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How To Trans Form Your Workspace 2024
What is the future of modern working in the 21st century? What are the implications of pandemics like COVID-19 and new technologies impacting the workspace?
As the roundtable discussed these topics to break down the cultural impact on organisations and the practical outcomes of this new modern setup?
The speakers are Moderator Chloe Tilley, Avril Chester RIBA, Adrianna Graham Tyson Foods, Alexander Coleman Ontario Public Service, Ian Rutherford Cisco, Roberto Maranca Schneider Electric, Paul Coby, and Johnson Matthey.
The transformation of the workspace
Ian Rutherford argues that people no longer wish to work in traditional office spaces by stating before the outbreak of Covid 19 in 2019 that there had been a shift from 75% of the workforce wanting to work from the office.
There has been a dramatic culture change, with over 20% of workers wanting to work from home.
Paul Colby further compounded this change by stating that traditional office environments are sometimes no longer necessary, depending on company culture and setting.
For example, ice cream people or customer service require face-to-face work. It cannot be done remotely unless organisations move from a traditional market store to a purely…
