Maximising success

Maximising success

From our discussions, it’s clear that we need to embrace increasingly diverse ways of working to maximise success in the office sector. This means moving away from a limited number of working models for employees to choose from and embracing new forms of flexibility to suit individuals.

From our discussions, it’s clear that we need to embrace increasingly diverse ways of working to maximise success in the office sector. This means moving away from a limited number of working models for employees to choose from and embracing new forms of flexibility to suit individuals.

Cunningham Street. Photo © Martin Mischkulnig

If workplaces are to remain relevant and attractive to employees, the typical office set-up needs to change. There’s potential to borrow flexibility and comfort from the hospitality sector and create offices that adapt to the lifestyles of modern workers. Likewise, hotels can integrate workspaces to support these changing work patterns. Within both sectors there’s scope to create dynamic, mixed-use buildings that put wellbeing and individual needs first.

As one of our panellists noted, project teams are usually encouraged to capitalise on efficiency and settle for the quickest solution. However, we have an opportunity to reconsider the future of our workspaces and their influence on the people who use them. As a sector where flexibility is already the norm, hospitality provides an excellent source of inspiration.