‘New ways of working’ are already being put in place. In our survey only 8.5% of respondents from large organisations reported that no programme was in place. Of large enterprises surveyed, 62.5% have already rolled out new ways of working.

Much has been written about virtual working over the last few decades. The traditional definition of telecommuting or home working and its predicted rise has not materialised. Our survey found that only 1.6% of people who work for large employers work from home – most (63.5%) still commute to an office four or five days each week. But interestingly, only 9.7% of people in these organisations would like to work from home. The preference is for local work, within a 10-minute commute from home.

As cities become increasingly immobile, we predict a rise in a ‘permeable’ city where people will work from a variety of locations. Our survey found that people were ready for nomadic work, with 59% saying they now had the right technology tools to work anywhere.