01
Assumption
“We need more meeting rooms.”
Evidence
70% of meetings involved two to four people and lasted under 30 minutes.
The issue was not more rooms. It was the wrong rooms.
The Assumption Test
Find the wrong assumption before it becomes expensive.
Bring one live workplace decision or issue. We will show you what needs testing before you act.
In a recent Workplace MRI™, four confident assumptions were tested before they turned into spend. Each one changed the decision.
02
Assumption
“If people like it, it works.”
Evidence
The organisation had strong pride, but performance was still constrained by acoustics, focus friction and environmental drag.
Loved is not the same as aligned.
03
Assumption
“Noise is a facilities issue.”
Evidence
Acoustics accounted for 55% of negative environmental sentiment.
Noise was not a comfort complaint. It was a daily performance tax.
04
Assumption
“Three days in the office will fix collaboration.”
Evidence
The preferred rhythm sat around three days, but 38% still reported visibility and connection friction, while most work time remained individual.
Attendance alone will not fix collaboration.
Presence data would not have caught this.
Engagement surveys would not have explained it.
A Workplace MRI™ did.
Engagement surveys would not have explained it.
A Workplace MRI™ did.
The value was not more data. It was the right evidence before the wrong commitment locked in.
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