Through Covid-19, many companies were confronted at short notice with the need to provide their employees with a flexible workplace. Many corporates, such as ourselves, were already well equipped technically, but the change of having all colleagues working from home from one day to the next was a new experience for everyone. There are new and different forms of interaction - the way one collaborates and shares information continues to change. More online meetings and video conferences are scheduled and the working day is primarily virtual, even if under strict conditions colleagues can already return to the office. Due to high absenteeism, planning events, shared meals or an after-work get-together becomes difficult. Investing in new technologies, having a strong internal communication platform and the ability to stay connected are crucial. In general, there will be no return to the pre-Covid situation, no more "one size fits all" - instead, there will be a differentiation of working models, towards more flexibility, both spatially and time-wise. In the future, it will be about a certain voluntariness in terms of presence in the office, or a working week in which you can flexibly arrange your working time model. That's why, for example, more and more models like desk sharing are being introduced, office space is being reduced or parking spaces are being eliminated.

Optimising the technical environment and giving more freedom, trust and flexibility to employees will facilitate them to do their job more effectively and efficiently. The changing workplace shifts its focus to the attractivity of companies and how they facilitate their empoyees to be as productive as possible.