work I’m sure all of you here and use many different means to work you’re
many different means to work you’re
many different means to work you’re using your phones using your laptops and
using your phones using your laptops and
using your phones using your laptops and you’re working in different places some
you’re working in different places some
you’re working in different places some of you may even be working in the space
of you may even be working in the space
of you may even be working in the space at this moment my titles aren’t showing
at this moment my titles aren’t showing
at this moment my titles aren’t showing as earlier so I’m going to be talking
as earlier so I’m going to be talking
as earlier so I’m going to be talking about the new generation workforce and
about the new generation workforce and
about the new generation workforce and what we can do with space and to help
what we can do with space and to help
what we can do with space and to help create environments that encourage young
create environments that encourage young
create environments that encourage young people such as yourselves to engage and
people such as yourselves to engage and
people such as yourselves to engage and work in the work environment it’s only
work in the work environment it’s only
work in the work environment it’s only recently that a thing such as
recently that a thing such as
recently that a thing such as programming have been able to be carried
programming have been able to be carried
programming have been able to be carried out from a beach environment a graphic
out from a beach environment a graphic
out from a beach environment a graphic designer no longer needs tools and space
designer no longer needs tools and space
designer no longer needs tools and space they can work from a beach environment
they can work from a beach environment
they can work from a beach environment with the workspace changes in the world
with the workspace changes in the world
with the workspace changes in the world flexible working is now possible and for
flexible working is now possible and for
flexible working is now possible and for the younger generation it has become the
the younger generation it has become the
the younger generation it has become the norm we use cloud-based devices we use
norm we use cloud-based devices we use
norm we use cloud-based devices we use cloud-based services to engage with our
cloud-based services to engage with our
cloud-based services to engage with our work and communicating connect across
work and communicating connect across
work and communicating connect across spaces this was going to say office with
spaces this was going to say office with
spaces this was going to say office with a question mark the office what is the
a question mark the office what is the
a question mark the office what is the office what is the office to you as a
office what is the office to you as a
office what is the office to you as a young person what does it mean to work
young person what does it mean to work
young person what does it mean to work from an office and have you ever thought
from an office and have you ever thought
from an office and have you ever thought why you work in an office and what the
why you work in an office and what the
why you work in an office and what the reasons are behind you working in an
reasons are behind you working in an
reasons are behind you working in an office I’m sure many of you here you’re
office I’m sure many of you here you’re
office I’m sure many of you here you’re studying and you’re looking forward to
studying and you’re looking forward to
studying and you’re looking forward to maybe working on in an office on Hong
maybe working on in an office on Hong
maybe working on in an office on Hong Kong Island and that is your life sixty
Kong Island and that is your life sixty
Kong Island and that is your life sixty to seventy percent of our lives is spent
to seventy percent of our lives is spent
to seventy percent of our lives is spent working and we’re spent in environments
working and we’re spent in environments
working and we’re spent in environments and spaces that kind of dictate how we
and spaces that kind of dictate how we
and spaces that kind of dictate how we live our lives and what we do with our
live our lives and what we do with our
live our lives and what we do with our lives a bad environment can have a
lives a bad environment can have a
lives a bad environment can have a negative impact on our lives and
negative impact on our lives and
negative impact on our lives and creating spaces and communities that
creating spaces and communities that
creating spaces and communities that really encourage you to have a work-life
really encourage you to have a work-life
really encourage you to have a work-life balance and to have a work that you
balance and to have a work that you
balance and to have a work that you enjoy is powerful the office why does an
enjoy is powerful the office why does an
enjoy is powerful the office why does an office exist is any other one ever
office exist is any other one ever
office exist is any other one ever thought through this offices came about
thought through this offices came about
thought through this offices came about from the libraries and people sharing
from the libraries and people sharing
from the libraries and people sharing government documents spaces to store
government documents spaces to store
government documents spaces to store important notices we moved through into
important notices we moved through into
important notices we moved through into the Industrial Revolution where vast
the Industrial Revolution where vast
the Industrial Revolution where vast amounts of information needs to be
amounts of information needs to be
amounts of information needs to be stored and large pools of workers where
stored and large pools of workers where
