MIT Sloan Management Review Article on Reimagining Office Density Can Ease Return-to-Work Resistance

Since COVID-19 vaccines have become widely available and restrictions have been lifted in many parts of the world, some employers have faced resistance over their return-to-office plans. Pitting remote work versus working in offices, the media’s framing of business-sector discussions continues to miss the mark by reducing workplace dynamics and return-to-office deadlines to a binary debate.

What we are witnessing is the culmination of something that has been building up for many years. The past 18 months have fast-tracked this decades-long trend that most businesses were unaware they were creating: an exodus from the office.

About the Author

Diane Hoskins is co-CEO of Gensler, the world’s largest architecture and design firm.

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