How Okta is redefining its future of work

The workplace team at Okta sees today as the perfect opportunity to rethink traditional notions of what work is.

In a time of so much change, the workplace team at Okta sees this as the perfect opportunity to rethink traditional notions of what work is.

“When else are you going to see so much change around the way that people work,” says Brooke Lierman, Sr. Director of Workplace Technologies.

Their top priorities as they usher in this new era of work are:

  1. Creating healthy workplaces for all their employees, and
  2. Reducing their impact on the environment

They see dynamic, or flexible, work, as a catalyst for these priorities as well as for their overall workplace sustainability initiative, which falls under three pillars.

  1. Reducing Energy Consumption. Focused on their office portfolio and work-from-home.
  2. Electrification. Electrifying their current portfolio and prioritizing 100% electric building for their new offices.
  3. Procuring 100% Renewable Electricity. So that their operations are supported by renewable energy.

“We’re making deliberate decisions about where we go, how big the space is, and what goes in it,” says Assal Yavari, Okta’s Sr. Director of Global Workplace.

Having shifted away from 1:1 desking, The Okta team is also constantly looking for ways to optimize their existing office layouts.

“By having the right size office, we’re not creating space that won’t be used,” says Sophia Duluk Beavis, Global Workplace Sustainability Manager. “We’re being efficient with our greenhouse gas emissions.”

As part of creating healthy workplaces for its employees, the Okta workplace team is designing spaces that enhance the workplace experience. This includes:

  1. Rolling Zoom screens that double as whiteboards to turn any area into a collaboration space.
  2. Smart lockers that you tap with a badge for quick and easy access.
  3. A balance of spaces for heads-down work and collaboration.
Our goal is to have amazing spaces that are incredibly efficient, and that not just help our employees, but also help the planet as well. — Brooke Lierman, Okta Sr. Director of Workplace Technologies

Table of Contents

Key Takeaways

In a time of so much change, the workplace team at Okta sees this as the perfect opportunity to rethink traditional notions of what work is.
Top priorities as they usher in this new era of work are creating healthy workplaces for all their employees, and reducing their impact on the environment.
As part of creating healthy workplaces for its employees, the Okta workplace team is designing spaces that include rolling zoom screens, smart lockers, and flexible spaces.
DisruptCRE founder shares how corporate real estate is changing

DisruptCRE founder shares how corporate real estate is changing

Companies are moving employees from underutilized offices into "space as a service” options with utilization data.

Watch now

Most recent

The essential workplace analytics glossary

The essential workplace analytics glossary

Here are the workplace analytics terms to know, ranging from the industry standard terms and metrics to the ones leaders are using to analyze the new world of work.

Read more
5 battlegrounds reshaping the modern workplace

5 battlegrounds reshaping the modern workplace

Our panel of workplace experts talk about the 5 battlegrounds where the new world of work is being forged every day.

Read more

Explore other Density Products

Atlas

A visual insights dashboard that tells you how your space is performing.

Learn more

Atlas for Workplace

Insights for the workplace that help you cut costs and deliver better spaces.

Learn more

Density Live

A real-time map of available spaces, built for employees.

Learn more

Density Advisory

Your partner in turning complex workplace data into actionable strategy.

Learn more