Columbus Chamber Of Commerce: Spaces Of The Future & Returning To Work

Press release from Columbus Chamber of Commerce:

April 11, 2021

Member Insights by SHYFT Collective

There’s been a real estate revolution on the horizon for decades, but it took a pandemic like COVID-19 to force the evolutionary leap into the next generation of the workplace. When your company starts to “return to the great unknown” – A.K.A. the office – things will not be as you remember. Your office space is relatively the same, but your company as a whole is different. Little things like working from the kitchen table with a pet curled at your feet have left a lasting impression on your psyche. This is the great challenge; facilitating those positive and productive reactions while re-cultivating the office culture that has been desperately missed by many.

Some will point to COVID-19 as a temporary reason for examining the efficiency, health, and technology of our spaces. The reality is that a much more seismic shift had occurred. There is no going back, we can only move forward and embrace the spaces of tomorrow, as much as we can perceive them from today. This is not so much about a pandemic, but the society that has been rapidly and hastily shaped by such dramatic changes in a short period of time. Change is inevitably a bit uncomfortable, but there are some silver linings to the future.

This press release was produced by Columbus Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.