The future of work is here. Just ask these Bay Area companies.

While much of the world is still debating what the future of work might look like, some of the Bay Area’s fastest-growing tech companies are already living it.

Ahead of WorkTech SFO, where we’ll be on stage sharing our perspective on AI and data-driven workplaces, we’re spotlighting the teams who put these ideas into practice every day. Through purposeful design, flexible policies, and spaces built for connection, they treat the workplace as a strategic lever: fueling rapid growth, fostering creativity, and grounding every decision in data.

Here’s what that looks like: 

Airbnb, the “Live and work from anywhere” team

In 2022, Airbnb announced a new policy: Letting teams work wherever they choose, be that at home, in the office, or anywhere in the country. Recognizing the importance of face-to-face time to deepen relationships and inspire creative work, their solution was to combine the physical and digital worlds. Rather than enforcing an in-office policy, they regularly host team gatherings and off-sites, while staying connected and coordinated through virtual meetings and by operating primarily in one time zone.

How Airbnb uses OfficeSpace:
Airbnb uses OfficeSpace for space and portfolio management to create consistency across their workplaces. “Officespace helps us a lot with being able to report data and then go through the data and make sure that we’re following methodologies and keeping things consistent,” they shared.

Their entire team, including at the executive level, uses OfficeSpace’s Workplace Intelligence dashboards for a clear, accurate picture of workplace utilization.  “The Daily Presence report is exactly what we need. It saves us 10-12 hours each week,” they told us.

Asana: The team that celebrated RTO

Asana opted for a leadership-driven approach to drive attendance, and it paid off. With collaboration as a core business value, they’ve curated a bustling, vibrant workplace since welcoming employees back in 2022. They set a structured hybrid policy while leaving room for flexibility, designed collaborative workspaces, and facilitate spontaneous collaboration through spaces like their on-site cafe.

How Asana uses OfficeSpace:

The team swapped ad hoc seating charts and manually updated Excel sheets for digital stack plans. They also collaboratively build scenario plans, and give team leads the authority to move employees across the floor plan and sign off on seating arrangements. They told us, “You can’t do this work without space management software.”

Read how Asana creates lasting employee engagement.

OpenAI: The AI pioneers who design for human connection

At OpenAI, innovation begins with people. While they’re pioneering the future of artificial intelligence, their greatest investment remains in human connection—from shared meals and spontaneous collaboration in their “Walk-in-the-Park” lobby to thoughtfully designed spaces that bring research, engineering, and creativity together. Every environment is intentionally crafted to remind employees that while technology can enhance human potential, it can never replace it.

How OpenAI uses OfficeSpace

As OpenAI scales at remarkable speed, agility and data precision are critical to maintaining harmony between growth and experience. The Strategic Occupancy Planning team uses OfficeSpace as the single source of truth for occupancy, space, and asset management, enabling a seamless connection between people, places, and the equipment that powers their work. Through OfficeSpace’s real-time data insights, OpenAI accurately models future headcount scenarios, manages seating and allocations, and tracks key assets across locations—ensuring every desk, lab bench, and workstation is optimized for focus, collaboration, and productivity.

Chime: Staying true to its roots while scaling fast

Chime went from a small team operating out of a co-working space, to 600+ employees across six San Francisco floors, and coming soon, a brand-new flagship in New York. Their offices are equal parts playful (meeting rooms named after shades of green) and purposeful (cafés, rooftops, and shared spaces designed for connection).

Even as they scale, their mission stays true to its roots: financial inclusion for all. Through their Community Changemakers program, Chime supports and amplifies the work of local organizations to promote financial literacy and equity. They also recently launched the no-cost Chime Workplace, a platform that helps employees budget and build credit.

How they use OfficeSpace:
With a hybrid policy and rapidly growing team, it’s critical for Chime to see and predict their future space needs. They lean on OfficeSpace’s clear, digestible reports on utilization and occupancy, as well as our user-friendly move management tools, for effective space optimization.

Let’s continue the conversation at WorkTech

From flexible policies to spaces that foster creativity, these companies demonstrate what’s possible when workplace strategy leads the way. With OfficeSpace, they gain the clarity to make decisions rooted in data and the agility to grow without losing connection.

Join us for happy hour at WorkTech SFO to learn how forward-thinking teams are using AI and data to accelerate innovation, eliminate manual work, and build workplaces where people and ideas thrive.