#office-return

#office-return

The only winners of a 100% work at home situation are Adobe, Zoom, our pets and the divorce attorneys. Here's why it's now time to implement a hybrid approach to working in the office. The pandemic has reaffirmed a collective solace, purpose and permission to transform the everyday moments we may have taken for granted, into even more meaningful experiences.

Not so long ago, post-pandemic, it felt like the office age was over. The morning commute disappeared, dining tables became desks and London's tallest buildings stood half empty. The story was simple: no one would return, and the old way of working was gone for good. Yet here we are in 2025, watching cranes swing back into action over the capital. Global giants are laying down serious roots again. And instead of shrinking, London's office footprint is expanding in ways that would have been hard to imagine during lockdown.

The PATH Toronto's underground pedestrian walkway network spans 30 kilometres and has more than 1,200 businesses. During the pandemic, those businesses suffered as foot traffic dropped dramatically and never fully returned with the adoption of hybrid working models.

"We are reestablishing our in-office culture because we do our best work when we're together. We share ideas more effectively, creatively solve hard problems, and move much faster."