Where Is My Office?: The Post-Pandemic Edition

An examination of the future of our workspaces and how the pandemic will continue to shape how and where we work.

In the era of WFH, hybrid working and flexible hours, going to the office is no longer what it used to be. Many businesses and organizations, as well as the entire commercial real estate sector, are struggling to address their new workplace dilemmas in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the rise of diverse working practices and new technological innovations, the traditional office space no longer serves the needs of the workforce. And with increasing numbers of staff now comfortable with a degree of working from home, how can companies assess their longer-term workspace needs? This new follow-up edition of Where Is My Office?, fully revised and updated to reflect the true impact of the pandemic on the workplace, highlights some of the bold new frameworks and practical considerations for business leaders, workplace practitioners and those involved in commercial real estate as they navigate the complex post-pandemic working landscape.

Authors Chris Kane and Eugenia Anastassiou draw upon their extensive knowledge and experience to investigate the new-found significance of innovative corporate real estate thinking in modern workplaces. Where is My Office?: The Post-Pandemic Edition is a must-read for any business leader or senior manager looking to revitalize their workplace in a post-pandemic environment, and to develop a greater understanding of the beneficial impacts that creative workplace strategies that harness the relationship between people, place, technology, and the environment can have upon their organization’s success.

Chris Kane has worked in the Corporate Real Estate sector for over 30 years, having operated as the Vice President of International Corporate Real Estate for The Walt Disney Company, before acting as Head of Corporate Real Estate at the BBC, where he was responsible for the creation of MediaCityUK in Salford and oversaw the £1bn development of Broadcasting House.

He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and a founding member and director of Six Ideas, a global consultancy focused on workplace development and innovation, where he has worked on CRE Initiatives for major multinational corporations. He sits on the editorial board of the Corporate Real Estate Journal, for which he has written various articles, and is also a regular contributor to the LEADER magazine.

Eugenia Anastassiou is a journalist/writer and also part of the innovative workplace practice EverythingOmni. She collaborated in writing the original Where Is My Office? Reimagining the Workplace for the 21st Century. Since then, she has contributed to several reports, articles, research work and a white paper on the subject of the post-pandemic working environment.

Her journalistic work focuses on politics, business and economics, which included writing articles on emerging technology, AI, fintech, science and industry, including interviewing a NATO chief, a Nobel prizewinning economist, various entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders from all sectors. Eugenia has also researched/investigated stories for independent current affairs documentaries shown on BBC and Al Jazeera.