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Top Employee Pain Points in 2026: What’s Driving the Great Rethink

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe workforce is at a tipping point. According to Gallup’s Employee Retention and Attraction Indicator…

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Why Natural Light Beats Every Other Amenity (And How to Maximize It Without Rebuilding)

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe amenity arms race is expensive. Climbing walls. Meditation pods. Coffee bars with imported beans.

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Programming to the Person: Experience Data is Key

Reading Time: 2 minutesUsing Experience Data to Tailor Tenant Offerings & Activation The old real estate playbook said: “If you build…

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Bridging the Home–Office Divide: How Offices Must Compete with the Comforts of Home

Reading Time: 1 minuteWhen independent workplace assessors, Leesman, surveyed hundreds of thousands of employees, one finding stood out: many believe their…

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The Value of Variety: Why Workplace Seating & Spatial Choice Boost Tenant Experience

Reading Time: 2 minutesFor decades, office design and workplace seating strategies have been driven by extremes—assigned desks for everyone, or total…

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Acoustic Interventions: Reducing Workplace Noise

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Hidden Cost of Office Noise If you’ve ever tried to focus while someone nearby argues with a…

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Commute ROI: Designing Office Experiences That Justify the Journey

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhy the “Transactional Landlord” Model Is Obsolete in Modern Commercial Real Estate For decades, the commute’s been the…

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How Asset Managers Can Boost Tenant Retention with REX: Real-Time Insights & Unified User Profiles

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Closer Look at HqO REX for Asset Managers For asset managers in commercial real estate, long-term success…

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Lighten Up, Literally

Reading Time: 2 minutesYour tenants care more about sunlight than snacks. And the data backs it up. Picture this: You’ve nailed…

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Top Employee Pain Points in 2024: The Challenges of Today’s Workforce

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile a staggering 95% of US workers are considering a job change in 2024, as reported by Monster, the…

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Beyond Aesthetics: The Strategic Value of Art in CRE Properties

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn today’s competitive market, property owners are increasingly incorporating art installations as strategic tools to enhance the tenant…

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Return-to-Office Mandates: How They Soar & Stumble

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s been nearly four years since the pandemic first hit the world, and as a result, the “workplace”…

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HqO Integrates SwiftConnect Into the HqO Workplace Experience Platform

Reading Time: 2 minutesHqO and SwiftConnect have partnered to build the future of workplace access that keeps tenants and employees engaged…

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The War for Tech Talent Isn’t Over. Here’s How To Win It in 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutesA recent wave of high-profile layoffs has led some industry pundits to conclude that the war for tech…

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The Future of Work: Workplace Experience Insights for 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 2021 and 2022, the workplace underwent a series of transformational changes. In 2023, as new trends and…

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Using Technology to Optimize Hybrid Work

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe future of work has changed dramatically in the wake…

The 3 Components of a Workplace Experience Platform | HqO
The 3 Components of a Workplace Experience Platform

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith workplace experience platforms taking center stage, you may be…

Why Employees Need a Workplace Experience Platform | HqO
Why You Need a Workplace Experience Platform for Your Employees

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs we navigate through a post pandemic world, the workplace…

Improving Your Workplace Experience Toolset | HqO
Improving Your Workplace Experience Toolset

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe concept of ‘work’ has continued to evolve the more…

Employee Experience Platforms and ‘Collaborative Equity’ | HqO
Employee Experience Platforms and ‘Collaborative Equity’

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the last few years, the state of the workplace…

#AskHqO: Advice for the Hybrid Workplace

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe more employees return to the office, the more the…

The Office as a Magnet | HqO
The Office as a Magnet

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn September 2021, leading commercial real estate firm CBRE released…

5 Must-Have Workplace Events for the Summer

Reading Time: 3 minutesSummer is here and planning season is in full swing….

Space Optimization and the Workplace | HqO
Workplaces of the Future: The Pillars of Space Optimization

Reading Time: 3 minutesWe can divide the role of workplace technology in office…

Employee Experience: Spring Trends and Happenings | HqO
Employee Experience: Spring Trends and Happenings

Reading Time: 3 minutesSpring Fever is here and good luck trying to get…

Enhancing the Hybrid Work Model | HqO
Enhancing the Hybrid Work Model

Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite it being the most favored approach to work in…

Meeting Employee Demands in the Workplace
Meeting Employee Demands in the Workplace

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe most important thing employers can do to succeed in…

Hybrid Work Software: Creating an Agile Future
Hybrid Work Software: Creating an Agile Future

Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s almost impossible to avoid: the future of work is…

A New Frontier for the Workplace | HqO
A New Frontier for the Workplace

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe more the workforce changes, the more companies have to…

The Top Challenges for Employers and the Workforce in 2022 | HqO
The Top Challenges Impacting Employers and the Workforce in 2022

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTo learn more about today’s workplace experience and emerging office…