About Chelsea Perino

Chelsea Perino is the Managing Director, Global Marketing & Communications at The Executive Centre. With an undergraduate degree in Anthropology and Linguistics from NYU, a four-year solo trip around the world, and an MA in Public and Organizational Relations, she has worked in advertising in New York and Seoul. Chelsea is passionate about organisational culture and believes that creating a dynamic and collaborative working experience positively affects team morale and productivity. She is an adjunct professor and published author, a regular guest speaker at corporate real estate (CRE) and marketing industry conferences, and a board member for several CRE organisations.

May 24, 2023

Hybrid working, work from anywhere and the evolution of the Third Place

by Chelsea Perino • Comment, Property, Workplace design

The restrictions brought about by COVID-19 altered where we work and thus also how, when and through which channels we do work related activities. These changes radically altered the way previously office-based workers thought about ‘work’ as an activity. This new era of hybrid working had a significant impact on traditional models of workplace provisioning. One could argue that pre-COVID-19 the ‘work mindset’ was almost an afterthought because there were distinguishing markers that indicated when you were expected to work and when you were not. If you were in the office, then you were expected to be doing work-related tasks. Then, at the literal end of the day, you switched off your computer and went home and mentally ‘turned-off’ until you returned to work the next morning. More →