WORKTECH London,
London
18 November 2024
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BCO NextGen North Talk & Tour: TLT,
Salford
20 November 2024
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London Build 2024 Expo,
London
20 November 2024
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How can the UK leverage RE, Facilities & Placemaking to accelerate Life Science & Tech Industries,
London
21 November 2024
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Understanding Social Value: its impact and implementation in the WFM sector,
London
25 November 2024
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In with the Old: London Offices in the 21st Century,
London
25 November 2024
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CoreNet Global India Conference,
Bangalore
27 November 2024
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WORKTECH24 Helsinki,
Helsinki
28 November 2024
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November 8, 2024
That conversation about hybrid working? Same as it ever was
by Marcus Bowen • Comment, Facilities management, Flexible working, Property
Recently I wrote a short article based on a 1993 Architects’ Journal interview with IBM’s then design manager of property, Peter Wingrave. It reminded me how discussions about new ways of working – now including that neologism hybrid working – have been a constant throughout my career. In that interview, Wingrave is quoted as saying: “I think there are interesting times ahead for offices. We are already seeing the slow breakdown of the traditional office which people come to in the morning and leave at night…We would like our offices to catch the social spirit of an old gentleman’s club; you just pop in when you need to. You get more out of people that way… we’re lucky if our marketing areas are ever 40 per cent occupied … It’s crazy to build, run, heat, light and decorate a building as if people were there when 60 per cent of the time you know they are not”. More →