{"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":"Why Employees are \"Hacking\" the Workplace | with Ken Baker","slug":"why-employees-are-hacking-the-workplace-with-ken-baker","published_at":"2026-04-20T20:40:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-the-f-is-happening-to-the-office-7601316/why-employees-are-hacking-the-workplace-with-ken-baker","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/Why-Employees-are-Hacking-the-Workplace--with-Ken-Baker-e3i6oi8","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10c4b433c/podcast/play/118759432/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-20%2F422472434-44100-2-15c6c7b19cbf1.mp3","summary":"What if the office isn’t underperforming… it’s just never been aligned with how people actually work?In this conversation, I sit down with Ken Baker, Regional Managing Principal at Gensler, to unpack what’s really changing in the workplace, and what most organizations are still getting wrong. Ken brings a unique perspective, not just as a designer, but as someone leading a global firm while navigating the same pressures his clients are facing.We discuss the real issues shaping the next generation of work environments:-Why the office is struggling to keep up with how people actually work-How AI is amplifying human interaction, not replacing it-The shift from efficiency → experience, performance, and connection-Why the best workplaces are becoming “magnets, not mandates”-The growing role of hospitality, learning, and focus spaces-How better design is directly tied to profitability, retention, and performance-What leaders are missing about their own organizations-And why the future may depend on how we rethink and reuse our citiesDownload the State of the Workplace Report - https://workdesign.beehiiv.com/industry-reportA synthesis of insights from leaders across design, research, and workplace strategy.","meta_description":"What if the office isn’t underperforming… it’s just never been aligned with how people actually work?In this conversation, I sit down with Ken Baker, Regi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2776,"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/why-employees-are-hacking-the-workplace-with-ken-baker/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/why-employees-are-hacking-the-workplace-with-ken-baker.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}