Unlock Exclusive Insights: The World of Work in 2026
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What's Inside?
Developed by WORKTECH Academy, The World of Work in 2026 brings together insights from its global network of members and partners to explore how work and the workplace are evolving.
The report highlights 20 trends across four megatrends, showing how organizations are adapting as work enters a more settled—but still complex—phase of change:
- Human Performance: shifting from productivity to sustained capability and wellbeing
- Workplaces Without Walls: hybrid, flexible, and adaptive spaces that blend physical and digital
- Sustainable Growth: new talent models, urban innovation, and long-term business resilience
The World of Work in 2026 is published by WORKTECH Academy. As a Global Partner, we are proud contributors to the research and trends featured in this report specifically around workplace technology and AI.
Who Should Read This Book?
This report is for leaders navigating the next phase of work — where performance, experience and human needs matter more than short-term fixes.
Whether you’re in workplace strategy, HR, real estate, technology or the C-suite, you’ll gain insights on:
- Shifting from productivity metrics to human performance and outcomes
- Designing workplaces that support focus, belonging and sustained capacity
- Integrating AI in ways that reduce friction rather than create overload
- Rethinking hybrid, space and service models for a more adaptive workplace
- Aligning people, place and technology around what actually makes work work
If you’re looking to move beyond disruption and design work that performs over time, this report is for you.
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