stored and large pools of workers where needed and by merchants to be housed to
needed and by merchants to be housed to
needed and by merchants to be housed to pro
pro
pro the documents store the administration
the documents store the administration
the documents store the administration and keep records of what business was
and keep records of what business was
and keep records of what business was being transacted this gradually changed
being transacted this gradually changed
being transacted this gradually changed gradually moved we saw the open office
gradually moved we saw the open office
gradually moved we saw the open office environment in the 1920s to the 50s and
environment in the 1920s to the 50s and
environment in the 1920s to the 50s and spaces that managers could manage and
spaces that managers could manage and
spaces that managers could manage and look out across the staff over see what
look out across the staff over see what
look out across the staff over see what work was being done and communicate and
work was being done and communicate and
work was being done and communicate and collaborate with the people in the space
collaborate with the people in the space
collaborate with the people in the space as we progress through into the 70s
as we progress through into the 70s
as we progress through into the 70s cubicles arose I’m sure many of you here
cubicles arose I’m sure many of you here
cubicles arose I’m sure many of you here who may be a little bit older have your
who may be a little bit older have your
who may be a little bit older have your own personal cubicle maybe mark has one
own personal cubicle maybe mark has one
own personal cubicle maybe mark has one that he calls his own I used to work in
that he calls his own I used to work in
that he calls his own I used to work in a cubicle in local government back in
a cubicle in local government back in
a cubicle in local government back in London and it’s it’s a safe space it’s a
London and it’s it’s a safe space it’s a
London and it’s it’s a safe space it’s a space where you can feel maybe I can
space where you can feel maybe I can
space where you can feel maybe I can have an enormous day today I can go into
have an enormous day today I can go into
have an enormous day today I can go into work I can get my work done put my head
work I can get my work done put my head
work I can get my work done put my head down and that’s it the world is the
down and that’s it the world is the
down and that’s it the world is the world is away from me it doesn’t
world is away from me it doesn’t
world is away from me it doesn’t encourage collaboration it doesn’t
encourage collaboration it doesn’t
encourage collaboration it doesn’t encourage connections it doesn’t
encourage connections it doesn’t
encourage connections it doesn’t encourage sharing of ideas and I think
encourage sharing of ideas and I think
encourage sharing of ideas and I think the newer generation is looking for that
the newer generation is looking for that
the newer generation is looking for that that interaction within a workspace and
that interaction within a workspace and
that interaction within a workspace and I think businesses and companies need to
I think businesses and companies need to
I think businesses and companies need to look for that within a workspace to as
look for that within a workspace to as
look for that within a workspace to as cubicles came down though what we
cubicles came down though what we
cubicles came down though what we started to see was the prevalence of the
started to see was the prevalence of the
started to see was the prevalence of the open office or the open-plan space this
open office or the open-plan space this
open office or the open-plan space this space i think is seventy percent of us
space i think is seventy percent of us
space i think is seventy percent of us offices now have an open-plan office so
offices now have an open-plan office so
offices now have an open-plan office so many of you probably work from one the
many of you probably work from one the
many of you probably work from one the idea is to encourage collaboration and
idea is to encourage collaboration and
idea is to encourage collaboration and connectivity but what we can see happen
connectivity but what we can see happen
connectivity but what we can see happen is that extroverts sort of start taking
is that extroverts sort of start taking
is that extroverts sort of start taking over the place introverts don’t no
over the place introverts don’t no
over the place introverts don’t no longer have a safe space that they can
longer have a safe space that they can
longer have a safe space that they can hide away from the troubles of the day
hide away from the troubles of the day
hide away from the troubles of the day that they can get some of their work
that they can get some of their work
that they can get some of their work done and they can focus down on the
done and they can focus down on the
done and they can focus down on the problems and tasks at hand it can be
problems and tasks at hand it can be
problems and tasks at hand it can be distracting I think we all agree that at
distracting I think we all agree that at
distracting I think we all agree that at the moment its life is getting more
the moment its life is getting more
the moment its life is getting more distracting we’re constantly checking
distracting we’re constantly checking
distracting we’re constantly checking our phones there’s constant
our phones there’s constant
our phones there’s constant notifications happening constant pings
notifications happening constant pings
notifications happening constant pings and constant needs of attention across
and constant needs of attention across
and constant needs of attention across all our devices the workspace is no
all our devices the workspace is no
all our devices the workspace is no different and I think deep work is
