Category: Our Thoughts
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Magnet or mandate? Creating a positive hybrid workplace
The big workspace question of 2024 is magnet or mandate? As companies bring employees back to the workplace, will they enforce compulsory office hours or create an environment that will naturally encourage their return. Another way to think about this is an invite vs a summons. An invite is generally considered positive: you have a…
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Being part of the hybrid movement?
Is flexible workspace a part of the hybrid movement? I started this thread wondering about the similarities and differences between the words flexible and hybrid. According to the Cambridge Dictionary, ‘hybrid’ refers to a mixture of plants or animals to produce improved characteristics for a higher-quality product. The word has since morphed into something more…
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The benefits of a flexible workspace
What are the ongoing benefits of a flexible workspace? It’s no secret we’ve discovered various benefits due to the changing dynamics of when and how we work. We continue to appreciate the expanding sense of freedom that came with the Pandemic, including a newfound sense of flexibility in our workplace. The perks of flexible schedules…
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Making departments work for flexible workspace
Do HR, FM and IT need to work in tandem when it comes to flexible workspace? Whether dealing with CAD renderings and excel spreadsheets, in or out-of-office schedules with proper tech support and security, industry professionals are still working out the details around effectively managing flexible space in a hybrid work environment. When the change…
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Bring a Touch of Home Back to the Office
Virtually overnight, professionals turned dining room tables into workstations, closets into conference rooms. We found creative ways to make space feel busy, from blow up dolls and mannequins to distancing beanies with foam floaties to 6 foot perimeter rolling bumper tables. In exchange, work from home taught us healthy habits and an improved sense of work-life balance…
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Flexible or traditional workspace?
Do you want to remain flexible or return to a dedicated, more traditional office environment? Real estate remains the second highest cost to the bottom line of every business, exceeded only by staff salary. With the impetus for firms to maintain some semblance of a flexible workplace, how might management convince their teams to return…
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Do you need to downsize to go hybrid?
You want teams back in the office: your staff wants to be in 10 days or less each month for face-to-face connectivity. Does space have to get smaller with less people on any given day? Spontaneous, intimate breaks aren’t happening at the water cooler: creativity flows during zoom happy hour. Do you go to the…
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Workplace FOMO in 2022
Enthusiasm to return to the office continues to grow, yet FOMO is here to stay. Having lost those intangible advantages of co-working in the same space, connectivity has suffered as decreased engagement with senior colleagues leaving many feeling less productive, although technology kept us connected, it was no replacement for unscripted exchange. Forbes stated…
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Green light red light (go desk, stop desk)
I remember playing in the back yard with all the neighbor kids. My dad turned his back, and the game began as he yelled green light! We crept closer to tag him, knowing that the moment he spun around and shouted red light, we would freeze in our tracks. The first one to reach him without being sent…
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The wheels on the bus go round and round…
The wheels (employees) on the bus (going back into the workspace) go round and round and round… Put yourself in your bosses’ shoes. While we remain vigilant to stay safe and not spread the virus, not going back into the office is not always an option. Staff may welcome going back to workspace: others reel from the…