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Knowbeforeyoucommit.

Before you commit millions to a workplace, know you're solving the right problem.

CultureFit360™ is an independent workplace diagnostic that tests whether the decision is backed by evidence while there is still room to change it.

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THE STAKES
The brief is the risk. Not the building.

The brief is the risk. Not the building.

Most workplace projects start with an assumption. The expensive ones never test it. A preferred answer takes hold. Designers respond. Scope is priced. Budgets follow. By the time the evidence catches up, changing course means redesign, delay and avoidable cost.

CultureFit360™, the Workplace MRI™, shows you
01
what the workplace actually needs to solve
02
where the current plan will create friction
03
what to change before money moves
WHEN TO USE IT

Use it before the decision becomes the project.

Lease renewal or relocation
Choose the right workplace before negotiations narrow your options. Know whether to stay, move, shrink or expand before the deal takes over.
Fitout or redesign
Avoid designing and pricing the wrong solution. Base the brief on how people actually work, not what leaders assume.
Consolidation or portfolio change
Reduce space without weakening performance. Know what each site must keep doing before space is cut or combined.
Hybrid reset or attendance policy
Make the policy work in practice, not just on paper. See whether the workplace can support the behaviour the policy expects.
AI restructure
Avoid locking tomorrow’s organisation into yesterday’s workplace. See how AI is changing jobs, teams and space needs before you commit.
WHY WORK/SHIFT

Because we do not profit from what happens next, everyone can trust the
answer.

No lease. No design. No fitout. No furniture. No technology.

NO DOWNSTREAM STAKE
Work/Shift earns nothing from what follows the diagnosis. That means every conclusion stays on the table: proceed, narrow, stage or stop.
BEFORE LOCK-IN
We work early enough for the direction to change. Before the lease is signed, the design is set, or the project becomes expensive to unwind.
BUILT TO HOLD UP
You leave with evidence that stands up under scrutiny. Clear for the CFO, credible with the board, and useful for the partners shaping what happens next. We do not replace them. We give them a stronger decision to work from.
WHO WE HELP

One decision. One evidence base.

Different teams need different answers. CultureFit360™ gives each stakeholder the evidence they need without creating competing versions of the problem.

Executive Teams
Make a workplace investment the board can stand behind.
Know whether the confidence behind the decision is earned
See which assumptions are supported, weak, or contradicted
Align leadership before the direction becomes politically hard to change
Make the call with evidence, not instinct
Corporate Real Estate
Choose the right footprint and room mix before you sign the lease or approve the fitout.
Test footprint logic before the lease or fitout commitment locks in
See who needs the office, how often, and why
Understand where room mix, commute, hybrid rhythm, and environmental friction create risk
Give finance evidence they can challenge and use
HR / People & Culture
Make the workplace reinforce the culture you want to build.
Surface belonging, trust, and change-readiness risks before the decision is announced
Give the workforce a structured voice in the decision, not just the loudest few
Help leadership explain what was heard, what changed, and why
Facilities / Workplace Experience
Fix the daily friction draining focus, time and confidence.
Prioritise the frictions that actually cost focus, time, and confidence
Know where acoustics, technology, booking, comfort, or space variety are creating drag
Turn workplace experience into evidence the decision team can act on
Connect daily friction to investment priorities before scope is locked
Design Partners
Start with a brief that can stand up to stakeholder pressure.
Brief from behavioural evidence, not leadership anecdotes
Know what the design must support before you draw the first line
Protect the brief when opinion starts competing
Give clients a stronger answer when they ask, “How do you know?”
Design & Construct
Prevent rework before it hits cost and programme.
Catch decision risk before it becomes a costly change order
Understand what the workplace needs to solve before scope locks in
Ground delivery in evidence, not inherited assumptions
Reduce downstream pivots by testing the direction earlier
PROOF IN PRACTICE

They almost solved the wrong problem.

The assumption. Brooks Corning began a significant workplace refresh with a familiar belief: "We need more collaboration."

The evidence. Individual work represented more than half of work time. Most meetings were small and short. Acoustics generated the largest share of negative sentiment.

The decision. The room mix shifted towards smaller, faster-turnover spaces. Focus and acoustics moved into core scope before the spend was committed.

0%
of meetings were two to four people and under 30 minutes
0%
of work time was individual work
0%
of individual work was focus work
0%
of negative sentiment came from acoustics
6–8 pts
Managers scored higher than staff across key experience pillars

The consequence was not another workplace report. It was a clearer decision.

The refresh became less about visible improvement and more about behavioural fit.

Running CultureFit360™ ourselves gave us a clearer, independent read on our workplace than conversations alone could. It showed us what needed attention before we made the bigger calls. I wouldn’t make a decision this size again without that kind of evidence. And it’s the same approach we now want to give our clients, before they commit.

Hannah Finch, President, Brooks Corning

Same project. Better evidence. Sharper decision.

Brooks Corning
REGIONAL PARTNERS

CultureFit360™ is promoted locally in British Columbia through our regional partner, Brooks Corning.

HOW WE WORK

From assumption to decision.

01
Name
Clarify the workplace decision in view and the assumptions already carrying it.
02
Test
Gather evidence across work patterns, culture signals, hybrid behaviour, environmental experience, digital friction, and leadership support.
03
Read
Translate the evidence into decision consequences: what is supported, what is weak, what is contradicted, and what remains uncertain.
04
Decide
Give the decision team a clear read on whether to proceed, narrow, stage, or stop before commitment.
05
Watch
Track the leading indicators after the decision so early drift is seen before it becomes expensive.

Evidence before momentum. Decision before spend.

CultureFit360™ ·
The Workplace MRI™

One diagnostic. Five decision-ready outputs. Four to six weeks.

Decision-ready outputs
01Decision Memo
02CultureFit Index
03Assumptions Under Test
04Stakeholder Cards
05Decision Watchlist
How it runs
Anonymous
Mobile-friendly
No new surveillance required
Standard readout in 4 to 6 weeks, faster where timing requires
WHO WE ARE

Independent judgement, grounded in experience.

Work/Shift helps leaders understand how work really happens before they commit to a lease, fitout, policy or workplace change.

Frederic Libet Descorne
Frederic Libet Descorne
Founder

Founded by Frederic Libet Descorne, Work/Shift brings more than 25 years of global experience across APAC, EMEA, and the Americas, helping leaders test workplace, culture, and real estate decisions before commitment.

Frederic has advised leaders across sectors including banking, tech, mining, government, and defence, helping align strategy, space, and culture through human-centred, behaviour-led thinking.

He created Work/Shift to give leaders deep strategic thinking without the fluff, and evidence clear enough to act on.

Our principles

You get the honest picture, even when it challenges assumptions already in motion.

The goal has never changed: people, place and purpose, aligned.

CultureFit360™ is an evidence-led workplace diagnostic that tests the assumptions behind major workplace decisions by connecting reported work patterns, culture signals, environmental friction, hybrid behaviour, and decision risk. It is your Workplace MRI™.

Most tools measure engagement, track space usage, or collect anecdotal feedback. CultureFit360™ tests whether the direction behind the workplace decision is supported by evidence before the commitment locks in.

Yes. CultureFit360™ is anonymous by design. Results are shown only at safe group sizes, with no individual reporting and no new surveillance required.

You get a Decision Memo, CultureFit Index, Assumptions Under Test, Stakeholder Cards, and a Decision Watchlist of unresolved risks and leading indicators.

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