different and I think deep work is
different and I think deep work is becoming tricky to attain in a workspace
becoming tricky to attain in a workspace
becoming tricky to attain in a workspace you always have seeking new inputs
you always have seeking new inputs
you always have seeking new inputs through a space and you’re unable to
through a space and you’re unable to
through a space and you’re unable to focus on the task at hand there’s always
focus on the task at hand there’s always
focus on the task at hand there’s always an email there’s always a phone call
an email there’s always a phone call
an email there’s always a phone call things need to change to that impact but
things need to change to that impact but
things need to change to that impact but maybe they change too much within the
maybe they change too much within the
maybe they change too much within the work space environment slides all sorts
work space environment slides all sorts
work space environment slides all sorts of fun things hammocks
of fun things hammocks
of fun things hammocks we saw this what I like to call the
we saw this what I like to call the
we saw this what I like to call the google ification of the office space
google ification of the office space
google ification of the office space primarily probably started by them and
primarily probably started by them and
primarily probably started by them and we started to see this shared out across
we started to see this shared out across
we started to see this shared out across the media fun things you could do in
the media fun things you could do in
the media fun things you could do in your workspace that would really kind of
your workspace that would really kind of
your workspace that would really kind of break the work-life balance but perhaps
break the work-life balance but perhaps
break the work-life balance but perhaps encourage people to just treat work life
encourage people to just treat work life
encourage people to just treat work life is home life through this we started to
is home life through this we started to
is home life through this we started to see a bit of a change and a bit of a
see a bit of a change and a bit of a
see a bit of a change and a bit of a furring down of the space and through
furring down of the space and through
furring down of the space and through this i think co-working rose so this is
this i think co-working rose so this is
this i think co-working rose so this is our space garish society yes we are pet
our space garish society yes we are pet
our space garish society yes we are pet friendly animals are allowed in the
friendly animals are allowed in the
friendly animals are allowed in the space and we like to collaborate and
space and we like to collaborate and
space and we like to collaborate and work with them so co-working is is
work with them so co-working is is
work with them so co-working is is flexible workspace shared workspace
flexible workspace shared workspace
flexible workspace shared workspace where businesses can work together
where businesses can work together
where businesses can work together collaborate and communicate through
collaborate and communicate through
collaborate and communicate through ideas with offices with shares and desks
ideas with offices with shares and desks
ideas with offices with shares and desks locations and this encourages people to
locations and this encourages people to
locations and this encourages people to exchange knowledge to communicate and
exchange knowledge to communicate and
exchange knowledge to communicate and create to work together within a
create to work together within a
create to work together within a community and encourage each other to
community and encourage each other to
community and encourage each other to achieve why is co-working important in
achieve why is co-working important in
achieve why is co-working important in Hong Kong I think we’re we’re a vast
Hong Kong I think we’re we’re a vast
Hong Kong I think we’re we’re a vast space the island is very populated and
space the island is very populated and
space the island is very populated and these spaces encourage different
these spaces encourage different
these spaces encourage different communities and different arrangements
communities and different arrangements
communities and different arrangements of people to work together and achieve
of people to work together and achieve
of people to work together and achieve together but this change in workspace is
together but this change in workspace is
together but this change in workspace is being brought about by new forms of
being brought about by new forms of
being brought about by new forms of technology new digital tools and this is
technology new digital tools and this is
technology new digital tools and this is why the flexible generation who is
why the flexible generation who is
why the flexible generation who is looking for new means of work is going
looking for new means of work is going
looking for new means of work is going to achieve in a different way storage
to achieve in a different way storage
to achieve in a different way storage storage used to require vast amounts of
storage used to require vast amounts of
storage used to require vast amounts of space storage is now in the cloud clouds
space storage is now in the cloud clouds
space storage is now in the cloud clouds yes so all your knowledge is in the
yes so all your knowledge is in the
yes so all your knowledge is in the cloud all your information all your
cloud all your information all your
cloud all your information all your thoughts your fears your dreams
thoughts your fears your dreams
thoughts your fears your dreams everything that you share is out there
everything that you share is out there
everything that you share is out there unless you’re a particular type of
unless you’re a particular type of
