New solutions for hybrid work are being developed
in the CHILL research project
We are participating in the CHILL project coordinated by the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health and the University of Turku, in which suitable management practices and technological tools of the future are being sought for the hybrid work model. The key themes of the three-year project are supporting community, learning and innovation. The project is one of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health’s four major work-life research projects.
Hybrid work
policies and
technology.
Learning network
The project will be implemented as a learning network of more than 30 organisations. Participants include top experts in different areas of working life, such as Finland’s leading companies where hybrid solutions are tested, solution providers and parties promoting their research. Our role is to provide insights into working environment projects carried out with companies to support research.
Work environment projects
to support research
In the CHILL project, solutions around themes such as work culture, supervisory work, management, technological tools and workspaces are explored. We were invited to join the project as one of Finland’s leading work environment experts. We are also part of the project’s steering group.
“We have carried out hundreds of work environment projects and seen the practical challenges and opportunities of hybrid working. We want to do our part by promoting dialogue between science and the development of everyday life and thereby help companies to find the best hybrid work solutions to support their business,” says Sini Ala-Nikula, Partner and Design Strategist at Rune & Berg Design.
From the research table into practice
The project, which will be carried out between 2025 and 2028, is based on high-quality research and development work, and the aim is also to widely share the new information for Finnish businesses to use. According to Research Professor Tuomo Alasoini, the results of the project are, in principle, applicable to all organisations where hybrid work is implemented. Such results may include new hybrid work models, management practices and workspace solutions.
The projects we have carried out show the necessity of the CHILL project: “Hybrid work is an established operating model, but there is still room for development in its management and spatial solutions. In particular, managing multi-location work in a way that is suitable for each company and increasingly flexible, communal space solutions are something that companies are highly interested in. I look forward to seeing what kinds of solutions we can develop together around these topics,” says Sini.