Which research workplace considerations will give your organization the competitive edge in the race for recruiting skilled research and technology professionals? Stephanie Mitrovic and Diane Kase examine shifting workforce demographics, industry and academic disruptors, multigenerational preferences and demands, changing work cycles, and workforce readiness factors that should be radically altering plans for research space and user experience. They discuss what leading organizations are now putting into place to attract, retain, and inspire talent, and create an engaged, collaborative and interdisciplinary culture for future science professionals.