Flexible Offices: Key to Retaining Talent and Optimizing Space for a New Work Era

With office rents rising, less space needed, and little demand for any extra space they may want to dump, employers need to make the most of their office space. That space, however, may be used differently from week to week or even day to day.

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With office rents rising, less space needed, and little demand for any extra space they may want to dump, employers need to make the most of their office space. That space, however, may be used differently from week to week or even day to day. In the era of the Great Resignation and talent shortages, workers’ demand for flexibility in where and when they work changes how employers’ offices are used. And with sensitivity to diversity growing, accommodating a variety of work styles adds another dimension to the need for office space to be flexible. Activity-based workspaces afford the needed flexibility with a kit of movable parts.

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Learning Objectives

After reading this article, you should be able to:

  • Explain three market drivers of office design change.
  • Name four of the benefits of flexible office design.
  • Describe how flexible offices help accommodate Big Five trait working styles.
  • Explain how pods can contribute to making an office flexible.
  • Apply design strategies to create an activity-based flexible office.

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  • 1 Quiz
  • Course Certificate