Studies today, nine months after the WHO declared a global pandemic, show that at least 75% of people think they want to go back to work from an office at least a few days a week. These thoughts will eventually settle on a sustainable new normal, likely a hybrid workforce and distributed workplace. A future hybrid approach will give people a comfortable balance of working close to home while also having the option to go to a place of work where they can spend time with others and work productively.

Establishing new hybrid models, with a combination of HQ, satellite offices, home-offices and co-working places. Offices should be designed explicitly for the things that togetherness does best. We believe the role of the workplace in a post-COVID19 world will be more important than ever. By looking at the office as a place of unity, we are reinventing the workplace to maximize human connection, one of the most powerful tools of any organization. 

The office will continue to be an essential place to drive growth, build organizational culture, and fuel the kind of innovation that drives the global economy. Today more than ever, the office itself will become a center for innovation, productivity, and connection.

The successful workspace of the future is based on giving the element of choice, designing for adaptability, creating inspirational spaces and merging virtual and iIn- person collaboration. 

Design to offer choice

What we know as “work” encompasses many types of activities, from tasks that require focused concentration, to making calls and writing emails, to collaborating, brainstorming or casual social encounters with colleagues. So while we need private space, we also need different types of space to create a healthy flow in a balanced workplace ecosystem.

We are looking for autonomy and freedom and the opportunity to choose for ourselves the best way to do our work. That means that we should. be able to choose between being remote, in person or a hybrid of the two. By offering choices we are empowering employees to take control over their work. 

The workspace should offer possibilities rather than prescribing how employees should work. We need to offer more choices and give employees more control over their work.