About this episode
Greg Foot explores the future of the office and the trends shaping it with various experts and a futurist.
What will the office be like in future? Greg Foot, host of BBC Radio 4's 'Sliced Bread' brings you 'Dough', examining the rise of future wonder products. Greg is joined by experts, entrepreneurs and industry innovators to discuss the trends we're seeing today and where they may lead us tomorrow, before a leading futurist offers their predictions on what life might be like within five, ten and fifty years. This time we’re looking at the future of the office - asking whether in years to come, we’ll even need one? If so, is the ‘conference room’ soon to be a thing of the past, replaced with cafes, comfy chairs, and table tennis tables? And will our future HQs be home to service robots and AI receptionists? Greg learns how the Covid-19 pandemic changed office working and the trends transforming the look of high-end office developments. He is joined by the futurist Tom Cheesewright and guests including: - Professor Matt Davis, University of Leeds - Jane Clay, Strategy Leader and Principal at Gensler which designs and refurbishes buildings around the world - Mike Dalloz, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of The Meeting Pod Company. Produced by Jon Douglas. Dough is a BBC Audio…
People in this episode
Host: Greg Foot
Guests: Tom Cheesewright, Professor Matt Davis, Jane Clay, Mike Dalloz
Topics covered
- future of work
- office design
- technology in the workplace
- impact of Covid-19
- trends in office development
Keywords
- future office
- workplace trends
- service robots
- AI receptionists
- Covid-19 impact
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Leeds, Gensler, The Meeting Pod Company, BBC Radio 4, BBC Audio North, BBC Sounds
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