unless you’re a particular type of person who has everything switched off
person who has everything switched off
person who has everything switched off from their phone and doesn’t want to
from their phone and doesn’t want to
from their phone and doesn’t want to interact with the cloud the cloud has
interact with the cloud the cloud has
interact with the cloud the cloud has allowed the rise of these flexible
allowed the rise of these flexible
allowed the rise of these flexible spaces and it has also allowed the next
spaces and it has also allowed the next
spaces and it has also allowed the next generation workforce to expect different
generation workforce to expect different
generation workforce to expect different from how they work within a space and
from how they work within a space and
from how they work within a space and previously you had to get to your office
previously you had to get to your office
previously you had to get to your office log into a computer everything was on an
log into a computer everything was on an
log into a computer everything was on an intranet or a local network system you
intranet or a local network system you
intranet or a local network system you had no access to that outside of work
had no access to that outside of work
had no access to that outside of work just a few years ago when I worked
just a few years ago when I worked
just a few years ago when I worked government there was no way for me to
government there was no way for me to
government there was no way for me to access any of my information any of my
access any of my information any of my
access any of my information any of my documents any of my emails through my
documents any of my emails through my
documents any of my emails through my phone I had to be on location in the
phone I had to be on location in the
phone I had to be on location in the space now with the advent of the cloud
space now with the advent of the cloud
space now with the advent of the cloud google drive dropbox all these tools
google drive dropbox all these tools
google drive dropbox all these tools that many of the new generation
that many of the new generation
that many of the new generation workforce are native in our growing up
workforce are native in our growing up
workforce are native in our growing up using day-to-day it’s become normalcy
using day-to-day it’s become normalcy
using day-to-day it’s become normalcy for them to use a flexible space and not
for them to use a flexible space and not
for them to use a flexible space and not need to be tethered to one space as we
need to be tethered to one space as we
need to be tethered to one space as we seeing this there is no need for there
seeing this there is no need for there
seeing this there is no need for there is no need for a stand-alone office and
is no need for a stand-alone office and
is no need for a stand-alone office and companies are changing the way that
companies are changing the way that
companies are changing the way that they’re approaching how they manager
they’re approaching how they manager
they’re approaching how they manager manage and use their workforce a
manage and use their workforce a
manage and use their workforce a productive workforce does not need to be
productive workforce does not need to be
productive workforce does not need to be stored in one space focusing on and an
stored in one space focusing on and an
stored in one space focusing on and an tethered they are able to work
tethered they are able to work
tethered they are able to work independently across locations space
independently across locations space
independently across locations space what does space mean and why are they
what does space mean and why are they
what does space mean and why are they able to use it flexibly across locations
able to use it flexibly across locations
able to use it flexibly across locations what we see is that as companies grow
what we see is that as companies grow
what we see is that as companies grow they’re able to spread their workforce
they’re able to spread their workforce
they’re able to spread their workforce out across different different parts of
out across different different parts of
out across different different parts of the environment we have global companies
the environment we have global companies
the environment we have global companies working in Hong Kong with one user who
working in Hong Kong with one user who
working in Hong Kong with one user who is just based in the city through these
is just based in the city through these
is just based in the city through these tools these digital tools they’re able
tools these digital tools they’re able
tools these digital tools they’re able to connect globally connect with their
to connect globally connect with their
to connect globally connect with their companies and teams in all different
companies and teams in all different
companies and teams in all different cities in different countries and really
create great achievements this says
create great achievements this says programming space but it doesn’t say
programming space but it doesn’t say
programming space but it doesn’t say program and say so it’s just a white bar
program and say so it’s just a white bar
program and say so it’s just a white bar programming space is what I do at Gary
programming space is what I do at Gary
programming space is what I do at Gary society so we have three locations on
society so we have three locations on
society so we have three locations on Hong Kong Island one in Thailand and
Hong Kong Island one in Thailand and
Hong Kong Island one in Thailand and what does programming space mean no I
what does programming space mean no I
what does programming space mean no I don’t know how to code I tried I’ve
don’t know how to code I tried I’ve
don’t know how to code I tried I’ve tried meant for many years but it’s
tried meant for many years but it’s
