Hybrid working: you have probably rubbed shoulders with the term in the last six months. As the world went into self-appointed isolation towards the end of March, many companies found themselves faced with a sudden transition to remote working. The Home Work in the UK Report estimated that by April, 48% of the workforce had transitioned from the office to spare bedrooms. Meetings took place on video platforms; collaboration happened across the cloud. The bricks-and-mortar foundations of our working culture eroded. What did we discover?
Arguably, it doesn’t matter as much as we thought it would. Not the slinky new Nespresso machine in the staff kitchen, nor the ergonomic keyboard Tim from IT suggested. Those things are great, but what constitutes our institutions is the work and the people. And we still had access to both, even from our living rooms. This white paper will examine the evolution of hybrid working, the challenges and benefits for businesses and individuals, and techniques to facilitate successful hybrid working in a post-pandemic climate. We have incorporated results and insights from scientific journals, government reports, and various global home working surveys to create this paper.
