Getting better: Life after the virus

By Jack Pringle2020-06-15T05:00:00

Our cities and offices will go through radical change during this crisis, and will emerge as more enjoyable places for us all

Covid-19 hit us like the Chicxulub asteroid struck the dinosaurs’ world and just like the asteroid, covid-19 will wipe out our dinosaur businesses and practices. The survivors will be cloud based, location independent, digital and agile whether they are a bakers or bankers. But how will the 40+% of us that used to work in offices work in the future?

This pandemic is a disruptor and begs several big questions; what is a home, office or even a city for? Where do we want to live and work? Should we be pandemic ready? This is our first recent pandemic, but it is the Far East’s third. Will we have constant relapses until a vaccine is rolled out and how long will that take? One, maybe more years?

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