Episode 20 - Designing Workplaces That Evolve

Every office is designed for a future that doesn't exist yet. By the time a workplace opens, the organization has already begun to change. Teams evolve. Technology advances. Business priorities shift. So why do we still design workplaces as if they were finished products? In this episode of Design Office Hours, I speak with workplace strategist and author Sam Sahni, whose new book, Destination 2.0: The Playbook Every Executive Needs to Master Hybrid Work, challenges organizations to think differently about the workplace. Rather than seeing the office as a one-time capital project, Sam argues that it should be treated as a living system that continuously learns and adapts alongside the people who use it. In this conversation, we discuss: • Why workplace strategy begins long before floor plans and furniture. • Why designing for the "average employee" no longer works. • The relationship between culture, leadership, and workplace adoption. • Why experimentation should continue long after move-in. • How organizations can build workplaces that remain relevant as work continues to evolve. If there is one takeaway from this conversation, it is this: A workplace is never truly finished. The best ones are designed to evolve. Head over to worktransformers.ai (http://worktransformers.ai/) to learn more about Sam's work and find an 'agentified' version of the book itself. Got a question for a future topic you want me to talk about? Connect Website: dohpodcast.com (http://dohpodcast.com/) Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) Instagram: @designofficehours YouTube: @designofficehours