Kancelář jako Spotify Bez CD, jen online – jak bude vypadat pracovní prostředí zítřka?
36 ǀ POSITIV MAN 2026
What will offices look like in ten years?
In ten years, an office will no longer primarily
be a “leased space”. It will be a service,
a platform and, in a way, a subscription.
Much like how we no longer listen to music
on CDs, but through Spotify. The same
shift will happen with offices. Companies
will no longer want to own chairs, cables,
reception desks, meeting rooms or fit-outs.
They will want access to a work ecosystem
that can adapt to their current needs. That
means fewer fixed square metres and far
more flexibility. One day you need a quiet
zone for deep focus, the next a meeting
room for a workshop, then an event space
for clients, and the day after a smaller office
for a project team. The office of the future
will not be about assigning everyone
a desk. It will be about giving everyone
the ability to choose an environment that
matches the work they are doing at that
moment.
At Organica, we built this principle
around Activity-Based Working. We have
six zones: Welcome, Socialise, Work,
Focus, Relax and Meet. Throughout
the day, people naturally move
between concentration, collaboration,
meetings, coffee breaks, rest and social
interaction with a community of like-
minded professionals.
And content itself will become increasingly
important. The office of the future will not
just be a well-designed space. It will have
its own programme as well – workshops
on productivity, AI, leadership or company
culture, wellbeing activities, networking
and smaller community moments that
bring the entire centre to life. People
will no longer return just to a building,
but to an environment where something
is always happening.
Why don’t people want to go to the office?
Many offices still fail to give people a good
enough reason to come in. Remote work has
shown that a great deal of work can be done
from anywhere. So when you ask someone
to spend half an hour travelling to the office,
open the same laptop and sit on video
calls all day in a noisy open-plan space,
it is perfectly understandable that they ask
themselves: Why would I do that?
The biggest issue, then, is not remote work.
The biggest issue is an office with no clear
value. People do not return to work because
of an office itself, a desk and chair, or fast
internet. They come back because of people,
culture, faster decision-making, inspiration
and the feeling that the day was better than if
they had spent it alone at home.
Today, the office has to feel like an upgrade,
not a downgrade. It needs to offer high-
quality meeting rooms, quiet zones, excellent
coffee, strong service, good lighting,
acoustics, community and the energy
of the space itself – all complemented
by programmes and activities that support
not only professional growth, but personal
lifestyle as well.
That is why, at Organica, we did not think
only about offices, but about the entire
working day. Morning coffee from a barista,
followed by focused work, meetings,
workshops, a moment in the relaxation
zone, and perhaps a community event
in the evening. That is no longer an office
in the traditional sense. It is an environment
that gives people a reason to come
in willingly.
What do companies underestimate when
building a working environment?
What companies underestimate most
is operations and the everyday experience.
Many believe that once they create
an attractive fit-out, buy quality furniture
and place their logo on the wall, the job
is done. In reality, that is only the beginning.
An office is not a project that ends when
the construction is handed over. An office
is a service that has to function properly
every single day.
Companies often cut costs in the wrong
places –acoustics, lighting, air quality,
ergonomics, technology, service, reception,
response times and feedback management.
When a company operates its office
internally, it frequently discovers that instead
of focusing on its core business, it is dealing
with replacing a sick or underperforming
receptionist, IT support, cleaning,
insufficient air conditioning, broken printers,
suppliers and invoices for unapproved
orders, expensive refurbishments,
and countless small operational issues that
together consume an enormous amount
of energy.
That is why we believe in the Office-as-a-
Service model. Companies do not need to tie
up capital in their own fit-out, spend years
planning office space, or carry the risk of not
knowing whether they will need twenty
more people – or twenty fewer – a year
from now. They simply pay for a service
and use as much space and support as they
genuinely need.
In Ostrava, I believe this topic will only
grow in importance. Construction costs,
technology, energy and skilled labour
are all becoming more expensive. Time
and capital are increasingly valuable
for businesses. Premium flexible workspace
solutions therefore do not necessarily have
to be the more expensive option. Quite
often, they are the rational way to achieve
higher quality, speed and flexibility
When people choose their sofa over the oce, the problem is not remote work. The problem
is an oce that oers nothing more than their own living room. Adam Zvada builds on the idea
of “Live Your Workday” and is helping shape a new era of modern working environments.
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No CDs, Just Online – What Will
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| Text: Monika Ševčíková, foto: Sco.Weber Workspace