace Survey 2020

We analyzed the Japanese workplace to address and improve workplace quality and experience.

Middle East Workplace Survey 2020

An investigation into the changing nature of the Middle East workplace.

Designing Effective Research Buildings

An exploration into how architecture can support collaboration and innovation in laboratory buildings.

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The Value Opportunities of Machine Learning Design Strategies

An exploration into applications for machine learning in architectural design.

Germany Workplace Survey 2019

A deep dive into the changing German workplace and how they can improve productivity and satisfaction through workplace design.

Using IoT Technology to Drive Evidence-Based Design

Using Gensler New York as a case study, we installed sensors and use mixed-methods to measure occupant and building data.

The Human Element: Work Styles & Spatial Preferences

We investigated the link between a person's learning style and their workplace preference.

Introducing the Gensler Experience Index

The Gensler Experience Index^SM is the result of a multi-year research effort to identify and quantify the factors of design that impact the human experience.

Adaptability in Life Science Design

An investigation into maximizing financial and experiential value in life sciences lab design.

Why Walls Should Live

Can living walls have an impact on indoor air quality and occupant comfort?

Tokyo’s Third Places

Exploring ways to improve work/life balance for Tokyo’s busy workforce.

A Breath of Fresh Air

Exploring opportunities to address air pollution via design and architecture.

For the Love of Purpose

Understanding not-for-profit employees to uncover lessons about meaning in the workplace.

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U.S. Workplace Survey 2016

Today’s organizations value Innovation, creativity and differentiation. Our latest workplace survey looks at how workplace design can foster an innovation ecosystem.

U.K. Workplace Survey 2016

The divide between the “haves and have nots” has grown exponentially in recent years. Can design help to resolve workplace inequalities?

Asia Workplace Survey 2016

As Asian companies focus on competitiveness in a global market, they must explore a new, more balanced workplace identity to help them differentiate.

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Emerging Work Styles

Can individual work survive in the “collaborative” workplace? Effective focus involves managing one’s individual preferences and cognitive style; collaboration and team dynamics; organizational culture and policies; and the environment and circumstances in which one works.

Legal Innovation Lab

How will lawyers work in the future? Law firms are ready for change, and are seeking progressive, tech-enabled workplace strategies that improve efficiency while enhancing their ability to attract, retain and support talent.

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Toward a Wellness-Based Workplace

Does a healthy workplace improve the bottom line? An estimated 65% of a company’s health-related costs can be attributed to absenteeism and “presenteeism”— wellness-focused workplace design can reduce both.

Design Premium

Can we quantify architecture’s contribution to building value? In aggregate, Class A buildings designed by top-ranked architecture firms exhibit higher rents after controlling for other market factors.

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Consumer Products

Are consumer products companies delivering on workplace experience? Employees report high levels of workplace choice, but note opportunities to improve workplace effectiveness across all work modes and a below-average satisfaction with in-house amenities.

The 2013 U.S. Workplace Survey

What factors drive workplace performance? Employees in top-performing workplaces—those that balance focus and collaboration—outperform their peers on critical business measures.

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2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Energy

What opportunities exist to improve the workplace for energy companies? While job satisfaction in this industry is higher than average, employees report below-average levels of choice in when and where to work. This may be a missed opportunity to improve performance.

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Government

Can government workplaces improve in a time of budget and space constraints? Increasing employee choice and mobility is an opportunity to improve performance and satisfaction. To deliver, workplace solutions must be paired with the right tools, technologies and policies.

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2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Legal

Do lawyers work differently? Attorneys spend comparatively more time focusing than their peers in other industries, and only one in five report working in balanced work environments.

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Not-for-Profit

Is the workplace helping not-for-profit organizations achieve their mission? Less than one in four NFP employees works in a top-performing workplace, underscoring the need for environments that better support them in their efforts to help others.

2013 U.S. Workplace Survey: Technology

What’s next for the tech workplace? Employees report higher-than-average levels of choice, satisfaction and workplace effectiveness – but there’s still room for improvement. Less than one in three tech employees reports working in an optional or “balanced” workplace.