Continua Research Report
Magnetic,
not mandatory
The new rules for work,
place, and belonging
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The office
is at an inflection point.
Work has changed faster than the spaces built to support it. This report combines original research with real-world insight to examine how design, technology, and culture shape the modern office — and what leaders must rethink to create spaces worth choosing.
Research Findings
11 principles reshaping
the modern workplace.
The office must be
an experience, not
an obligation.
01
Place signals
value.
02
Flexibility is the
new baseline.
03
Technology
is a design material,
not an afterthought.
04
Integration
is the advantage.
05
Workstyles
are generational,
solutions must be agile.
06
Explore all 11 rules
in the full report
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Inside the Report
Here are some snippets of the data we’ve collected, you will find much more insights in the full report.
Distribution of Work Styles
Fully on-site
Hybrid
Fully Remote
Work is no longer tethered to place, yet place matters more than ever. The office has become a proxy for how companies express value to their employees.
Assigned desk
preferences
by generation
Gen X
48%
millennials
38%
GEN Z
44%
Boomers
37%
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This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Continua Interiors from June 12-16, 2025, among 609 adults ages 18+ who are professionals (i.e., work in a professional setting and use a computer as part of their job). The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 4.9 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. This credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed population of interest. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact info@continuainteriors.com
Continua Research Report
Magnetic,
not mandatory
The new rules for work,
place, and belonging
Get the report
The office is
at an inflection point.
Work has changed faster than the spaces built to support it. This report combines original research with real-world insight to examine how design, technology, and culture shape the modern office — and what leaders must rethink to create spaces worth choosing.
Research Findings
11 principles reshaping
the modern workplace.
The office must be
an experience, not
an obligation.
01
Place signals
value.
02
Flexibility is the
new baseline.
03
Technology
is a design material,
not an afterthought.
04
Integration
is the advantage.
05
Workstyles
are generational,
solutions must be agile.
06
Explore all 11 rules
in the full report
Get the report
Inside the Report
Here are some snippets of the data we’ve collected, you will find much more insights in the full report.
Distribution of Work Styles
Fully on-site
Hybrid
Fully Remote
Work is no longer tethered to place, yet place matters more than ever. The office has become a proxy for how companies express value to their employees.
Assigned desk preferences
by generation
Gen X
48%
millennials
38%
GEN Z
44%
Boomers
37%
Scroll
Ready to make your office magnetic?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data, generational insights, and actionable frameworks. All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Have Questions?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data, generational insights, and actionable frameworks. All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Talk to an expert
318 N Carpenter St, 6th floor
Chicago, IL 60607
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Continua Interiors from June 12-16, 2025, among 609 adults ages 18+ who are professionals (i.e., work in a professional setting and use a computer as part of their job). The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 4.9 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. This credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed population of interest. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact info@continuainteriors.com
Continua Research Report
Magnetic,
not mandatory
The new rules for work,
place, and belonging
Get the report
The office is at an inflection point.
Work has changed faster than the spaces built to support it. This report combines original research with real-world insight to examine how design, technology, and culture shape the modern office — and what leaders must rethink to create spaces worth choosing.
Research Findings
11 principles reshaping
the modern workplace.
The office must be
an experience, not
an obligation.
01
Place signals
value.
02
Flexibility is the
new baseline.
03
Technology
is a design material,
not an afterthought.
04
Integration
is the advantage.
05
Workstyles
are generational,
solutions must be agile.
06
Explore all 11 rules
in the full report
Get the report
Inside the Report
Here are some snippets of the data we’ve collected, you will find much more insights in the full report.
Distribution of Work Styles
Fully on-site
Hybrid
Fully Remote
Work is no longer tethered to place, yet place matters more than ever. The office has become a proxy for how companies express value to their employees.
Assigned desk preferences
by generation
Gen X
48%
millennials
38%
GEN Z
44%
Boomers
37%
Ready to make your office magnetic?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data, generational insights, and actionable frameworks. All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Have Questions?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data, generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Talk to an expert
318 N Carpenter St, 6th floor
Chicago, IL 60607
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Continua Interiors from June 12-16, 2025, among 609 adults ages 18+ who are professionals (i.e., work in a professional setting and use a computer as part of their job). The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 4.9 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. This credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed population of interest. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact info@continuainteriors.com
Continua Research Report
Magnetic,
not mandatory
The new rules for work,
place, and belonging
Get the report
The office is at an inflection point.
Work has changed faster than the spaces built to support it. This report combines original research with real-world insight to examine how design, technology, and culture shape the modern office — and what leaders must rethink to create spaces worth choosing.
Research Findings
11 principles reshaping
the modern workplace.
10
A meeting room should
never need an instruction manual.
11
Workers don’t inhabit
offices — they interpret
them.
Explore all 11
rules in the full report
Get the report
01
The office must
be an experience,
not an obligation.
02
Place
signals value.
03
Flexibility
is the new
baseline.
04
Technology
is a design material,
not an afterthought.
05
Integration
is the advantage.
06
Workstyles are
generational, solutions
must be agile.
07
Culture lives
in the in-between.
