Oct 27, 2026 · 36 min · 15 segments
We all work differently. So why should one way of working suit everyone? In part two of Work in the Future, Superlab explores local offices, flexible working hours, neurodiversity, and taking work…
For many years, the direction of development in the office world has been to close down small, local units and gather the whole company under the roof of the city headquarters.
But according to our prognosis, this trend is turning.
Living close to the office is expensive, especially in big cities, and fewer and fewer people are up for commuting.
At Superlab, we receive an increasing number of customers who want to investigate the possibility of opening small local offices close by where the employees live, outside of the city.
Data on where most employees have their homes informs the decision process of which location would be most suitable.
This shift to small and local offices is also a step toward reaching the sustainability goals, since it would mean that fewer people need to take the car to work downtown.
Furthermore, the upsides of meeting physically will most likely be supported by having a shorter distance to the office, and the companies with more and smaller offices might have an advantage as an employer in the competition for talent.
Not all companies are a fan of this transition, of course, and these organizations are going against the trend of local offices by gathering the whole enterprise in one big headquarter office.
Others are exploring how sharing office space could offer a different kind of flexibility.
Some companies believe that most of their employees will be working from home and therefore will escape the everyday commute that way.
For many years, the direction of development in the office world has been to close down small, local units and gather the whole company under the roof of the city headquarters.
But according to our prognosis, this trend is turning.
Living close to the office is expensive, especially in big cities, and fewer and fewer people are up for commuting.
At Superlab, we receive an increasing number of customers who want to investigate the possibility of opening small local offices close by where the employees live, outside of the city.
Data on where most employees have their homes informs the decision process of which location would be most suitable.
This shift to small and local offices is also a step toward reaching the sustainability goals, since it would mean that fewer people need to take the car to work downtown.
Furthermore, the upsides of meeting physically will most likely be supported by having a shorter distance to the office, and the companies with more and smaller offices might have an advantage as an employer in the competition for talent.
Not all companies are a fan of this transition, of course, and these organizations are going against the trend of local offices by gathering the whole enterprise in one big headquarter office.
Others are exploring how sharing office space could offer a different kind of flexibility.
Some companies believe that most of their employees will be working from home and therefore will escape the everyday commute that way.
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