Align’s New York and London Workplace Technology teams attended the 2024 WORKTECH events in each respective city and gained valuable insights into the evolving landscape of hybrid work and the future of our workplaces.
This blog post explores the key takeaways from the event, highlighting the trends shaping the industry and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
The Future of Work
The overarching theme of the last few years when it comes to the modern workplace has been how technology and flexible layouts come together to fuel productivity and employee satisfaction within the workplace.
The future of work is about creating a hybrid work ecosystem that supports both remote and in-office needs. By embracing technology and focusing on employee well-being, organizations can design workplaces that are not just functional, but also inspiring and engaging.
How Technology Enables
Hybrid Work
Across the event’s sessions and exhibition floor companies were demonstrating the roles they all play in enabling the hybrid professional. The key here: the ability to have a productive and collaborative workday regardless of your physical location in relation to your teams.
Companies are accomplishing this through the strategic alignment of office design, technologies, and tools that work in tandem to achieve these goals. This includes the usage of workplace applications, IoT devices, AI technologies, and data analytics to optimize the in-office experience.
The emergence of smart office technologies has revolutionized how we collect data on office usage and requirements, allowing for enhanced automation and optimization of the in-person work experience. By integrating smart climate controls, room booking apps, sensors, and predictive AI algorithms, companies can gain valuable insights into usage patterns and preferences, customizing the office environment to meet the specific needs of their teams. This data-driven approach not only streamlines operations but also empowers businesses to make informed decisions on optimizing their office spaces, potentially leading to OpEx savings.
Align assists clients worldwide in strategizing, creating, and implementing cutting-edge office spaces that leverage smart office technology, user-friendly collaboration tools that bridge the divide between in-person and remote workers, and much more. Click here to learn more about Align's Workplace Technology Design services.
Designing a Modern Workplace for the Well-Being of your Professionals
Overall, WORKTECH and its exhibiting companies made it clear that employee well-being and engagement is at the forefront of the modern office experience. The themes of the smart office, collaborative technology, and data-driven decision making all come together to make the in-person workday as efficient and easy as possible for professionals.
At Align, we understand the needs of the modern workforce and work closely with your team to design, manage, and implement the workplace that make your professionals excited for a day in the office.
Learn more about our Workplace Technology solutions here.
