The complexity of managing the pandemic has resulted in a rethinking of the strategic imperatives for the future of work, as well as the role that workplace design should play to support these concepts, according to a study on the future of workplaces for financial institutions.
The study, which looks at the re-design of workplaces as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, alongside digital transformation of work processes, said that organizations can remain sustainable in the long-term with a hybrid model of work.
The components for a pandemic-resilient and responsive workspace ecosystem revolve around flexibility, efficiency, divisibility and legibility, the Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), said in a study Urbis collaborated on – Study on Future Workplaces, which was published as part of the ongoing collaboration between ABS’ Return to Onsite Operations Taskforce (ROOT) and MAS.