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Friday, 19.04.2024, 08:22
Colliers: The office is soon to be alive and kicking again
Office
spaces will become a hive of activity in the future as more businesses embrace
office designs which promote innovation, creativity and team collaboration,
predicts commercial real estate advisors Colliers International.
The EMEA
Workplace Advisory team has published its latest report, Exploring the
post-COVID-19 Workplace, which evaluates feedback from its global Work from
Home survey to discuss future workplace trends.
More than
5,000 respondents from 18 different industries completed the company’s global
Work from Home survey, which found support for the continuation of some working
from home after the pandemic is over, but also a desire to return to the office
to collaborate with colleagues. Some respondents also expressed a preference to
having a defined work and home life. The report concludes that the office is far
from dead, but that businesses are likely to embrace more remote working
practices in the future.
“Attitudes
towards remote working have been completely challenged by this global
pandemic,” said JanJaap
Boogaard Head of EMEA Workplace Advisory. “The greatest surprise for
many companies has been the realisation that their organisation can work
remotely, be productive, and stay connected. This awakening has started a new
conversation for many businesses as they explore their work processes, business
culture and question what the future is for their workplace.
“However,
the office is very much alive and kicking, because it is hard to create a compelling
team culture when working remotely, we need face-to-face interaction in order
to build true, meaningful connections,” JanJaap continued. “COVID-19 will be
the catalyst for a new evolution in office design, as more businesses look at
how best to capitalise on the credible option of remote working.
“There are
great examples of companies that have transformed their workplaces to supercharge
teamwork, collaboration and creativity – however many more need to follow suit.
We predict this will become increasingly popular post-COVID-19, alongside
increased remote working for those needing time to focus on specific tasks. It
means that the way that space is designed and utilised will change, to further
represent a business’ brand, culture and values.”
In order to
achieve maximum utility out of offices, businesses will require an
organisational behaviour change, with planned collaboration days between teams
and set remote working schedules.
Sven
Moller, Associate Director EMEA Workplace Advisory at Colliers International
added: “Many successful innovations and collaborations arise unexpectedly, it’s
serendipity, and this is hard to achieve over scheduled video calls. Structuring
time in the office does initially sound contradictory to creating serendipity.
however, organisations should find a balance between on the one hand, creating
enough space to allow people and teams to meet in the office when they need to,
while on the other hand, managing their space efficiency and flattening
workplace occupancy peaks.”
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