Data study ·
What if AI brought employees back to the office?
Original title, in French: “Et si l’IA faisait revenir les employés au bureau”
- Publication
- IT for Business (France)
- Author
- Xavier Biseul
- Published on
- 15 October 2026 · read in the page structured data
Summary
An Ifop study for the property company Gecina links the deployment of AI in companies to the return to the office. According to the study, as AI absorbs repetitive tasks, the office becomes a place for cooperation, creativity and training: 85% of business leaders see it this way, and 60% of companies expect their real estate needs to change. 78% of decision-makers (86% in Île-de-France) consider office quality decisive for attracting and retaining talent. 72% of companies plan to change their real estate strategy within three years. The study also links organisations' AI maturity to these needs: 77% of companies with a formalised AI strategy expect their real estate needs to change, compared with 34% of the others.
Summary based on the full text of the article.
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85 %
business leaders seeing the office of tomorrow as a place for cooperation and decision-making
business leaders surveyed (CEOs, managing directors, CFOs, HR directors), France
« 85 % des dirigeants interrogés (PDG, DG, DAF ou DRH) voient ainsi le bureau de demain avant tout comme un lieu de coopération et de décision. »
Source: Étude Ifop pour Gecina
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60 %
companies expecting their real estate needs to change
companies, France
« 60 % des entreprises anticipent ainsi une modification de leurs besoins immobiliers, aussi bien en matière de surfaces, d’aménagements, de services que d’équipements. »
Source: Étude Ifop pour Gecina
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78 %
decision-makers considering office quality a key factor in attracting and retaining talent
decision-makers, France
« 78 % des décideurs en font un facteur clé d’attractivité et de rétention des talents. »
Source: Étude Ifop pour Gecina
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86 %
Île-de-France business leaders considering office quality a key factor in attracting and retaining talent
business leaders in Île-de-France, France
« Un pourcentage qui monte à 86 % parmi les dirigeants franciliens. »
Source: Étude Ifop pour Gecina
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72 %
companies planning to change their real estate strategy within three years
companies, France, three-year horizon
« 72 % des entreprises prévoient de faire évoluer leur stratégie immobilière à horizon trois ans. »
Source: Étude Ifop pour Gecina
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9 %
business leaders citing reduced floor space as a source of savings
business leaders, France
« seuls 9 % des dirigeants citent désormais la réduction des surfaces comme un facteur d’économie. »
Source: Étude Ifop pour Gecina
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77 %
companies with a formalised AI strategy expecting their real estate needs to change
companies with a formalised and deployed AI strategy, France
« Celles dotées d’une stratégie IA formalisée et déployée sont 77 % à anticiper une modification de leurs besoins immobiliers, contre 34 % pour celles dépourvues de stratégie IA. »
Source: Étude Ifop pour Gecina
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34 %
companies without an AI strategy expecting their real estate needs to change
companies without an AI strategy, France
« Celles dotées d’une stratégie IA formalisée et déployée sont 77 % à anticiper une modification de leurs besoins immobiliers, contre 34 % pour celles dépourvues de stratégie IA. »
Source: Étude Ifop pour Gecina
Classification
- Country
- France
- Company size
- All sizes
- Industries
- Construction, civil engineering, real estate · All industries, or industry not specified
- Companies
- IFOP (cited), Gecina (study author)
- Keywords
- real estate strategy, return to the office, employer brand, AI maturity, office layout, remote working
Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to IT for Business and its author. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.