In her first appearance in Scotland, leading a panel discussion at a lunchtime event for BCO members hosted by Skypark, the new president of the British Council for Offices (BCO) said she does not expect there to be a “mandated” return to pre-pandemic working models which compelled people to attend their place of employment every day.
Despina Katsikakis, an executive partner at global commercial property firm Cushman & Wakefield, said blended models giving people the scope to work from home along with opportunities to interact with colleagues in person will be the future of office life.
This view was echoed by Skypark occupier Richard Scott CEO of award winning company Axis Animation who took part in the panel, alongside Adam Purvis from Dark Matters Labs and Alisdair Gunn, Head of Glasgow City Innovation District.
All agreed people now want to spend time in “inspiring” places when connecting with colleagues in person.
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