08
Optics
≠
impact.
09
Personal space
is part of shared
culture.
Inside the Report
There's more data behind every one of these findings.
See it all in the full report.
Distribution of Work Styles
Fully on-site
Hybrid
Fully Remote
Work is no longer tethered to place, yet place matters more than ever. The office has become a proxy for how companies express value to their employees.
Assigned desk preferences
by generation
Gen X
48%
millennials
38%
GEN Z
44%
Boomers
37%
Ready to make your
office magnetic?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data,
generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Have Questions?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data, generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Talk to an expert
318 N Carpenter St, 6th floor
Chicago, IL 60607
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Continua Interiors from June 12-16, 2025, among 609 adults ages 18+ who are professionals (i.e., work in a professional setting and use a computer as part of their job). The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 4.9 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. This credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed population of interest. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact info@continuainteriors.com
Continua Research Report
Magnetic,
not mandatory
The new rules for work,
place, and belonging
Get the report
The office is at an
inflection point.
Work has changed faster than the spaces built to support it. This report combines original research with real-world insight to examine how design, technology, and culture shape the modern office — and what leaders must rethink to create spaces worth choosing.
Research Findings
11 principles reshaping
the modern workplace.
10
A meeting room should never need an instruction manual.
11
Workers don’t inhabit
offices — they interpret them.
Explore all 11
rules in the full report
Get the report
01
The office must
be an experience,
not an obligation.
02
Place
signals value.
03
Flexibility
is the new
baseline.
04
Technology
is a design material,
not an afterthought.
05
Integration
is the advantage.
06
Workstyles are
generational, solutions
must be agile.
07
Culture lives
in the in-between.
08
Optics
≠
impact.
09
Personal space
is part of shared
culture.
Inside the Report
There's more data behind every one of these findings.
See it all in the full report.
Distribution of Work Styles
Fully on-site
Hybrid
Fully Remote
Work is no longer tethered to place, yet place matters more than ever. The office has become a proxy for how companies express value to their employees.
Assigned desk preferences
by generation
Gen X
48%
millennials
38%
GEN Z
44%
Boomers
37%
Ready to make your
office magnetic?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data,
generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Have Questions?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data, generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Talk to an expert
318 N Carpenter St, 6th floor
Chicago, IL 60607
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Continua Interiors from June 12-16, 2025, among 609 adults ages 18+ who are professionals (i.e., work in a professional setting and use a computer as part of their job). The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 4.9 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. This credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed population of interest. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact info@continuainteriors.com
Continua Research Report
Magnetic,
not mandatory
The new rules for work,
place, and belonging
Get the report
The office is
at an inflection point.
Work has changed faster than the spaces built to support it. This report combines original research with real-world insight to examine how design, technology, and culture shape the modern office — and what leaders must rethink to create spaces worth choosing.
Research Findings
11 principles reshaping
the modern workplace.
Explore all 11
rules in the full report
Get the report
Inside the Report
There's more data behind every one of these findings.
See it all in the full report.
Distribution of Work Styles
Fully on-site
Hybrid
Fully Remote
Work is no longer tethered to place, yet place matters more than ever. The office has become a proxy for how companies express value to their employees.
Assigned desk preferences
by generation
Gen X
48%
millennials
38%
GEN Z
44%
Boomers
37%
Ready to make your
office magnetic?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data,
generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Have Questions?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data, generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Talk to an expert
318 N Carpenter St, 6th floor
Chicago, IL 60607
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Continua Interiors from June 12-16, 2025, among 609 adults ages 18+ who are professionals (i.e., work in a professional setting and use a computer as part of their job). The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 4.9 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. This credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed population of interest. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact info@continuainteriors.com
Continua Research Report
Magnetic,
not mandatory
The new rules for work,
place, and belonging
Get the report
The office is
at an inflection point.
Work has changed faster than the spaces built to support it. This report combines original research with real-world insight to examine how design, technology, and culture shape the modern office — and what leaders must rethink to create spaces worth choosing.
Research Findings
11 principles reshaping
the modern workplace.
Explore all 11
rules in the full report
Get the report
Inside the Report
There's more data behind every one of these findings.
See it all in the full report.
Work is no longer tethered to place, yet place matters more than ever. The office has become a proxy for how companies express value to their employees.
Assigned desk preferences
by generation
Ready to make your
office magnetic?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data,
generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Have Questions?
Download the full 55-page report with detailed data, generational insights, and actionable frameworks.
All 11 essays. Research-led. Built for leaders.
Talk to an expert
318 N Carpenter St, 6th floor
Chicago, IL 60607
This survey was conducted online within the United States by The Harris Poll on behalf of Continua Interiors from June 12-16, 2025, among 609 adults ages 18+ who are professionals (i.e., work in a professional setting and use a computer as part of their job). The sampling precision of Harris online polls is measured by using a Bayesian credible interval. For this study, the sample data is accurate to within +/- 4.9 percentage points using a 95% confidence level. This credible interval will be wider among subsets of the surveyed population of interest. For complete survey methodology, including weighting variables and subgroup sample sizes, please contact info@continuainteriors.com