Michael Cockburn - Workspace In A Hybrid World: Lessons from GitHub, Nike, and Microsoft (Turing Fest 2022)

Workspace in a hybrid world: lessons from GitHub, Nike, and Microsoft.

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1. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 Workspace in the Hybrid World
2. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 2 Some of the companies that we’ve learned from, and work with.
3. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 3 Over 450 cities In nearly 60 countries
4. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 4 The Shack that Changed the World
5. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 5 We worked in factories. We had to live near them to work there. You had to hire people where you had one of them. Factories
6. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 6 Computers - like the machinery in the factory - filled entire rooms. We had to live near them to work there. You had to hire people where you had one of them. Offices
7. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 7 Then we “put a computer on every desk”… …Now they’re in every pocket. Computers everywhere
8. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 8 and this guy invented the internet. The Internet
9. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 9 For the last 200 years, the limitations on the way we work have been broadly the same. But things have changed, and so should we.
10. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 10 What resources do you need to do your work?
11. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 11 “Space to work” Where we work has changed
12. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 12 Where we work has changed “Space to work”
13. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 13 Where we work has changed “Space to work”
14. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 CONFIDENTIAL 14 Where we work has changed “Space to work”
15. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 The Status Quo must die 15
16. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 The Status Quo 16 Lease an office for 10-15 years, hire people close to where that is, and to be there from 9-5 5 days a week.
17. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 The Status Quo for People 17 599 days in cars to use the internet elsewhere…
18. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 The Status Quo for People 18 64,504 KG of Co2 in 1 day
19. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 The Status Quo for People 19 People clock off at 5, and check out at 3
20. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 20 How you hire people, how their needs have changed.
21. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 Old ideas in the new world 21 <people that make office space decisions in 2022…
22. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 Old ideas in the new world 22 “We’ve just spend $15m on our new SanFrancisco office, it can accommodate 130 people, and no more than 20 use it” $633m raised 490 employees
23. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 Old ideas in the new world 23 23 million square ft of office space, and utilise it at 4% occupancy Large Bank 85,000 employees
24. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 Old ideas in the new world 24 They use 12 football pitches worth of office space and have 287 football pitches spare… Large Bank 85,000 employees
25. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 Old ideas in the new world 25 £500 per month per person 20% average utilisation £720,000 PA wasted capital 100 person tech company accounting for growth, with their head in the sand. Several tech companies we’ve spoken to …
26. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 The Status Quo for People 26 Has the model ever worked?
27. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 27 “Different types of brains , doing different types of tasks, at different times of the day, need different things”
28. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 The new world 28 Workspace is (and has always been) about giving people the resources they need to do their best work.
29. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 Choice, autonomy, and trust. Trusted to meet their own needs, while staying aligned with the business.
30. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2021 People, business, planet Create workspace strategies back from the needs of:
31. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 The new world 31 From factory, to network, back from the needs of people, business, and the planet.
32. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 New World 32 Work from home Small dedicated Hubs in flexible work space Smaller, more flexibly used leased HQ. “Workspace on-demand”
33. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 New World 33 - Reduce overhead - Increase budget (stay alive) - Increased resilience - Increase efficiency - Reduce carbon emissions from reduced commutes
34. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 New World 34 Companies that don’t embrace this new model need to evolve, or die.
35. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 35 The world has changed, there’s no need to continue the disfunction that comes from taking inspiration from factories for your workplace. Summary
36. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 36 Workspace is (and has always been) about giving people the resources they need to do their best work.
37. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 37 Everyone is different, and the only way to solve this problem is to give your people choice, autonomy, and trust.
38. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 38 You can’t do this with old models of office space.
39. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 39 Moving to a blend of different workspace solutions working back from the needs of your people, your business and the planet can change everything.
40. Copyright Desana Network Limited 2022 40 Thank you. michael@desana.io Michael Cockburn - LinkedIn