Applied Research: Workplace Strategy
I have extensive experience as a consultant on workplace strategy in corporate contexts. I have been conducting high-level research to assist organizations across various sectors in strategizing, managing, and transforming their office spaces and workplace strategies in response to digitalization, hybrid work practices, sustainability goals, and broader organizational changes. I apply mixed-method research design. I have experience in the collection and analysis of large datasets through quantitative methods (mostly econometrics) and the collection and analysis of textual data and secondary sources through qualitative methods (mostly interviews and focus group).
I have developed skills in:
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Plan and execute research across various methods, including interviews, focus groups, and surveys, to deliver timely and actionable insights.
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Synthesize and clearly communicate findings to diverse audiences (from technical teams to C-level executives) that directly inform organizational and design decisions.
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Communicate insights in digestible ways—from reports to workshops—that inspire action.
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Work with multisciplinary teams (e.g., researchers from other departments and organizations' employees).
Exemplary projects
“Workspaces and Mobility”
Company: FERROVIENORD S.p.A.
Objective: Development of a business concept for temporary workspaces within stations managed by Ferrovienord S.p.A..
“Palazzo Giò Ponti and the New Working Practices of Assolombarda – Guidelines for Workplace Transformation”
Company: Assolombarda
Objective: Development of strategic guidelines for the redesign of Assolombarda’s headquarters to support innovation, collaboration, and flexible work practices.
“Design Models for the Renovation of Pavilion 17 at ASST GOM Niguarda – Integration of Operational Rooms and Legal Headquarters of AREU”.
Company: AREU – Agenzia Regionale Emergenza e Urgenza
Objective: Study of architectural, functional, and organizational models to optimize emergency management spaces and improve coordination within healthcare services.
“New Ways and New Workspaces Between Home and Office”.
Company: Assolombarda
Objective: Investigation of hybrid work models and the redesign of organizational spaces to balance flexibility, productivity, and employee engagement.
“Future of Work Strategy Study”
Company: DHL
Objective: Definition of DHL’s long-term workplace strategy, focusing on digital transformation, employee experience, and organizational resilience.
MORE CASES CAN BE FOUND IN THE CO-AUTHORED BOOK "Office project. Strategy and processes for the evolution of corporate spaces"
