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The 20th Century saw an unprecedented acceleration in human progress. Social developments, such as universal suffrage; scientific breakthroughs, including antibiotics; and technological inventions, from the airplane and motor car, to the television, computers, and the Internet. This trajectory has continued unabated into the early years of the 21st Century. We are living lives that are both longer and faster than ever before, and the world is becoming smaller and more connected. We also face the many challenges that come with new social, economic, cultural, and technological developments, from environmental uncertainty to political instability. Throughout the last hundred years, the office has evolved significantly; from the early 1900s factory-like offices, to the open Bürolandschaft of the 50s and 60s, and the vast trading floors of the 80s and 90s, the office has reflected the businesses, workers, and technologies of its time. We are now seeing new trends and ideas in our workplaces: increasingly ubiquitous and instantaneous technology and communications; a growing interest in health and wellbeing; greater organisational desire for a more flexible and tailored offer; and increased awareness and expectation, across generations and demographics, about how the workplace should support the individual. For the first time in our history, we now have four distinct generations in our workplaces. The most recent arrivals are commonly known as Millennials, and are also dubbed the ‘always connected’ generation. The successive generation, known as Generation Z or Post-Millennials, will be coming into the workplace in the forthcoming years and will have a significant impact on shaping what offices look like in 2035. It is important that offices continue to evolve and respond to the demands of the time, and that we can continue to look ahead and be fully prepared to embrace the benefits, opportunities, and challenges of the future.
Social, economic, cultural, and technological progress is changing the way we work.
The office of 2035: what will it look like and how will it support the way we will work?
You will consider this with three factors in mind:
• The organisation or occupier – their vision, values, drivers, brand, and output
• The end user or occupant – how they work and how they live
• The physical environment or workspace – buildings, spaces, infrastructure, technology, nature, and services
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