tried meant for many years but it’s never quite clicked probing space is
never quite clicked probing space is
never quite clicked probing space is bringing life and energy into space
bringing life and energy into space
bringing life and energy into space through events through workshops through
through events through workshops through
through events through workshops through through different kinds of talks and
through different kinds of talks and
through different kinds of talks and series this space is an example and when
series this space is an example and when
series this space is an example and when you will go out in between the brakes
you will go out in between the brakes
you will go out in between the brakes there’s no energy here nothing’s
there’s no energy here nothing’s
there’s no energy here nothing’s happening it’s a dead space when we’re
happening it’s a dead space when we’re
happening it’s a dead space when we’re all in here there’s thoughts and fears
all in here there’s thoughts and fears
all in here there’s thoughts and fears and dreams of everyone is exchanged and
and dreams of everyone is exchanged and
and dreams of everyone is exchanged and you can almost feel the energy if you
you can almost feel the energy if you
you can almost feel the energy if you enter an abandoned building if you’re
enter an abandoned building if you’re
enter an abandoned building if you’re with Hong Kong aerobics and you’re
with Hong Kong aerobics and you’re
with Hong Kong aerobics and you’re entering an abandoned building you feel
entering an abandoned building you feel
entering an abandoned building you feel that energy we heard that from them as
that energy we heard that from them as
that energy we heard that from them as well you feel the energy you feel the
well you feel the energy you feel the
well you feel the energy you feel the the desolation you feel maybe what was
the desolation you feel maybe what was
the desolation you feel maybe what was passed
passed
passed enter a music hall you feel the energy
enter a music hall you feel the energy
enter a music hall you feel the energy in the space you hear the notes you hear
in the space you hear the notes you hear
in the space you hear the notes you hear all their renditions that have been
all their renditions that have been
all their renditions that have been played in the space and with programming
played in the space and with programming
played in the space and with programming space what we’re trying to do is bring
space what we’re trying to do is bring
space what we’re trying to do is bring that energy and that community to our
that energy and that community to our
that energy and that community to our work spaces people these days want to
work spaces people these days want to
work spaces people these days want to connect they want to collaborate and
connect they want to collaborate and
connect they want to collaborate and they want to feel at home in a space
they want to feel at home in a space
they want to feel at home in a space they want to feel at home in a community
they want to feel at home in a community
they want to feel at home in a community work space is not just a real estate
work space is not just a real estate
work space is not just a real estate play it’s about people it’s about
play it’s about people it’s about
play it’s about people it’s about community it’s about collaboration and
community it’s about collaboration and
community it’s about collaboration and connections and with the workshops talks
connections and with the workshops talks
connections and with the workshops talks events in series that i put into our
events in series that i put into our
events in series that i put into our spaces we hope to achieve that and allow
spaces we hope to achieve that and allow
spaces we hope to achieve that and allow what i like to say curated collisions to
what i like to say curated collisions to
what i like to say curated collisions to happen we want to encourage a certain
happen we want to encourage a certain
happen we want to encourage a certain type of individual who is open to new
type of individual who is open to new
type of individual who is open to new experiences who’s open to working in our
experiences who’s open to working in our
experiences who’s open to working in our environment to find out about us to join
environment to find out about us to join
environment to find out about us to join us maybe become a member to work in the
us maybe become a member to work in the
us maybe become a member to work in the space in the day or simply come in in
space in the day or simply come in in
space in the day or simply come in in the night listen to speakers like we’ve
the night listen to speakers like we’ve
the night listen to speakers like we’ve had today and gain some inspiration and
had today and gain some inspiration and
had today and gain some inspiration and go back and change maybe the view and
go back and change maybe the view and
go back and change maybe the view and how they see how they work should be
when we talk about programming in space
when we talk about programming in space as well we can also talk about turning
as well we can also talk about turning
as well we can also talk about turning what is ostensibly an empty storage room
what is ostensibly an empty storage room
what is ostensibly an empty storage room that was being used over in Thailand for
that was being used over in Thailand for
that was being used over in Thailand for many weeks as kind of a the back end of
many weeks as kind of a the back end of
many weeks as kind of a the back end of a renovation job into a space that is
a renovation job into a space that is
a renovation job into a space that is full of young people communicating
full of young people communicating
full of young people communicating collaborating across cultures people
collaborating across cultures people
