Fig 35: Workers Value in Workspace

6. Discussion and Inferences

6.1 How the Society is Working to Evolve a Better Collective Office

Workplace?

Space may be used to increase employee engagement, stimulate creativity, and boost productivity. But how can one define an ideal space? We look at how the science of deliberate design can transform any workplace into a comprehensive experience in the Science of Space.

A sense of community is endemic to our humanity: It’s the feeling of identity, of belonging—the feeling that we matter and share a commitment to meeting one another’s needs. Because of this, many businesses have discovered the value in providing their customers with a community around their brand.

“While human interaction proves to be crucial for work and life, people are also keen to enjoy variety in work options, the future of work is shifting from purely remote to a hybrid model. Flexibility is key in future workplace strategies because choice has become an invaluable asset. People want to choose to access workstations, meeting rooms and breakout areas when they need it, and corporations are realising that incorporating a flexible element can also positively impact their bottom line.”

Six key factors influencing business operations in the future:

A more fluid workforce

Flexible working will become more widespread after the pandemic. This will create a more fluid workforce and lead to greater acceptance of varied working styles and locations.

Options to scale up and down

Businesses will look for more flexible workspaces as a means to mitigate headcount volatility, test growth, and access ready space on short notice.

Workplace de-densification

To accommodate for social distancing protocols and increasing the agility and mobility of their workforces, flexible workspace solutions will provide hubs as they spread their workforce across locations.

Fit-out cost avoidance

Occupiers are looking to preserve capital and evade high upfront fit-out expenses, preferring to use capital for operational expenditure. A more minimal approach towards design may be in store for office spaces looking to minimise capital expenditure costs, or incorporating flexible workspaces that are furnished and ready to move into corporate real estate (CRE) strategies.

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Risk mitigation strategies

Occupiers will look towards reconstructing how their workforce operates and deciding which of their talents can remote work, hybrid work or fully operate onsite.

Positive Psychology in the Workplace

Positive psychology in the workplace focuses attention away from the more negative aspects of a work environment such as violence, stress, burnout, and job insecurity through the purposeful promotion of positive psychology and positive work. This emerging field of positive psychology seeks to increase productivity in the workplace by implementing policies and organizational behaviors that nurture a work environment that is fun, safe and fulfilling for workers and reduces psychological issues in the workplace. This can be facilitated by on staff psychologists and HR teams that specifically focus on creating this type of environment through employee training and support initiatives.

Fig No.35 Workers Value in Workspace

Source: Clutch

6.2 Forces Shaping Changes Ahead

The future of work asks us to consider the biggest questions of our age. What influence will the continuing march of technology, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have on where we work and how we work? Will we need to work at all? What is our place in an automated world?

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