The Future (R)Evolution of the Office Workspace How to Succeed in a Digital Reality

The redefined meaning of the office workplace for knowledge workers that is currently taking place impacts all workplace actors to different extents. There is no exact formula or framework for a successful hybrid working life, thus society cannot anticipate the future of the hybrid office workplaces and work life will look like for office work. This means that workplaces need to continuously alter and evolved their workplace models. This book provides workers and managers with a nuanced understanding of the changes that have been realized, are nearing realization, or will drive the transformation of the hybrid workplace going forward. It offers recommendations and a framework to assist organizations to develop optimal hybrid workplace models, focusing on major trends and component shaping this evolution.

Introduction.- Foresight and Anticipatory Leadership in an Era of Uncertainty.- The Hybrid Office Workplace Model.- Office Workplace Flexibility.- Hybrid Workplace Structure.- Workplace as a Space for Meetings.- Hybrid Office Workplace.- Future Hybrid Workplace.- On the Verge of a White.

Claus Sneppen is Associated Partner and Futurist at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, Denmark, and is an experienced foresight and management consultant. He focuses primarily on developing strategic insights and solutions on the value of human interactions, meetings, and meeting points in a digital reality. He has worked extensively with the experience economy, events, meeting culture, workplace, retail, and destinations, and is focused on transforming insights into valuable decisions and actions.

He is a co-author of the book Experience-based Communication (Springer, 2008) and established the think tank “Meetings of Tomorrow” to explore the significance of digitalization for collaborations, meetings, and meeting places (2017-2019).