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State of the Office 2026 - Interview with Jennifer Janus
What if the future of the office isn’t about mandates…
but about making people actually want to be there?
In this third episode of my State of the Office in 2026 Workplace Series, I sit down with Jennifer Janus, President of Pophouse, to explore workplace through the lens of interior design, culture, and human connection.
This conversation goes beyond real estate—it gets to the why behind the office.
Key takeaways from the episode:
We’ve moved from “return to work” ? “reinvention”
The question is no longer if the office matters, but what it’s for.
Design drives behavior
Well-designed…
The skinny
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