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New values, new priorities
The pandemic and the global lockdown have taught us something about the organization of work. Something that also concerns workspaces. The largest and most unexpected event of our time has changed the scale of values and priorities of people and organizations. Studies on the impact of the pandemic have reconceptualized the post-COVID office. An environment whose relevance we have rediscovered and which is inevitably evolving towards a model of smart (and safety) workplace.
1. More space for people
According to Cushman & Wakefield, a world leader in real estate services, social distancing is poised to become a quality standard for any post-COVID office. For this, the Company introduced the concept of "6 Feet Office" and defined a protocol to assist companies in adapting to the "new normal". The bottom-line is that the relationship between people and space is changing. In a nutshell, the fundamental actions concern:
2. More space for ideas
The "6 foot rule" (about 2 meters) poses a new problem for organizations, namely, the definition of which employees should return to the post-COVID office and which one can continue telecommuting. Physical space, having become less available, is now more precious. It can no longer be a "container", but an environment closely connected with the outside world and dedicated to those activities with a strategic value. Thus two new paradigms emerge:
3. The (re)discovery of the smart office
The lockdown reminded us that the real reason we go to the office is to interact and engage with other people. But it also made us discover that flexible workspaces are safer and more productive. This is our idea of a smart office. According to Gensler's Work From Home 2020 research, the majority of workers would like to return to work in the office after the health emergency, though in a more flexible way.
4. More space for safety
Gensler suggests redesigning workplaces in a manner that conceives of future internal and external spaces whose chief goal is to improve health and wellness. The pandemic has indeed led people to focus permanently on these values, which must then become primary objectives for companies that compete to attract talent. The main priorities include:
5. More space for wellness
The smart office of the future must be a space for sharing and innovation, but also for wellness. This theme is also at the core of the "Post pandemic workplace" analysis shared by Fortebis. According to the consulting Firm, offices will serve as the "behavioral incubators" of new working and social models, in which current smart working solutions require upgrading with a view to workplaces where attention to psycho-physical wellness and a sense of "protection" can be perceived both in terms of space and emotionally speaking.
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