A large chunk of time is often spent on just focusing on exploring current office trends but in our opinion at Calibre, one should also pay some attention to future office trends too. With this in mind therefore, we thought it would be a good idea to investigate this notion further. When carrying out some research we came across a superb article by Raconteur on what will the future office look like.
Here are our top picks from the article:
Top pick 1: open 24 hours
Let’s begin with our first top pick which relates to staff members working flexi-time hours. We also agree that this is the future. It’s about time that the traditional 9-5 working hours were scrapped and substituted with working variable hours. This would particularly be beneficial for parents, who prefer to be given the choice to select their working hours throughout the week.
Furthermore, we also think that it is a brilliant idea for every company to incorporate sleeping pods and an on-site crèche in the office design as has been suggested in the Raconteur blog.
Top pick 2: working styles
As time goes by, many office workers are shifting towards trying out different ways of working such as hot-desking as oppose to being glued to their usual workstations. It seems that we are swiftly moving towards a more agile way of working, where workers will not just be stuck to their designated executive desks and office chairs as a way of boosting wellness and productivity.
Top pick 3: smart buddies
We thought it would be worth finishing this article off with the most futuristic office space idea out of them all. According to this article, we will also be accompanied with digital work buddies with artificial intelligence (AI) at our place of work. Apparently, IPsoft have already jumped on the AI bandwagon and have already created a digital figure called Amelia, who has a virtual face and body! We’re certainly stunned by this news but looks like the digital worker concept has already begun.
Summary:
We have now reached the end of our future office trends journey. From our viewpoint, it is better to introduce some of these trends now than later to your office so you are in lead with all the future office trends. You can also get in touch with any of our office furniture experts if you wish to get further assistance on how you should set up your office in the most optimal and futuristic way.
