Hybrid working | Think outside the office

The pandemic has changed everything about the way we work and live. For some, it’s been challenging. For others, amazing. But one thing is clear, things will never be the same again.

So what’s to become of our physical workspaces? Just as going digital moved from being a plan to an absolute necessity overnight, the transformation of our working environment is gaining urgency. Countries worldwide may be at different stages of opening up but one question remains constant – what do colleagues want and need from office space as we move into the future of work?

For decades we’ve lived with the idea of a traditional office set-up. Rows of desks ‘owned’ by one individual, meeting rooms – with varying levels of break-out or quiet space. But after being trusted to work from home, returning to the office full-time is no longer an attractive prospect for most people. In fact a recent ONS survey suggests that as many as 85% of workers expect a hybrid approach to work, recognising the value of both home and office work, with the primary positive of the office being collaboration.

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