Perspectives on hybrid working

If you go back and look at the introduction to our third survey report “Perspectives on the Future Workplace” , we expressed some surprise at the situation we were in back in early 2021—a vaccine was on the horizon but a lockdown was proving tough to endure. SPACE weren’t sure whether ‘blended’ or ‘hybrid’ was going to be the chosen word to reflect the most common new attendance model. We initially opted for blended, but soon fell into line with the majority.

Fast forward to the present day. The pandemic is almost a distant memory. There are some of our fellow citizens who continue to wear face masks, sales of hand gel have not reduced dramatically and workplace wording and definitions are still causing confusion. While much of society has returned to pre-pandemic norms, there is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the workplace, and understanding the impact of this is the main focus of this current survey.

SPACE are not in the market of making predictions based on gut feelings; we reflect on data. Your responses will help us make sense of the evolving picture surrounding people, technology and spaces that comes together to form a workplace.