collaborating across cultures people who’ve travelled traveling across the
who’ve travelled traveling across the
who’ve travelled traveling across the world and all in one space and looking
world and all in one space and looking
world and all in one space and looking to work looking to learn new skills and
to work looking to learn new skills and
to work looking to learn new skills and connect with each other and this is in
connect with each other and this is in
connect with each other and this is in Thailand a space that we put together in
Thailand a space that we put together in
Thailand a space that we put together in partnership with love D and this is
partnership with love D and this is
partnership with love D and this is focusing at digital nomads and if you
focusing at digital nomads and if you
focusing at digital nomads and if you didn’t know what a digital Nomad is it’s
didn’t know what a digital Nomad is it’s
didn’t know what a digital Nomad is it’s someone who can work remotely who is
someone who can work remotely who is
someone who can work remotely who is basically at the cusp of this new
basically at the cusp of this new
basically at the cusp of this new generation workforce who’s looking to
generation workforce who’s looking to
generation workforce who’s looking to engage and work solely through a laptop
engage and work solely through a laptop
engage and work solely through a laptop moving remotely every two to three
moving remotely every two to three
moving remotely every two to three months and not not having one fixed
months and not not having one fixed
months and not not having one fixed abode not staying at a desk simply
abode not staying at a desk simply
abode not staying at a desk simply moving with the times taking a new
moving with the times taking a new
moving with the times taking a new experiences connecting and doing all
experiences connecting and doing all
experiences connecting and doing all their work through the digital tools
their work through the digital tools
their work through the digital tools that are available this is a play by us
that are available this is a play by us
that are available this is a play by us to explore how we can work and interact
to explore how we can work and interact
to explore how we can work and interact with this community and connected them
with this community and connected them
with this community and connected them the difficulties with this community is
the difficulties with this community is
the difficulties with this community is that they’re constantly moving there in
that they’re constantly moving there in
that they’re constantly moving there in flat
flat
flat I think for a community to grow you need
I think for a community to grow you need
I think for a community to grow you need some key linchpins to be there to be
some key linchpins to be there to be
some key linchpins to be there to be encouraging you need people to be
encouraging you need people to be
encouraging you need people to be reciprocating you need almost people who
reciprocating you need almost people who
reciprocating you need almost people who are your your your cheerers who are
are your your your cheerers who are
are your your your cheerers who are working for you to encourage other
working for you to encourage other
working for you to encourage other people to be engaged with the community
people to be engaged with the community
people to be engaged with the community and we see with this that this is only
and we see with this that this is only
and we see with this that this is only going to become more prevalent and
going to become more prevalent and
going to become more prevalent and flexible working and working in this
flexible working and working in this
flexible working and working in this manner is going to change how we
manner is going to change how we
manner is going to change how we interact with space it’s going to change
interact with space it’s going to change
interact with space it’s going to change the need for fixed officer bones and we
the need for fixed officer bones and we
the need for fixed officer bones and we already see large companies HSBC
already see large companies HSBC
already see large companies HSBC recently has moved their team into their
recently has moved their team into their
recently has moved their team into their digital team into a flexible workspace
digital team into a flexible workspace
digital team into a flexible workspace in Causeway Bay they’re changing how
in Causeway Bay they’re changing how
in Causeway Bay they’re changing how they interact with real estate they’re
they interact with real estate they’re
they interact with real estate they’re changing the needs to put down such vast
changing the needs to put down such vast
changing the needs to put down such vast sums to call a space their own and
sums to call a space their own and
sums to call a space their own and because of this we’re going to see a
because of this we’re going to see a
because of this we’re going to see a vast change in how us here young people
vast change in how us here young people
vast change in how us here young people are may be working in 20 to 30 years
are may be working in 20 to 30 years
are may be working in 20 to 30 years time Millennials they look like
time Millennials they look like
time Millennials they look like Millennials there was a title that said
Millennials there was a title that said
Millennials there was a title that said Millennials we heard about them earlier
Millennials we heard about them earlier
Millennials we heard about them earlier seventy percent of Millennials are
seventy percent of Millennials are
seventy percent of Millennials are interested and keen to work flexibly
interested and keen to work flexibly
interested and keen to work flexibly they don’t want to be tethered to a
they don’t want to be tethered to a
they don’t want to be tethered to a space and they want to kind of dictate
