The Futures Lab is our R&D division. It comprises over 50 people, sourced from all areas of our business, who are tasked with reimagining how we do things. You can find out a bit more below, and there is a closed area for Lab members to collaborate.
Change is inevitable, how we embrace that change will differentiate us from our competitors, provide new opportunities and help us deliver best in class services to our clients.
Collaboration and engagement at all levels are key to drive our business forward.
I joined the Futures Lab to be at the forefront of a changing world.
I joined the Futures Lab to help ensure that we take steps to be the best Cushman & Wakefield we can be.
I joined the Futures Lab in order to help equip Cushman & Wakefield for the ever-changing nature of our industry.
I joined the Futures Lab so we have a business that adds value.
I joined the Futures Lab to contribute to the disruption our company constantly needs to remain competitive.
I joined the Futures Lab to help C&W drive new ideas to enhance how we advise on property, developments and cities.
I joined the Futures Lab to make our lives easier, environment better, output more valuable and clients more satisfied.
I joined the Futures Lab to position Cushman & Wakefield to be the primary real estate adviser around experiential property performance.
I joined the Futures Lab to innovate, think outside of the box, inspire, be inspired and be part of what’s next at Cushman & Wakefield.
I want to change Work and Real Estate so that they enhance our lives and let us be our true selves.
If we have data let’s look at data. If all we have are opinions, let’s go with mine.
In today’s disruptive landscape innovation is integral to the heart and soul of tomorrows corporation. I joined the Futures Lab to be a part of the engine driving innovation in our business.
Let’s automate mundane tasks so we can spend time adding value on more interesting items.
My interest is in the future because I’m going to spend most of my life there!
Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.
The Futures Lab was obvious to join, to be part of our future – technology, digitisation and automation will change our world and this team wants to be on the front of the wave.
The future of construction will be led by clients and firms who can understand risk and use technology to limit exposure.
The future of Cushman & Wakefield is to take the lead in transforming what is next for Real Estate.
The future of our business adopts a holistic customer-centric approach incorporating technological efficiencies.
The future of our business in property is, ironically, knocking down walls.
The future of our business is interpretation and visualisation.
The future of our business is laying in the hands of its people who work hard to move things forward.
The future of our business is spells and witchcraft.
The future of real estate is about agility and breaking the boundaries of traditional practice.
The future of real estate is changing; we must adapt or become obsolete.
The future of real estate is experiential design, flexibility and wellness.
The future of real estate is collaboration and insights.
The future of real estate is exploiting the opportunities of new technology whilst ensuring greater workforce engagement.
The future of real estate is flexible.
The future of real estate will involve landlords and developers having greater collaboration with occupiers and communities, as well as an appreciation of the changing dynamics in what people demand from real estate.
The future of real estate is mixed-use, and dogs. Mixed-use because lines between use classes are blurring as property and places respond to market trends. And dogs, because wellbeing and productivity in the workplace should be high on the agenda for all.
The future of real estate is occupier engagement; understanding peoples relationship with property and creating great experiences.
The future of real estate is public and private collaboration to create communities and deliver housing.
The future of real estate is rapidly changing amidst a global technology-driven evolution.
The future of real estate is the effective collaboration of real estate and non-real estate sectors.
The future of real estate is visibility. Availability of data will accurately reveal the value of both the asset and the service being provided.
The Futures Lab sparks new ideas for real estate services, keeping our minds fresh and open to innovation.
The successful future of our business is driven by our ever-progressing ability to understand our clients’ needs more accurately and quickly than ever before.
The world and people around us are changing their wants and needs - I want to shape this change.
To me the Futures Lab is a truly collaborative, UK-wide program, shaping the future of C&W through insights and action.
The future of our business is being the advisor who understands the needs of our clients now and predicts their future needs.