Most organizations have the same problem: too many workplace tools, too little connection between them. At Appspace World of Work (WOW25) in September, workplace leaders, IT professionals, and HR innovators gathered to solve it.
Unisys brought a clear answer. Smart partnerships solve what standalone tools can't. Our alliance with Appspace combines their workplace platform capabilities with our managed services expertise to deliver seamless, intelligent space management that works at scale.
Two Unisys leaders took the stage to share that perspective:
- Joel Raper, senior vice president and chief commercial officer, delivered the opening keynote, “The workplace wake-up call: Why your people strategy beats your tech strategy.”
- Stacy Harder, solution manager for Seamless Collaboration in Digital Workplace Solutions, led the breakout session, “From vendor chaos to brand connection: Solving the workplace divide.”
Over three days at Pier Sixty-Six Resort in Fort Lauderdale, the event's “Connect the dots” theme came to life through sessions exploring how to bridge technology, people and workplace experiences.
Here's what our leaders shared.
The workplace wake-up call: Why your people strategy beats your tech strategy
Joel opened by reminding everyone that your people strategy matters more than your tech strategy. Companies create blind spots when they chase tools without addressing how employees experience them, stopping adoption before it gains momentum. Spotting tech problems might be the first step, but creating lasting change requires aligning technology with employee needs.
From vendor chaos to brand connection: Solving the workplace divide
Stacy's breakout session addressed the workplace divide. Too many disconnected systems are draining budgets while frustrating employees. Her team demonstrated a smart locker integration that combined Appspace, Signifi, and Unisys, showing what happens when strategic partnerships replace tool proliferation. This approach delivers lower total cost of ownership, operational consistency, and improved employee experience, reinforcing what organizations often forget: workplace experience shapes brand perception.
Connecting the dots
Beyond the Unisys-led sessions, WOW 2025 explored how organizations can make workplace data useful. Sessions on IoT automation and analytics frameworks showed how real-time information about air quality, space availability and environmental conditions builds employee trust.
Hands-on labs in reservation services, information architecture and digital signage gave attendees practical skills to implement immediately.
WOW25 reinforced what separates successful hybrid workplaces from struggling ones: strategic partnerships that integrate systems and prioritize employee experience over tool proliferation.
See how you can create connected workplace experiences that deliver measurable results with Unisys. Explore our digital workplace solutions or connect with our experts.
