The majority of businesses aren’t expecting life to return to normal and, in fact, many have already indicated that they will be changing the way in which they work for good.

One concept that has grown in popularity in recent months is that of hybrid working, where employees spend some time working in an office and some time working from home or another workspace.

For companies that plan to adopt this approach, there will need to be some changes to the offices they currently operate.

As Forbes recently pointed out, research by CBRE found that 73 per cent of businesses intend to support this hybrid way of working after the pandemic. But what does this mean for offices?

According to the news provider, office spaces will need to provide for connection, collaboration and career development. Collaboration and working with others will be essential in offices designed for this hybrid way of working, and having space for individual work will become less important in many settings.

Offices will also be designed as “destinations” and places that people are excited about working in.

Personnel Today recently referred to these offices as “magnet locations”, where the design of the space will focus on “engagement and building trust”. These offices “will be designed completely differently, be highly amenitised and high touch”, the publication stated.

Although collaboration and open space will be important, that doesn’t mean you won’t want separate spaces within your office. Glass office partitions in Manchester and elsewhere can help create a sense of space, while providing teams with private areas in which to collaborate and have discussions.