Remote working has been a big challenge for design studios as design, which sprouts in its ‘studio culture’, is a collaborative practice involving face-to-face interactions nurtured by skilled and experienced mentoring. Remote working deprives the design process of these essentials. However, strategic planning and technological integration can make remote working for design studios a strength more than an obstacle.

Now that the “remote working” module has travelled through a good part of its life cycle, we are far better equipped to understand its strengths and weaknesses, to make it workable for design and AEC firms as well. While some firms are moving back to a completely physical office, some are staying with a completely virtual one. But we, at Aligned Studios know that the post-pandemic workplace is hybrid.

Remote working benefits for design studios and AEC firms

Knowing that a good 73% of all teams will have remote workers by 2028, employers can no longer remain indifferent to this very sensitive and vital consideration. It is vital that these essentials are consciously reinfused into the remote working process now to gradually move to a hybrid set-up post-pandemic.

Experienced design professionals are often not familiar with technological advances and thus need to be specially trained to communicate better using latest technology where face-to-face is no longer an option. A ‘virtual studio’ environment needs to be created where liberal exchange of ideas and thoughts can happen. It is again the onus of the employer to create such a platform.

Remote working opens up possibilities of ‘virtual studios’ to be across the board of departments, companies and even countries, thus encouraging more productive brainstorming.

Working remotely for the design process makes it possible to access global talent from across the world and from different time zones resulting in enhanced quality work in shorter timespans at optimal costs.

How Aligned Studios aids remote working and future-proofing businesses

Communicating online has never been easier but it takes special skills and high commitment levels to communicate well. We consciously keep dedicated, empathetic communication lines open with each one of our employees to build trust and belonging.

The onus today is on all employers to reclaim employees who have been rendered ‘virtual’ by the pandemic and make them again believe and feel “real”. At Aligned Studios, we engage with individual employees at a personal level, speak their language, celebrate their birthdays, anniversaries and festivals and work on building a large, enduring, happy and motivated “Aligned” family.

We invest in a talent pool which we work on and develop for global employment within Aligned Studios as well as outside. This talent pool is recruited from amongst the best in the industry, trained to meet global standards and brought up to “ready for service” status of employment. This aids in Aligned Studios meeting client requirements promptly with a minimum lead time.

Aligned Studios is a current-age, people-centric global consultancy firm working with AEC firms in the US and offering customized, quality solutions in the field of architecture, interior design, construction, and engineering on an ongoing basis.

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