Building Hybrid Spaces: Is This The New Normal?

The Covid pandemic has changed lifestyles and most importantly the way of working across the globe, as working from home is becoming the new normal.

The Coronavirus pandemic has changed lifestyles and most importantly the way of working across the globe, as working from home is fast becoming the new normal. This has given birth to what can be called a new hybrid work culture and this kind of workspace has gradually gained acceptance in the last 18 months in several organisations across the country.  To understand the evolving nuances of this concept, NDTV spoke to an array of corporate honchos namely Karan Virwani - CEO of WeWork India, Anandorup Ghose - Partner in Deloitte India, Arjun Vaidyanathan - chief operating officer KPMG in India and Ajay Arora - vice president of strategic planning and projects, Hero Enterprise.  According to Karan Virwani, CEO of WeWork India, hybrid work culture has inculcated a feeling of belongingness among employees, right from the top to the bottom levels.  “It was a new exciting thing initially, but now after almost two years, the perception has changed about the work from home culture both at top level and employee level. To be able to interact with people and exchanging new ideas has made it a completely new experience for everybody. Employees feel that they belong to the organisation and realise that this is a hybrid solution for the future,” said Mr Virwani.