Workplace Innovator Podcast | Enhancing Your Employee Experience | Facility Management | CRE | Digital Workplace Technology Ep. 371: "We Want To Do Better" – Navigating Hybrid Work with a Holistic Approach to Workplace Strategy with Pallavi Shrivastava, MRICS, LEED AP of Arcadis
Sep 30, 2025
Pallavi Shrivastava, Principal and Global Head for Workplace Strategy at Arcadis, shares insights on navigating hybrid work. She emphasizes the importance of simplifying workplace experiences and engaging all user levels to create emotional connections. Pallavi advocates for a holistic approach that interlinks people, place, purpose, and technology. With empathy and agility, she challenges leaders to co-create solutions that cater to diverse needs, urging them to think beyond traditional office right-sizing to include all asset types.
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Global Career Journey To Workplace Strategy
- Pallavi recounts moving from India to the U.S. for a master's and building a global workplace career across cities.
- Her path through design, consulting, and property firms led her to workplace strategy and a New York role.
Simplicity Is True Innovation
- Pallavi defines innovation as simplifying tasks for humans rather than making things loud or complex.
- A calm, simple workplace can be more effective than an overdesigned, overbearing one.
Simplicity Versus Simplistic
- Simplicity differs from simplistic; good design is understandable and easy to use.
- People naturally respond to a space's emotions without being forced into a certain behavior.