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Ideas, news and practical perspectives on the workplace.
Every office tells a story about how work gets done. The layout, meeting spaces, and neighborhood design all reflect the culture and rhythm of an organization. But in 2026, those rhythms will be changing faster than ever. Hybrid schedules, shifting policies, and new collaboration habits are transforming how companies use their space. That means office […]
Dave Cairns sits down with Tracy Hawkins, VP of Real Estate and Workplace at OpenAI, on raising kids with AI and why people still need to gather.
Today marks an exciting new chapter for Kadence. We’re thrilled to announce that Tracy Hawkins, VP of Real Estate and Workplace at OpenAI, has joined Kadence as a Strategic Advisor. Tracy Hawkins is one of the world’s most respected workplace leaders, known for helping organizations like OpenAI, Grammarly, and Twitter design environments that empower people […]
Kadence's Outlook plug-in puts meeting room booking inside Microsoft Outlook, with live two-way sync, consistent utilization data and central IT control.
For decades, companies have tried to manage the workplace with software built for buildings, not people. Computer-Aided Facilities Management, or CAFM, began as a digital leap forward for facilities teams. It helped organizations move from paper floor plans to electronic systems that tracked space, assets, and maintenance. But today, the world of work looks very […]
Every office represents a balancing act between cost and capacity. Too much space, and money is wasted on empty desks. Too little, and productivity stalls as employees compete for rooms and resources. For CFOs and real estate leaders, getting this balance right has never been more important. Hybrid work has made office use unpredictable, yet […]
Every leader faces the same challenge in 2025: how to plan for headcount growth and seating planning when the workplace keeps changing. Teams are distributed, hybrid policies evolve, and office attendance fluctuates week to week. Yet decisions about space still carry long-term financial consequences. Headcount and seating planning sits at the center of that challenge. […]
Kadence, a workplace operations platform, today announced the launch of Kadence SpaceOps: an AI-powered product built to help enterprises model, test, and execute space decisions with confidence and unprecedented speed. As companies grapple with unprecedented shifts in how and where work happens, SpaceOps is a first-of-its-kind AI-powered platform that enables scenario planning, stack planning, and move […]
Managing today’s modern workplace is challenging. Gone are the days of leaders being ok with cubicles and buildings sitting half empty. The stakes are enormous. A single lease can lock millions into wasted space for a decade. Office space is one of the top three controllable costs, yet up to 40% of space sits underutilized […]
Space management is the planning, organizing and optimizing of office space. Here is what it covers, why it changed and how utilization data now drives it.
Visitor management is the process of welcoming, tracking, and supporting every guest who enters your workplace. It covers everything from digital sign-ins and badges to host notifications and compliance records. At its most basic, visitor management ensures people can enter safely, be where they need to be, and leave a record behind. But stopping there […]
Every organization today faces the same pressure: how to make offices work harder for less money. Leaders are cutting square footage, employees expect more flexibility, and boards want proof that investments in real estate drive real returns. This is where workplace analytics comes in. At its simplest, workplace analytics means using data to understand how […]
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