The cubicle farm has been replaced by workstations with low partitions. Closed offices are becoming more scarce. And some forward-thinking companies have done away with assigned seating all together.
There are many new ways to design the workplace. One size does not fit all corporate cultures—but some trends are becoming mainstream and are likely to become widely adopted. The Office of the Future is much closer than you think.
Keep an eye on furniture manufacturer Teknion, whose Zones collection designed by PearsonLloyd includes easily movable tables, desks, white boards and partitions that let employees reconfigure their own space throughout the work day.