A New Era of Work: Mobile Workspaces
We all know that work arrangements will never be the same. How so? Well, we’re still figuring that part out. But what we can say with certainty is that the shift to distributed work has provided an opportunity to reimagine everything about how we do our jobs and how companies are run.
If we can get past the arbitrary norm of 9–5 and office walls, we have an opportunity to retain the best parts of office “culture” and free ourselves from the confines of unproductive habits and inefficient processes (a common trigger for many being scheduling meetings willy-nilly and ambiguous office politics). Any effective leader believes that they do better. If there has ever been a chance to do so – it’s now.
From an employee’s view, the shift is considerably momentous. People are now presented with making new choices given new expectations. Those with flexible working conditions are now able to live wherever. Slack’s Future Forum research found of 4,700 knowledge workers, the majority never want to go back to the old way of working. Only 12% want to return to full-time office work, and 72% want a hybrid remote-office model moving forward.
All these changes in our methods will also change our means. We may be biased, but we think MOBLHOM has an important role to play as midterm living becomes a means while we all figure out new methods of doing things.
Given the transformational digital opportunities we have, businesses and individuals who prioritize flexibility well will drive engagement, achieve organizational agility, maintain alignment and empower their team(s) across whatever discipline(s) or location(s). This is the competitive advantage in this new era of work.
Meet Tyler Kaltreider — a painter, tattooer, and two-wheeled enthusiast from York, PA.. Tyler is a prime example of an individual who grasped the opportunity take his traditionally location-based trade and made it mobile.
We crossed paths with Tyler as he rolled his tattoo studio (name TBD) through Bozeman, Montana. While we drew up a tattoo concept, he shared how he translated his trade into a fully functional studio from his Sprinter van. Yes, there were jokes about getting tatted from a guy in a shady van in a parking lot… But jokes aside, Tyler has been able to simplify his way of living, save money in overhead and lodging, explore the country, and do so without sidelining his job or income.
If you haven’t already picked it up, the freedom that comes with flexibility, exploring new places, and breaking away from orthodoxy, are a handful of things that fuel MOBLHOMs curiosity. We think tattoos are pretty cool, too. Grateful for the opportunity to see your process and means of working and living. Thanks, Tyler!
