Organizations need to start looking at what "work" will be in ten years. We are moving at a rapid pace to a gig economy, globalized with fractional employment. The best and brightest will value flexibility above all else, and therefore the employee experience needs to meet people where they are - be that an office, home or any measure of third place.
No longer will it be enough to simply create a workplace and demand prescribed attendance and usage without understanding the needs of employees.
According to Gallup, Gen Z and millennials now make up nearly half (46%) of the full-time workforce in the U.S. As knowledge workers, these employees spent time experiencing a seamless campus with far more freedoms than they are afforded in the workplace. Aside from a few highly visible, campus-like buildings with expansive settings (think Google’s Bay Area Dragon-scale) most offer few choices.
The December 2021 Newsletter shares the articles and trends that are impacting the intersection of real estate, offices and technology.
The Human Centric Office 2021 has great topics focusing on how we best make the office a safe, healthy and productive place for employees to thrive, collaborate and engage.
