The pandemic has forced us to rethink the way we work and given us a lesson in what is really important.
When everyone can work from home, who goes back to the office?
Office employees have spent years fine-tuning the argument in favor of work-from-anywhere policies. Now the coronavirus pandemic may turn the whole debate upside down.
Banks Will Have An Extended Office Return Timeline, With Some Employees Offsite Permanently
Some companies may consider remote working for up to 35% of their workforce on a more permanent basis, the report said.
Listen: What will the workplace of the future looking like in a post COVID-19 world
As many of us work from our home offices, one thing has become abundantly clear throughout the COVID-19 pandemic: how important working together in a physical space is for the quality and innovation. But we have to rethink how we are going to keep our spaces and employees safe during re-entry.
My New Normal: Gensler Co-CEO Andy Cohen
Cohen is a biking enthusiast and father to two young entrepreneurs. Though he has loved the extra time with his wife that not commuting into Los Angeles has brought him, he said he is ready to get back to the office, because that’s where the magic happens.
The Future of Workplace - Cushman & Wakefield
The Master Plan to Re-Open Office Space
Most office users are planning a phased re-opening with 15% to 25% of employees returning in each phase.
Workplace Interrupted: People, Technology, And Change
In order to ensure progress and resilience moving forward, we must emphasize that disruption can be a powerful force for change.”
Coworking Is Surviving Its Trial By Fire
The business model is untested, they cried. You need to see how it performs in a recession, they said. The flexible office space had not seen a downturn before. Well boy, it has now. And so far, it has performed better than a lot of people expected.
Better Together: The Future of Shared Spaces in the Office
Employee safety will be more important than ever in the offices we return to, but so will social connection and collaboration.
Co-Working Firms Respond to Industry Threat With Joint Safety Effort
More than 20 of the world’s largest co-working firms, suffering a threat to their business from the pandemic, have agreed to coordinate in a way that would have been unheard of before the crisis.
Working Outside The Box Post-COVID-19
If social distancing and remote work are to remain, it will have a profound impact on how we occupy space and how we work together moving forward.
Not So Fast, 6 Feet Office: Plexiglass Cubes Can’t Solve Coronavirus Conundrum
Plexiglass Is the New Hot Commodity as Businesses Try to Reopen
Manufacturers face higher prices as they ramp up production to serve businesses seeking added protections for workers, customers. Furniture maker Steelcase Inc. is selling cardboard screens that can be used as temporary office barriers.
Insights From Gensler’s U.S. Work From Home Survey 2020
Microsoft Looks to Add Distance to Collaborative Work Spaces
The company's head of global real estate says that Microsoft isn't in any rush to get employees back into offices. But when they do return the goal is to work in team rooms and "neighborhoods," with appropriate social distancing.
The New Office Is An Ecosystem of Workspaces and Experiences
Unquestionably, COVID-19 has dramatically changed the way we work and our concept of the workplace. But the question that businesses are now wrestling with is, how those changes will affect offices as they reopen?
C.D.C. Recommends Sweeping Changes to American Offices
Temperature checks, desk shields and no public transit: The guidelines would remake office life. Some may decide it’s easier to keep employees at home.
The Purpose Of Place: Redefining The Future Of Work
Jacobs offers strategic considerations for redefining the future of work and returning to the office safely.