Research Reports

The latest research reports from WORKTECH Academy.

We collaborate with leading organisations to create high-impact research reports that position them as thought leaders, fuel PR campaigns, and spark meaningful conversations across the workplace industry.

Augmented Work: How new technologies are reshaping the global workplace

This report in collaboration with Mirvac analyses the different ways our workforce will engage with machines, and how organisations can start designing and preparing augmented office spaces.

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From Connection to Copresence

A new WORKTECH Academy report with Google and HP explores how 3D, presence-rich collaboration technologies could redefine hybrid work, leadership visibility and decision-making.

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From Desk to District: The changing of real estate for collaborative innovation

‘From Desk to District: The Changing of Real Estate for Collaborative Innovation’ a report by WORKTECH Academy in collaboration with Lendlease revisits three key models for innovation space at different scales, which were first identified in 2019, to examine how they have evolved over the past five years, the innovation lab, the shared hub, the innovation district.

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The Future Financial Workplace: How experience has become the new operating challenge

A new report by Maptician and WORKTECH Academy explores why financial organisations have stabilised hybrid work but still struggle to deliver consistent workplace experience at scale, revealing a growing disconnect at the heart of the financial workplace.

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Unlocking the Power of Workplace Data: Leveraging data to create hight-performance workplaces

The Cisco report looks at ‘unlocking the power of workplace data’ and follows a roundtable in Sydney attended by 14 industry experts including developers, landlords, flexible space operators, government policymakers and workplace leaders.

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The Workplace Performance Gap

Office attendance has stabilised, but employee engagement is falling. New research by SPS and WORKTECH Academy reveals a widening gap between what organisations measure and what employees need.

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The AI Advantage: How the AI-powered workplace is shaping work

A new report from Zoom and HP, 'The AI Advantage', explores how artificial intelligence is reshaping workplace collaboration, productivity, and efficiency.

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20 Different Ways Companies are Transforming Their Offices

This whitepaper in partnership with WORKTECH Academy explores the case for stronger synergy between technology and design firms in building hybrid workplaces that seamlessly integrate digital and physical work environments.

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The Global Workplace Flexibility Index

A new global index from Vecos uses smart locker data to benchmark workplace flexibility, offering insights into how organisations can adapt offices for to meet business objectives. Published: 2025

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The Future Legal Workplace: Designing for resilience in the legal sector

A new report produced by BVN Architects and WORKTECH Academy identifies the fundamental shifts and challenges that are occurring in the sector today on a global scale, in industry both before and during the pandemic and critiques these shifts from the perspective of three super regions: EMEA, Australia and North America.

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