For Ubiq, a hybrid model is a must for the future world of work. The office-space solutions platform took the open-plan concept to the next level with this initiative, which illustrates the “new ubiquity” the firm hopes to embody.

“We’ve been having fun going to work in different offices for three months now. Every week, we move our teams and go to work in the offices that we propose on the platform,” says Ubiq CEO Mehdi Dziri.

“We set up the tables in less than an hour. At first, there was some excitement, and then, very quickly, we got down to work.”

From brainstorming sessions to video-conference meetings, the day was productive for the company, according to its CEO.

There were, however, a few inconveniences – the wind during Zoom meetings caused a few disturbances, and the sun, on a July afternoon, made it a little too hot for some at times.

Thanks to partners providing office furniture, mobile batteries and 4G mobile routers, the experiment proved a success. But was it enough to make it permanent?

Dziri said it is not a permanent model, though “it was interesting to have tried this hybrid”.

Hybridism is emerging as a trend following the issues faced by office-based workplaces because of the pandemic. “The office as an entity is challenged and becomes an ecosystem. We need to mix, be more inventive and combine models,” he added.