It is hard to believe how much our workplace strategies have pivoted in a relatively short period of time. Initially disruptive, these changes have caused us to contemplate the lasting impact of the pandemic in the workplace – strategies now irreversibly merged with staff wellbeing and talent attraction in our post-pandemic world.
Such dynamic work environments have been proven to provide net returns in terms of increased productivity and staff satisfaction. Resilient businesses have adapted successfully, enabling new ways of working, driving productivity and contributing to business growth.
Employers and staff recognise the need for workplaces that promote creativity, collaboration and wellbeing, as well as giving people freedom and flexibility in how they work.
On 3 March, Terence Seah, Head of Hong Kong, Singapore and Shenzhen, Benoy, hosted a Roundtable in Singapore discussing pre-and post-pandemic challenges faced by asset owners, occupiers and operators, and how strategic elements of post-pandemic workplace design play a part in crafting solutions and unlocking opportunities.
Wesley Louie, Yudie Siswanto and Keikoku Takei attended in person, whilst Alex Avery, Claire Stephens, Maybelyne Ng, Madeleine Hug, Gracinda Mou and Nina Noor participated virtually.
The event played host to a great mix of developers, investors, operators, agile real estate experts and workplace advisors including Lendlease, Capitaland, Keppen Land, ARA, WeWork, The Executive Center, CBRE, JLL, Colliers and Essensys.
This resulted to great engagement around the table and over 2 hrs of dynamic discussions.
Watch this space for the Futures thought piece on Workplace Design integrating takeaways from the APAC/EMEA Roundtables on how strategic and intelligent design champions the high value of workplaces.
