Why the Future Office Must Earn the Commute in an AI-Driven World with Bob Cicero

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About This Episode In this episode of The Future of Work® Podcast, Frank Cottle speaks with Bob Cicero , who leads Future Proofed Workplace for Real Estate at Cisco , about how AI is transforming the physical workplace. The conversation explores the rise of agentic AI, the growing role of digital workers, the move toward collaborative “we space,” and why companies must now “earn the commute” by making the office more valuable, frictionless, and human-centered. Bob brings a technology and real estate perspective to one of the biggest questions facing organizations today: how should workplaces evolve when humans, AI agents, physical space, and virtual collaboration all become part of the same operating system?