COVID-19 has accelerated workplace transformations; changing up the way we work, leveraging technology and understanding workplace culture. While the pandemic has sparked a cultural shift on remote working, with many employees and businesses showing appetite for more flexibility, there’s increasing belief that employees will want the best of both worlds – a hybrid of remote and onsite work.

This year, leading global flexible workspace company WeWork has seen an increase in demand from small and medium sized businesses who want flexibility not only in terms of space, but also in location and time of workstations.

Over the past year, WeWork has invested heavily in adapting their 800+ spaces around the world to ensure their members feel safe. As Australians lead the transition back to the office, WeWork members are taking advantage of a network of beautiful locations designed to prioritise experience-based interaction through flexible, collaborative workspaces while prioritising their wellbeing.

In a study conducted in 2020 by brightspot strategy deep-dive study on collaboration, WeWork found that the ability to have unplanned interactions has dropped by 25 per cent on average since working from home. For employees who collaborate in close-knit team environments, the decline is as high as 40 per cent.

Designed to promote meaningful interactions to create an exceptional member experience, WeWork’s portfolio of 21 locations nationally provides its members a diversity of spaces for collaboration, creativity and connection. The globally-recognised interiors blend communal lounge areas with bookable meeting rooms and study pods surrounded by a series of private offices ranging from one person occupancy to full floors designed to accommodate a single member company.

WeWork prides itself on being a global leader in flexible space, providing businesses of all sizes with the space, community, and services they need to run and grow their business. With 859 locations, in 151 cities in 38 countries across the world, WeWork aims to deliver flexible space solutions to its members worldwide. In Australia, WeWork has about 12,000 members in 21 locations across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, including: WeWork 25 King St, WeWork 260 Queen St, WeWork 310 Edward St and WeWork 123 Eagle St.

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