Over the next decade, major demographic shifts and technological advances will radically reshape the workforce, the spaces where work is performed, and even the definition of what work may be. Leading these significant changes is an increasingly millennial workforce that brings with it their values of social capital and enterprise, expectations for more democratic, collaborative workspaces, and more flexible, independent, and remote working conditions. For workers still tethered to the physical workplace (approximately less than 40%), the expectations for workspaces have changed from traditional workspaces (separate offices or open-space cubicles) to more personalized, flexible workspaces that allow for increased productivity and collaboration. The focus for future workspaces is based less on traditional managerial hierarchies and more on a vertical model of transparency and collaborative decision-making.
