Workforces are becoming more mobile, the production process is speeding up and the demand for employees to think creatively to help companies survive has never been greater. To keep pace in all these areas requires thinking about the latest trends in office design.

The talent pool is shrinking
Demand for talent in some business sectors may reach crisis point in the years to come as the current generation reaches retirement. IT, sales and marketing and management are set to face the biggest skills shortage and people working in these areas will expect to work in environments that satisfy their needs. Collaborative office design will be a key area to focus on to create the kind of company top talent will be happy to work for.

Employee motivation
Keeping employees motivated not only helps staff retention it can also boost a company’s bottom line by 20% according to some studies. Negativity and hostility meanwhile only spreads to other members of staff threatening the business in some cases. The answer is to design the office as a communication tool that helps broadcast the goals of the company and the achievements of the team.

Remote working requires different thinking about the way offices are used
Working from home was virtually unheard of 20 years ago. Now more and more office workers are feeling the benefits of working from home. However this is never a permanent solution when team collaboration remains important. This requires flexible work spaces and areas of the office being designed to make room for technology and business processes to work even when staff are not present.
The one thing you can rely on in 2015 is that the top people will be more choosy about where they decide to work. A booming economy is set to make this the case for the foreseeable future.