CBRE Brings in Former Facebook Executive To Make The Office Experience More Like Hotels


CBRE Brings in Former Facebook Executive To Make The Office Experience More Like Hotels


CBRE hired a former Facebook executive to launch the innovation-focused CBRE x Industrious Building Experiences Lab.

Annie Dean, who previously led workplace experience and flexible work efforts at Facebook and software developer Atlassian, will head the new department, CBRE announced this week.

“The lab will aim to transform offices, logistics centers, storefronts, and other commercial settings — the buildings that power the global economy — into more human-focused, empowering and delightful places to work,” the global brokerage and real estate services firm said in a statement

Dean will also serve as CBRE’s global chief strategy officer for its building operations and experience business segment. She’ll lead the newly established lab in developing and implementing “real-world products, rather than abstract research” focused on the future of work, CBRE said....

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RSK: I like the idea as long as it has purpose other than looks. Will it help bring people back to the office or is it mainly for flex office space?

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