iwg混合工作效率报告

June 2025 Contents Foreword by Mark Dixon, Founder and CEO of International Workplace Group plc3Executive summary5Introduction6Hybrid model(s): transforming work with endless possibilities11Driving factors of impact of hybrid working on organisations12Findings by selected business typologies13Local hubs, global impact: boosting productivity and saving economies billions by 203014‘Hub-and-spoke’ model could drive $68bn in productivity gains by 2030 in the US and £6bn in the UK15Unlocking potential: flexible spaces driving significant business gains for ‘remote-first’ companies16Conclusion17Contacts20Disclaimer21Appendices22 Foreword by Mark Dixon,Founder & CEO of IWG The widespread uptake of hybrid and platform working hasrevolutionised how and where people work, bringing significantproductivity benefits and lower costs to companies whiletransforming the working lives of their teams. Over the past fewyears, these more flexible ways of working have become the defaultmodel for a significant proportion of white-collar workers; withcompanies empowering their employees to work across multiplelocations, splitting their time between local workspaces, a centraloffice and home. only been explored in a limited number ofstudies, including the perennially significantwork of Professor Bloom of Stanford. This is not simply a change in how people work,rather a rebalancing of where economic valueis created. The days of needing to be tetheredto a central HQ are behind us. Technology haschanged everything, effectively removing theneed for daily long and expensive commutes. I am very pleased that we had the opportunityto partner with Arup earlier this year to furtherexplore the productivity benefits of hybrid andmore localised working to businesses of allsizes, as well as the economic advantages forcompanies and local communities. It is particularly rewarding to see over the pastfew years how academics, leading industrycommentators and business leaders are nowrecognising the incredible benefits of this wayof working for both companies and their people. This new research confirms what we’ve longseen coming: working from local offices andworkspaces closer to where people actuallylive, doesn’t just improve the quality of life foremployees, it also delivers major productivitybenefits for businesses, cities, and entireeconomies. The research of leading academics has shownthat about 40% of white-collar employeesnow work in this model and will continue todo so in the future.¹ However, up until now theproductivity benefits of hybrid working have IWG Hybrid Working Productivity Report The results of this new study are powerful. By2030, flexible working could boost productivityby 11% in the US and 12% in the UK, contributinga staggering $219 billion and £24 billion to theirrespective economies each year. By 2045,that impact could rise to $566 billion and £46billion annually – the equivalent of adding citiesthe size of Austin, Texas to the US economy orLeeds to the UK economy. to stay in roles that let them work flexibly. Thisdramatically reduces costly turnover and meansa stronger, more engaged company culture.Businesses that embrace this model don’tjust save money – they also become moreattractive employers, drawing the best talent inan increasingly competitive market. Larger companies are keeping, but scalingback traditional city-centre headquartersand investing in local workspaces or suburbanhubs. Businesses are using flexible spaces togrow rapidly and test new markets without theburden of long-term expensive leases. Thislatest report with Arup shows this ongoing shiftcould reduce real estate costs for businessesby up to $122 billion in the US and £12.1 billion inthe UK by 2045. Why? Because local workspaces give peoplethe kind of environment that supports realproductivity: fewer distractions than home, lesstime spent commuting to a faraway office andmore freedom to work in a way that suits them.In fact, employees using flexible spaces are 67%more likely to rate their productivity as ‘excellent’compared to those working from home. The future of work is not about a singleskyscraper in the city. It’s about a network oflocations enabling people to work minutes fromhome. It’s in towns where people want to live,not just work. And it works – whether you’re astartup scaling fast, a multinational diversifyingits footprint, or any size business wanting toempower your people to work from wherever ismost productive and convenient. Commuting, one of the great inefficiencies ofthe 20th-century workplace, is finally beingrethought. By working locally, employees canreclaim a significant portion of their day. In theUS, workers spend an average of 55 minutesa day commuting², rising to 59 minutes in theUK³ (and 86 minutes in London⁴). Our researchwith Arup shows that when people worklocally, up to 40% of this recovered time goesdirectly into additional work, while the rest isreinvested in family life, personal wellbeing,and local comm