50 years of change in the workplace
50 years of change in the workplace
Flexibility will become ever more important. Mixed areas, which can partially change and evolve as new needs arise, will appear. Energy, space and time saving will be a concern. Space shall also become a vehicle through which the values and the culture of the organisation are transmitted and a tool with which to motivate the staff.
We shall observe a modification of the spatial concept of work, "when and where" being replaced by "who and how". Thanks to technological progress, it will be possible to work anywhere, though face-to-face meetings shall remain a crucial part of the decision-making process. Offices shall become headquarters, meeting places, places for communication. Different spaces shall exist for different tasks: closed spaces, open spaces, individual and group spaces, formal and informal space. Leisure and service areas shall come to form part of the workplace (travel agents, secretary’s offices, back-offices, nurseries, shopping facilities...) The number of static work posts shall drop in favour of “nomadic” work posts. |
Technology: virtual, e-lancing |
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