space and they want to kind of dictate
space and they want to kind of dictate their own hours why should we work nine
their own hours why should we work nine
their own hours why should we work nine to five many of us have different time
to five many of us have different time
to five many of us have different time rhythms some of us prefer working in the
rhythms some of us prefer working in the
rhythms some of us prefer working in the morning some of us work great at night
morning some of us work great at night
morning some of us work great at night with this revolution we’re going to see
with this revolution we’re going to see
with this revolution we’re going to see that the ability to work to your own
that the ability to work to your own
that the ability to work to your own schedule and work within your own
schedule and work within your own
schedule and work within your own schedule it’s going to become available
schedule it’s going to become available
schedule it’s going to become available and company’s going to brace that and
and company’s going to brace that and
and company’s going to brace that and instead of the old-style housing
instead of the old-style housing
instead of the old-style housing everyone on the one space to increase
everyone on the one space to increase
everyone on the one space to increase productivity we’re going to see a new
productivity we’re going to see a new
productivity we’re going to see a new way of being empathetic towards the
way of being empathetic towards the
way of being empathetic towards the needs of people and productivity are
needs of people and productivity are
needs of people and productivity are increasing because of that but what does
increasing because of that but what does
increasing because of that but what does the workspace of the future look like
the workspace of the future look like
the workspace of the future look like this is a project in the Netherlands
this is a project in the Netherlands
this is a project in the Netherlands from a few years ago looking at a future
from a few years ago looking at a future
from a few years ago looking at a future workspace that required no sitting no
workspace that required no sitting no
workspace that required no sitting no snow seats the idea is there’s a sort of
snow seats the idea is there’s a sort of
snow seats the idea is there’s a sort of places you can lean places you can move
places you can lean places you can move
places you can lean places you can move places you can kind of Neil casually on
places you can kind of Neil casually on
places you can kind of Neil casually on some of you are shaking your heads and
some of you are shaking your heads and
some of you are shaking your heads and this is a concept that’s not just
this is a concept that’s not just
this is a concept that’s not just looking at how the conventional office
looking at how the conventional office
looking at how the conventional office can be changed and how there is not
can be changed and how there is not
can be changed and how there is not really a need anymore for four walls a
really a need anymore for four walls a
really a need anymore for four walls a desk a screen but also how many of us
desk a screen but also how many of us
desk a screen but also how many of us are concerned with the in
are concerned with the in
are concerned with the in act of sitting for eight to nine hours a
act of sitting for eight to nine hours a
act of sitting for eight to nine hours a day and what they can have on your
day and what they can have on your
day and what they can have on your health what they can have on your
health what they can have on your
health what they can have on your ability to live a long and fruitful life
ability to live a long and fruitful life
ability to live a long and fruitful life the idea here is that with constant
the idea here is that with constant
the idea here is that with constant movement you’re you’re keeping healthy
movement you’re you’re keeping healthy
movement you’re you’re keeping healthy or keeping fit you’re keeping strong and
or keeping fit you’re keeping strong and
or keeping fit you’re keeping strong and you’re keeping well and I feel that
you’re keeping well and I feel that
you’re keeping well and I feel that we’re going to see more and more of
we’re going to see more and more of
we’re going to see more and more of these these sort of ideas filtering into
these these sort of ideas filtering into
these these sort of ideas filtering into the workspace environment we already see
the workspace environment we already see
the workspace environment we already see it with treadmill desks we already see
it with treadmill desks we already see
it with treadmill desks we already see it with standing desks which we provide
it with standing desks which we provide
it with standing desks which we provide as well a garage the ability to stand
as well a garage the ability to stand
as well a garage the ability to stand and work is becoming more and more
and work is becoming more and more
and work is becoming more and more prevalent and people are more keen on
prevalent and people are more keen on
prevalent and people are more keen on this they no longer just want that cubby
this they no longer just want that cubby
this they no longer just want that cubby hole where they can sit away but what’s
hole where they can sit away but what’s
hole where they can sit away but what’s the next step beyond space and I think
the next step beyond space and I think
the next step beyond space and I think we’re all aware here that real estate is
we’re all aware here that real estate is
we’re all aware here that real estate is very expensive space is limited in Hong
very expensive space is limited in Hong
very expensive space is limited in Hong Kong what options are available when
Kong what options are available when
Kong what options are available when we’re looking beyond the the idea of the
