Lesley Kelly, Principal, Client Development EMEA and Dublin Studio Lead for Unispace, spoke to The Currency about the evolving workplace and key findings from Unispace's 2024 global insights report, From Restrictions to Resilience.
As the Dublin Studio Lead, Lesley shares insights on how businesses and employees are finding common ground in the hybrid work era. The conversation explores shifting workplace expectations, the balance between collaboration and focused work and how companies are redesigning office spaces to enhance both productivity and the employee experience.
“People are coming into the office to have their meetings and face-to-face interactions for lots of collaboration, brainstorming, and all those kinds of innovation functions. But then, on the flip side of that, people need space to focus when they're in the office, so making sure there is space for that as well.”
Lesley Kelly - Principal, Client Development EMEA, Unispace
Our report highlights that businesses are moving past the return-to-office debate and are now focused on designing workplaces that genuinely support their teams. Factors such as generational differences, technology, and office design are all influencing the future of work. Lesley’s insights highlight the importance of balancing connection and concentration, ensuring that offices are not just places to work, but spaces that foster innovation, wellbeing and a strong company culture.
