Guides
Workplace guides for real estate and workplace leaders.
8 in-depth guides built from 95 Kadence articles: how to measure and plan space, which office models fit which teams, and what the evidence says about hybrid work, return to office and AI.
- 01 · 15 articles
Hybrid work strategy: policy, models and people
A hybrid work model succeeds when policy, space and people pull in the same direction. This guide covers the main models, how to write a policy, how to include every working style and how to keep improving with data.
Read the guide → - 02 · 14 articles
Return to office: mandates, pushback and what the evidence shows
A return to office mandate is easy to announce and hard to deliver. Here is what the 2024 and 2025 mandates looked like, how employees responded, what the evidence shows, and how to plan a return that works.
Read the guide → - 03 · 14 articles
The Kadence platform: from desk booking to WorkOps and SpaceOps
Kadence's hybrid work platform launched in 2021 as a desk booking tool and grew into a workplace management system. WorkOps runs the office day to day. SpaceOps plans and changes it. Here is how the platform got there.
Read the guide → - 04 · 12 articles
Flexible office models: hot desking, hoteling, activity-based working and neighborhoods
Hoteling office space, activity-based working, hot desking and neighborhoods each assign space in a different way. Here is how they compare, which teams each one suits, where each one fails and what makes flexible seating work.
Read the guide → - 05 · 12 articles
Office space planning: right-sizing, utilization and fit-out
Office space utilization in most buildings sits far below what the space was planned for. Here is how to measure real use, right-size the portfolio and invest in the space you keep.
Read the guide → - 06 · 11 articles
AI and the future of work: strategy, capacity and the workplace
AI and the future of work are now one conversation. Here is what AI means for the length of the week, for adoption, for human focus and for the office itself.
Read the guide → - 07 · 10 articles
Bringing teams together: coordination, events and flexible space
Team coordination in hybrid work means four things: show people who is coming in, set shared team days, give them a reason to gather, and give them the right space when they arrive.
Read the guide → - 08 · 7 articles
Workplace analytics: the metrics that matter
The space utilization metrics and workplace KPIs that show who uses your office, when and how, plus how to collect the data responsibly and report it so leaders can act on it.
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