About WORK/SHIFT
Welcome to Work/Shift
Workplace Strategy for the New Era of Work
Work/Shift is a fresh-thinking consultancy helping organisations make smarter workplace decisions.
We partner with executives, People & Culture teams, real estate leaders, design firms, design & construct companies and commercial interiors suppliers to align work, people and place. Whether you or
Workplace Strategy for the New Era of Work
Work/Shift is a fresh-thinking consultancy helping organisations make smarter workplace decisions.
We partner with executives, People & Culture teams, real estate leaders, design firms, design & construct companies and commercial interiors suppliers to align work, people and place. Whether you or your clients are upshifting a hybrid work model, rethinking your office and its culture, or planning for AI and automation, we bring clarity, evidence and a practical path forward.
We're not here to push templates. We're here to challenge assumptions, decode culture and design human-centric strategies that actually work.
What We Do
Workplace Strategy
Clear, actionable plans to align your workplace with how people really work today.
Culture and Experience Diagnostics
We use proprietary tools to uncover what's really going on inside your workplace. The kind of insight that sparks better decisions and unlocks performance.
Workshops and Facilitation
Collaborative, insigh
Workplace Strategy
Clear, actionable plans to align your workplace with how people really work today.
Culture and Experience Diagnostics
We use proprietary tools to uncover what's really going on inside your workplace. The kind of insight that sparks better decisions and unlocks performance.
Workshops and Facilitation
Collaborative, insight-led sessions that bring the right people into the room to align on direction, priorities and next steps. Designed to shift thinking and accelerate progress.
Future of Work Advisory
Support for leaders navigating digital disruption, organisational change and shifting employee expectations.
How We’re Different
How We’re Different
We turn behavioural data into strategic clarity—and carry it all the way through to actionable workplace design and activation.
From insight to implementation, we help organisations create environments people actually believe in.
No jargon. No fluff. Just sharp, human-centric strategy that works in the real world.
Based in Sydney. Working a
We turn behavioural data into strategic clarity—and carry it all the way through to actionable workplace design and activation.
From insight to implementation, we help organisations create environments people actually believe in.
No jargon. No fluff. Just sharp, human-centric strategy that works in the real world.
Based in Sydney. Working across Australia and Asia Pacific.
Rethinking how we lead, design, and show up to work!
Case Study - IT Leader Workplace Upshift
CHALLENGE
A high-performing but disconnected workforce was showing signs of fatigue.
- Engagement scores were down.
- Leaders weren’t aligned.
- Employees, mostly introverts, were retreating from the office.
- The workplace wasn’t helping—it was noisy, cluttered, and unclear.
APPROACH
- CultureFit 360 survey to map experience and friction.
- The Shift Game workshop to realign leadership and co-design solutions.
- Workplace Behavioural Playbook to translate strategy applied to space into daily rituals.
IMPACT
IMPACT
- Focus zones added, reduced density, wrap-around screen on workstations, acoustic booths and sliding screens, circadian lighting, and biophilic design
- +30% return-to-office satisfaction
- Attendance grew from 2 days to 4 days/week (voluntarily!)
RESULT
IMPACT
The workplace became a magnet— not a mandate. Culture didn’t just recover—it levelled up