Hello Friends,

Continuing my Nordic trails, I’m pleased to bring you yet another fascinating episode of ‘‘FIKA Friday At the Office’’ from Denmark. In this episode, I catch up with Claus Sneppen, Associate Partner, Author & Futurist - Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies after doing a long bike ride and a longer fika.

During our conversation, Claus spoke about Work, Trust, AI, Coffee badging, and what comes next when everything familiar begins to shift.

"You have to separate what is likely from what you would like," Claus said early in the conversation. "Most people don’t, and that’s a problem."

He knows offices, not from a single desk, but from years of watching work evolve across borders, companies, and technologies. His new book, The Future (R)Evolution of the Office Workspace, maps out where we're heading and why most businesses are not ready for it.

Here are ten takeaways from the episode, each rooted in the kind of examples that turn big ideas into clear actions.

10 Takeaways from the Conversation

1. Presence isn’t engagement

2. Shorter workweeks are more than just talk

3. The digital workplace is real, and it works

4. The current office model is losing relevance

5. We want flexibility, but we build systems that block it

6. Trust replaces visibility

7. Real engagement comes from relationships, not routines

8. AI is the disruption we can’t yet measure

9. Revolutions don’t give warnings

10. Most modern offices will be outdated within a few years

Claus doesn’t speak in hype. He observes, questions, and explains. This conversation on Fika Friday at the Office is a wake-up call for anyone still treating hybrid as a phase. The revolution isn’t ahead of us. It’s already begun.

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Tak!

Ram

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