00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,480 [Audio description] This video contains audio descriptions. 00:00:04,560 --> 00:00:09,240 [Audio description] London skyline: “Built for what’s next. How our workplaces Bring Purpose to Life”. 00:00:09,320 --> 00:00:15,200 [Audio description] The view shifts to a London office building exterior and then zooms in on a woman entering the Cisco office. 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:19,720 [Audio description] Brian Tippens, Chief Social Impact and Inclusion Officer prepares to speak. 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:23,080 [Audio description] Brian is a black man with a beard and glasses. 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:26,080 [Audio description] He is wearing a brown sport coat buttoned over a blue sweater. 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,880 [Brian] At Cisco, our purpose is to power an inclusive future for all. 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:34,760 [Brian] And the new London office is a vibrant example of inclusive design. 00:00:37,480 --> 00:00:43,680 [Brian] It features flexible spaces tailored to a wide range of working styles and different sensory needs. 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,000 [Brian] And those make it a truly welcoming environment for everyone. 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,160 [Audio description] Employees sit in a community lounge. 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:58,200 [Audio description] People use a conference room equipped with Cisco technology, a woman works in a private booth, and a man works on his laptop in a coffee shop like space. 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:01,240 [Audio description] Kelly Jones, the Chief People Officer prepares to speak. 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,960 [Audio description] Kelly is a white woman with a blond bob wearing an orange peak lapel double-breasted jacket. 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:14,880 [Kelly] Neuroinclusive spaces represent the future of work, where wellbeing, flexibility and inclusivity, they're not perks, they're foundational for helping everyone thrive. 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:21,640 [Audio description] Two employees walk down a hallway and join a third person who is sitting on a couch in an open airy meeting space. 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:25,320 [Audio description] Leslie Gordon, the Chief Accessibility Officer prepares to speak. 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:31,440 [Audio description] Leslie is a white woman with shoulder length brown hair and is wearing a dark red jacket over a black sweater. 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:49,920 [Leslie] By blending inclusive design, hospitality driven services, wellness focused features, and Cisco's advanced collaboration technology, we're making flexibility, accessibility and belonging core to the workplace experience. 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:55,080 [Leslie] Being able to support people and how they work best is like unlocking a superpower. 00:01:55,720 --> 00:02:01,240 [Audio description] A woman works solo in a relaxed nook next to a large window offering natural light and outdoor greenery. 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:05,560 [Audio description] Christian Bigsby, Senior Vice President of Workplace Resources prepares to speak. 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:11,200 [Audio description] Christian is a white man wearing a dark grey jacket over an off-white sweater and a white shirt. 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:16,560 [Christian] When we designed the London office, we were not heavily focused on just architectural concept. 00:02:16,640 --> 00:02:22,640 [Christian] This was about bringing together the idea of our people and the technology that can support people having a great workplace experience. 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,960 [Audio description] Two people collaborate in a meeting room with wall-mounted Webex boards. 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:32,600 [Brian] Brian - We hope these spaces will transform the way people feel at work, whether they need quiet focus or energizing collaboration. 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:37,920 [Audio description] Employees meet in non-traditional workspaces, collaborate on a whiteboard, and meet virtually with Cisco technology. 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:48,240 [Christian] Every room you walk into has the capability of having great, great collaborative technology with one touch, no touch, highly predictive in terms of how to connect with people at other sites or even other rooms. 00:02:48,320 --> 00:02:49,320 [Audio description] - Christian adds. 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:59,080 [Kelly] Kelly speaks next - Providing neuroinclusive spaces that support wellbeing and different ways of working helps people bring their very best. 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:13,240 [Brian] Brian continues - By integrating features like adjustable lighting, acoustic comfort, clear signage and sensory zone spaces, we're removing obstacles that could stand in the way of participation and success. 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:27,080 [Audio description] A conference room with integrated wall lighting, signage designating a ‘Quiet Room’, a collaborative space with adjustable lighting, a woman presenting to others on a Cisco Webex board, various examples of non-standard workspace configurations. 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:38,520 [Kelly] Kelly speaks - As we embrace AI, it is essential to keep humanity at the centre, because technology can automate tasks, but it can't recreate things like empathy, creativity, or real connection. 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:40,640 [Kelly] The sparks behind innovation. 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:49,720 [Christian] Christian continues - That means the work environment has to be a place where it's built around the people coming together. 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:54,720 [Christian] Where the human element is the defining and differentiating factor for us as a company. 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:04,880 [Brian] This office is a clear signal that Cisco is committed to leading with empathy, purpose, and innovation. 00:04:05,520 --> 00:04:16,440 [Brian] It shows our employees that we value every individual's uniqueness and that we're dedicated to building a workplace and a culture where everyone can do their best work and feel that they truly belong. 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:17,520 [Audio description] - Brian notes. 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:28,640 [Leslie] Leslie speaks next - Having offices that meet the needs of neurodivergent employees also means we can recruit from the widest possible talent pool. 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:36,960 [Leslie] And know that everyone who comes into the office can be supported, enabled, empowered and successful. 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:42,040 [Audio description] The office lobby framed with a bench, tables and chairs and the Cisco logo on the wall. 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:51,960 [Christian] Christian speaks - The sensor technology and the endpoints that we've put in this building allow us to take thousands and thousands of data points every single day to understand how the space is being used. 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:58,120 [Christian] That's going to give us great insights to figure out in our next version of this, how we give people what they need. 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:12,080 [Audio description] Workspaces showcasing numerous end point technologies including wall sensors and a wall-mounted Cisco Room Navigator, drop-in areas with multiple workstations, private work booths, and use of soothing neutral color palettes. 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:23,320 [Christian] This is our first rollout where we've built it from the ground up, and many projects going forward will be looking at this as to where we can learn from this project and incorporate those principles in designs going forward. 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:35,160 [Kelly] Kelly speaks - Our London office is proof that when you design a workspace with inclusion at the centre, you can unlock the best in people. 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:38,240 [Audio description] Colleagues walk down the hallway talking. 00:05:38,320 --> 00:05:42,560 [Audio description] The scene then transitions to the London skyline with the Cisco logo at the centre.