Lisa Pool has focused her 30+ year career delivering high performance work environments where employees are happy, innovative, and productive. As Perkins&Will’s Firmwide Director of Workplace Strategy, Lisa leads a global workplace team dedicated to creating meaningful design, workplace strategy solutions, and change management programs through a data-driven and human-centric process. Ms. Pool will be speaking to the changes in office space across the country.Lisa’s clients range from small start-ups, multiple Fortune 500 companies, and global account work to major healthcare institutions and higher education systems with health science education and research programs. Her clients benefit from her passion for collaboration and respect resulting in positive outcomes for all involved. By focusing on the client’s needs and project vision, she has implemented innovative solutions that reflect the culture, mission, and performance objectives of her clients. Local clients have included Best Buy, NMDP, Medtronic, Boston Scientific, Thomson Reuters, Land O’Lakes, and RBC US Wealth Management.
Never before has the workplace been as dynamic, flexible, and driven by technology as it is today, reflecting the evolving needs of a diverse and hybrid workforce. The impact of the pandemic accelerated this transformation, reshaping how and where work gets done. It highlighted the importance of adaptability, digital tools, and employee well-being, forcing organizations to rethink traditional office models and embrace hybrid and remote work strategies. This shift has redefined workplace culture, collaboration, and productivity, making flexibility and resilience central to future success. Lisa Pool is going to share with us what she is seeing as the key challenges and opportunities her clients face and how they can manage this every evolving landscape.
Perkins&Will, an interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm, was founded in 1935 on the belief that design has the power to transform lives. The firm is committed to creating a better, beautiful, more equitable world through Living Design, an approach that integrates environmental, social, and design considerations to advance ecological health and well-being. Architizer named Perkins&Will the world’s “Best Sustainable Firm” in 2023, and Metropolis named it “Firm of the Year” in 2022 for its industry leadership in advancing climate action and social justice. Fast Company named Perkins&Will one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Architecture three times, and in 2021, it added the firm to its list of Brands That Matter—making Perkins&Will the first architecture practice in the world to earn the distinction. With an international team of more than 2,500 professionals, Perkins&Will has 30 studios worldwide, providing integrated services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, and landscape architecture.