{"podcast":{"title":"What The F* is Happening to The Office?","slug":"what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-7601316","podcast_index_feed_id":7601316,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10c4b433c/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bob-fox37","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/44912263/1ca36e1a80b5de9d.jpg","author":"Work Design","episode_count":27,"summary":"What the F* is Happening to the Office? The workplace is being reinvented—and we're talking to the people leading the charge. From architects to real estate strategists, tech innovators to culture experts, this podcast dives into the seismic shifts reshaping where and how we work. If you’re building, designing, managing, or just trying to make sense of the new office landscape, this is your front-row seat to the ideas, experiments, and people redefining the future of work.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-12T16:22:15.980278+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-7601316"},"episode":{"title":"Analog in a Digital World | What the F* is Happening to the Office? with Caitlin Begg","slug":"analog-in-a-digital-world-what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-with-caitlin-begg","published_at":"2025-08-13T12:14:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-7601316/analog-in-a-digital-world-what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-with-caitlin-begg","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-7601316","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/workdesign/episodes/Analog-in-a-Digital-World--What-the-F-is-Happening-to-the-Office--with-Caitlin-Begg-e3bncmd","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10c4b433c/podcast/play/111964301/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-1%2F413520447-44100-2-66bc7b09843c5.mp3","summary":"In this episode of What the F is Happening to the Office?, Bob Fox talks with Caitlin Begg, sociologist and founder of Authentic Social, about how technology and human connection need to be integrated and how smart workplace design can optimize both.We explore socio-technical design, how communication norms impact hybrid work, how AI is reshaping behavior, why casual \"water cooler\" conversations still matter, and how leaders can create more human-centric, high-performing environments. Caitlin shares actionable ideas to reset norms, encourage deeper collaboration, and rethink how we use technology without losing our humanity.Caitlin Begg is a sociologist, researcher, and founder of Authentic Social, an applied research lab based in New York City and Amsterdam. Her work focuses on designing a socio-technical future by optimizing the balance between human connection and technology, with a focus on workplace communication, AI, and digital culture. A frequent speaker across Europe and the U.S., Caitlin also hosts the Progression to Analog podcast, exploring how we stay human in an increasingly digital world.","meta_description":"In this episode of What the F is Happening to the Office?, Bob Fox talks with Caitlin Begg, sociologist and founder of Authentic Social, about how technol…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2753,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-7601316/episodes/analog-in-a-digital-world-what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-with-caitlin-begg/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-7601316/analog-in-a-digital-world-what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-with-caitlin-begg.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}