The Hybrid Work Glossary and FAQ

Activity based scheduling refers to scheduling in-office appearances around specific activities and/or meetings.

An ad hoc meeting is a meeting that takes place without advance notice and/or preparatory time. Ad hoc meetings tend to occur in-office, when a group of employees gather to discuss a timely topic.

Closed offices within office spaces tend to be closed for maintenance and/or for distancing purposes.

Closed office design focuses on individual offices, minimizing open spaces with seating throughout the open space. Closed offices tend be more traditional and formal environments.

Distributed team(s) are located in different locations either by geography or by work-style (in-office and remote).

Distributed teams are groups of employees or workers who work in different places. If distributed, teams could work in several geographic locations and/or a combination of in-office, remote, and hybrid employees.

Employee experience is a modern term used to describe the experience and feeling(s) employees have within their workplace. Employers focusing on employee experience tend to encourage acts of appreciation, in-office activities, and comfortable work conditions and attributes, extraordinary benefits, and an overall focus on the employee. The goal of focusing on employee experience is retention.

Employee engagement is the result of employee experience. When employees experience unique, surprising, and thoughtful gestures, their engagement is likely to increase.

Flex seating, otherwise known as scheduled seating, is when a group of employees share a group of seats, on a scheduled basis. For example, Team A uses the seats Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Team B uses the seats Tuesday and Thursday. Flex seating greatly impacts the overall capacity within an office space.

Flex space refers to an office environment that allows for flexibility in attendance and the office space itself. Flex offices tend to have open seating plans and usually encourage hybrid strategies.

The flexible desk refers to a desk that is bookable and available to employees on a reservable basis. Flexible desks can operate on a schedule and can also refer to the moveability of a desk.

Remote work schedules are determined by organization. Most commonly, a schedule of remote work is referred to as a hybrid schedule, meaning, the employee is in the office on some days and remote other days.

Flexible remote work policy is a policy in which employers allow employees to work remotely for a set number of days within a given period.

A flexible working policy is a set of expectations written in the form of a policy that states an organization’s in-office, remote, and/or hybrid presence requirements. For example, organizations could create a policy that includes the ability for employees to work a certain number of days from the office and a certain number of days outside of the office, or remotely. Today, flexible offices tend to employ a hybrid office strategy.

Hoteling is the act of reserving a non-dedicated, available seat for a specific period of time.

Hybrid team is a group of team members who work both in-office and remotely. For example, hybrid teams may work in the office three days per week and remotely the other two days of the workweek. There are several potential hybrid schedules.

The hybrid team is a group of team members who work both in-office and remotely. For example, hybrid teams may work in the office three days per week and remotely the other two days of the workweek. There are several potential hybrid schedules.

A mobile employee refers to an employee who works from multiple locations, not necessarily solely physical offices, but rather a combination of locations.

The open office focuses on shared spaces, open seating, and fewer closed and traditional offices. In an open office, it is common to see workstations in open areas, as well as several breakout conference rooms, phone booths, and other quiet spaces.

The open office focuses on shared spaces, open seating, and fewer closed and traditional offices. In an open office, it is common to see workstations in open areas, as well as several breakout conference rooms, phone booths, and other quiet spaces.

Neighborhoods are sections of an office space designated for a particular team, department, or collection of teams and departments. The neighborhood tends to be a collection of people with similar expertise focuses, although that is not a requirement. For example, People & Culture may have a neighborhood consisting of seats designated for team members in People & Culture.

Neighborhoods are sections of an office space designated for a particular team, department, or collection of teams and departments. For example, People & Culture may have a neighborhood consisting of seats designated for team members in People & Culture.

Office space planning to plan is the concept of planning for your office and then comparing results to the plan itself.

The open office focuses on shared spaces, open seating, and fewer closed and traditional offices. In an open office, it is common to see workstations in open areas, as well as several breakout conference rooms, phone booths, and other quiet spaces.

The open office focuses on shared spaces, open seating, and fewer closed and traditional offices. In an open office, it is common to see workstations in open areas, as well as several breakout conference rooms, phone booths, and other quiet spaces.

The open office focuses on shared spaces, open seating, and fewer closed and traditional offices. In an open office, it is common to see workstations in open areas, as well as several breakout conference rooms, phone booths, and other quiet spaces.

The open office focuses on shared spaces, open seating, and fewer closed and traditional offices. In an open office, it is common to see workstations in open areas, as well as several breakout conference rooms, phone booths, and other quiet spaces.

The open office focuses on shared spaces, open seating, and fewer closed and traditional offices. In an open office, it is common to see workstations in open areas, as well as several breakout conference rooms, phone booths, and other quiet spaces.

A physical workspace is an actual building or structure where employees gather to conduct business and/or complete other tasks.

Proptech, short for Property Technology, is the concept of bringing technology and software to the real estate industry.

Remote work schedules are determined by organization. Most commonly, a schedule of remote work is referred to as a hybrid schedule, meaning, the employee is in the office on some days and remote other days.

Reverse hoteling is when an employee who has a dedicated seat offers it to a reservable/bookable pool of desks for others to reserve/book. For example, if an employee has a dedicated office and is planning to be out of the office, the office could be offered to other employees for the day.

Neighborhoods are sections of an office space designated for a particular team, department, or collection of teams and departments. For example, People & Culture may have a neighborhood consisting of seats designated for team members in People & Culture.

The open office focuses on shared spaces, open seating, and fewer closed and traditional offices. In an open office, it is common to see workstations in open areas, as well as several breakout conference rooms, phone booths, and other quiet spaces.

Workforce experience is the focus on how employees experience the workplace in which they enter to conduct business and more importantly, collaborate with their colleagues. The experience could include in-office activities, traditions, surprise events/swag, relationship-building exercises, meals and entertainment, and a prioritized focus on the office environment.

A workplace employee is an employee of an organization who is impacted by the workplace in which the employee is a part of the team utilizing the space.

Workplace experience is the focus on how employees experience the workplace in which they enter to conduct business and more importantly, collaborate with their colleagues. The experience could include in-office activities, traditions, surprise events/swag, relationship-building exercises, meals and entertainment, and a prioritized focus on the office environment.

Workplace experience is the focus on how employees experience the workplace in which they enter to conduct business and more importantly, collaborate with their colleagues. The experience could include in-office activities, traditions, surprise events/swag, relationship-building exercises, meals and entertainment, and a prioritized focus on the office environment.

Workplace space management refers to the understanding of the space available to an organization and how it is being utilized. Management and utilization can be present in many forms including but not limited to the people in the space, how they use the space, space availability, cost effective use of space, and the general management of space. Data is all areas of space management and utilization is required to make effective and supported decisions.