we’re looking beyond the the idea of the
we’re looking beyond the the idea of the conventional work space and what can we
conventional work space and what can we
conventional work space and what can we do with that virtual reality i feel is
do with that virtual reality i feel is
do with that virtual reality i feel is going to be a strong proponent of this
going to be a strong proponent of this
going to be a strong proponent of this as we become more flexible and embrace
as we become more flexible and embrace
as we become more flexible and embrace this this environment the needs are
this this environment the needs are
this this environment the needs are still connect and be in the same space
still connect and be in the same space
still connect and be in the same space with someone it’s going to be there I
with someone it’s going to be there I
with someone it’s going to be there I see a future where people will log into
see a future where people will log into
see a future where people will log into their device you’ll be in a room with
their device you’ll be in a room with
their device you’ll be in a room with your clients you’ll have no need to
your clients you’ll have no need to
your clients you’ll have no need to travel to see your clients and perhaps
travel to see your clients and perhaps
travel to see your clients and perhaps you just have a space within your own
you just have a space within your own
you just have a space within your own home where that is your workspace you
home where that is your workspace you
home where that is your workspace you walk in plug yourself in and there you
walk in plug yourself in and there you
walk in plug yourself in and there you are in your space with your clients or
are in your space with your clients or
are in your space with your clients or with your team that’s across across the
with your team that’s across across the
with your team that’s across across the globe this ensures that you still have
globe this ensures that you still have
globe this ensures that you still have that interactivity between people
that interactivity between people
that interactivity between people winners within a space you’re not just
winners within a space you’re not just
winners within a space you’re not just doing at a flat skype screen and i think
doing at a flat skype screen and i think
doing at a flat skype screen and i think this is something that we’re going to
this is something that we’re going to
this is something that we’re going to see more and more of augmented reality
see more and more of augmented reality
see more and more of augmented reality or minted versions of how we work and
or minted versions of how we work and
or minted versions of how we work and interact with our products and devices
interact with our products and devices
interact with our products and devices new ways of interacting with our clients
new ways of interacting with our clients
new ways of interacting with our clients as well it’s going to change the way we
as well it’s going to change the way we
as well it’s going to change the way we interact with our space so the new
interact with our space so the new
interact with our space so the new generation workforce what does the
generation workforce what does the
generation workforce what does the future have in store with for us I see I
future have in store with for us I see I
future have in store with for us I see I see that the future here for us is that
see that the future here for us is that
see that the future here for us is that we’re going to be untethered from space
we’re going to be untethered from space
we’re going to be untethered from space untethered from the needs to be in a
untethered from the needs to be in a
untethered from the needs to be in a particular location untethered from the
particular location untethered from the
particular location untethered from the need to be overseen by management
need to be overseen by management
need to be overseen by management digital tools digital devices allow us
digital tools digital devices allow us
digital tools digital devices allow us to collaborate in new ways
to collaborate in new ways
to collaborate in new ways and and ways that are improvement on the
and and ways that are improvement on the
and and ways that are improvement on the previous of how office space is used I
previous of how office space is used I
previous of how office space is used I had a nice little final statement here
had a nice little final statement here
had a nice little final statement here to say which for me is that the way how
to say which for me is that the way how
to say which for me is that the way how space is created and how space is used
space is created and how space is used
space is created and how space is used and how we can create space for you has
and how we can create space for you has
and how we can create space for you has a change in your life how you interact
a change in your life how you interact
a change in your life how you interact with the space is important for you in
with the space is important for you in
with the space is important for you in terms of how you live your life and in
terms of how you live your life and in
terms of how you live your life and in creating new spaces and new experiences
creating new spaces and new experiences
creating new spaces and new experiences for work and we can create a new way in
for work and we can create a new way in
for work and we can create a new way in a new experience for how you live your
a new experience for how you live your
a new experience for how you live your life so thank you guys and thanks for
life so thank you guys and thanks for
life so thank you guys and thanks for the mark for sharing this evening
the mark for sharing this evening
the mark for sharing this evening [Applause]
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