{"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":"Preparing for the Future Workplace | What the F* is Happening to the Office? | Mark Bryan","slug":"preparing-for-the-future-workplace-what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-mark-bryan","published_at":"2026-02-18T16:30:19+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-7601316/preparing-for-the-future-workplace-what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-mark-bryan","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/Preparing-for-the-Future-Workplace--What-the-F-is-Happening-to-the-Office---Mark-Bryan-e3f93n9","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10c4b433c/podcast/play/115690665/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-18%2F418350672-44100-2-bbe15d07bafcf.mp3","summary":"What if we could look into a crystal ball and design the future workplace today?Are we preparing for what’s next, or redesigning yesterday’s office?In this episode of What the F* is Happening to the Office?, Bob Fox sits down with Mark Bryan, Chief Research & Strategy Officer at IIDA, to explore why most “future of work” conversations are stuck debating layouts, policies, and attendance - instead of how work itself is fundamentally changing.Mark introduces strategic foresight, a data-driven discipline focused on preparation, not prediction, and explains why organizations must design for measurable human outcomes: trust, wellbeing, learning, social cohesion, and performance.We explore:• The convergence of AI, connected devices, and digital twins• Why utilization data can mislead decision-making• How immersive environments go beyond headsets• The coming technology “supercycle” reshaping work• Why the workplace must evolve from container to trust platformIf you're a workplace leader, architect, designer, CRE executive, or strategist trying to prepare your organization for the next 10 years, this conversation will expand how you think about work, technology, and human potential.Subscribe for weekly conversations with the leaders shaping the future of work and the built environment.Special thanks to Global Furniture Group for supporting this episode.https://www.globalfurnituregroup.com/","meta_description":"What if we could look into a crystal ball and design the future workplace today?Are we preparing for what’s next, or redesigning yesterday’s office?In thi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3632,"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/preparing-for-the-future-workplace-what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-mark-bryan/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/preparing-for-the-future-workplace-what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-mark-bryan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}