How Sticky is Your Workplace?
by Justin Ferguson and T. Patrick Donnelly, BHDP Architecture As more people get the COVID-19 vaccination and offices open back up, employers face a delicate challenge—not all employees want to return. Recent surveys show that many people have grown uneasy about returning to in-person work and skeptical of the need for traditional workplaces. The implications for leaders trying to manage the tension between employee preferences for remote work and the benefits of the social dynamics provided by the office are significant, but there’s an interesting analog. Urban designers and planners have faced similar issues for decades. How do you help people feel safe in physical environments such as in a city center? What makes an urban space inviting as well as relevant? How do you inject vitality into a place so that it draws people in and encourages them to stay? These are some of the questions urban designers and …
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