The Future Office Is an Operating System

Ideas in Motion

The Future Office Is an Operating System

Written By

Dan Cheetham & Rishad Tobaccowala

In this piece Dan Cheetham AIA, NCARB, LEED AP B C, founder and managing principal of FYOOG, an IA company, and author and strategist Rishad Tobaccowala explore a different way of thinking about the workplace: as an adaptable platform that supports how organizations operate and evolve.

The concept envisions the office as an integrated operating system, with structure and infrastructure serving as the hardware, while flexible layers of furniture, programming, and cultural overlays act as software that can be updated more frequently as needs change.

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