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PREDICTIONS & DESIRES ABOUT THE
FUTURE WORKPLACE
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RE-THINK WORK
Bengt Gunnarsson, CEO Edsbyn
Edsbyn has been around for 120 years. The secret of our success is the ability to change. The goal with #rethinkwork is to find new solutions for a highly functional and enjoyable workplace now and for the future, says Bengt Gunnarsson.
Niklas Madsen, Founder Superlab
Questioning the workplace is not enough. We need to dig deeper, think bigger and ask openly what constitutes a workspace? I believe there will be major changes going forward; we will need to adapt our workspaces to a changing, dynamic environment. Furniture should therefore be adapted to different types of individuals and not locked to one person, says Niklas Madsen
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What will the next-gen workplace look like?
The emergence of digitalization in recent years has contributed to the need for a change in the physical environment, not least in the workplace. Edsbyn has therefore chosen to investigate what new generations are asking for. Edsbyn encourages people to stop, ask questions and dare to listen.
Re-think Work is a thorough and honest analysis of people in the workplace. The first step was presented at the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair in February, where
Edsbyn in collaboration with Superlab conducted a series of five different surveys where people could answer questions about the work place.
This is a summary and analysis of the results made by Superlab.
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NEXT-GEN WORKPLACE
It is time to get prepared!
Sensors are now collecting data about our behaviors at work and artificial intelligence will have a radical impact on how we design our future offices. Our buying behaviors are changing. Digitalization questions the norm of how and where work is being done.
In other words an unstoppable paradigm shift will affect the design of our physical environments for the future.
We know that four generations have to unite under one work culture where cell offices and permanent workplaces meet mobility and agile working. It is high time to get prepared! Research shows that as early as year 2025, about 75% of the global workforce will be Millennials. What do they want in the future workspace?
//Superlab
