Post Pandemic World – 2021 Report On Top Business Trends

3. Borderless lives

Work and home life were once completely separate. However, in 2020, home replaced the office as the workplace. According to Fujitsu’s global survey, two out of three organizations reported that their employees are now working remotely for more than 40% of their total working time.

Of course, remote working has created fresh challenges. How do people still co-ordinate and collaborate effectively? How do you best manage a remote workforce? It’s clear that people remain an organization’s most important asset. In our survey, 89% of leaders said the wellbeing of employees will have a major impact on the mid to long-term performance of their business.

As we move past this inflection point, how will people live and work? In our survey, half of organizations expected more than 40% of employees to work remotely in 2025, even after the pandemic is over. Managers expect hybrid working to become the norm, rather than returning to traditional workplaces.

Shift to hybrid-working

Physical experiences and digital experiences, and the concepts of office and home, are converging. What are the implications for our cities? The population in Tokyo decreased in eight consecutive months during the pandemic, the first time this had ever happened. Similar trends are happening in other countries, as people move to work remotely. Some companies are moving their offices away from urban centers. We have the opportunity to rebuild a more decentralized society, where people can work wherever they want to live.

• What new opportunities will come from hybrid working and how will we address the risks?
• How will you use technology to get the best out of your people?