{"id":5111,"date":"2026-08-08T09:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5111"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:37:51","slug":"ceo-of-the-worlds-largest-workspace-provider-says-commuting-will-be-extinct-by-2040-and-your-kids-will-think-its-mad-stuff-professionals-once-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=5111","title":{"rendered":"CEO of the world\u2019s largest workspace provider says commuting will be extinct by 2040\u2014and your kids will think it\u2019s \u2018mad stuff\u2019 professionals once did"},"content":{"rendered":"
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According to Mark Dixon, CEO of IWG, the world\u2019s largest workspace provider, commuting could be extinct within the next 15 years. Gen Alpha will be so used to pulling out their phones and clocking into work from anywhere convenient, that they\u2019ll find the very idea of commuting into an office as ancient as riding a horse to work, or writing by candlelight before electricity existed.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn the future, you\u2019re going to explain to your kids that you used to commute,\u201d Dixon explained to Fortune<\/em>, while adding they\u2019ll think it\u2019s \u201cmad stuff\u201d that bosses once asked their workers to \u201ctravel 100 miles to sit down and use a computer.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019ll say, why did you do that? Because they won\u2019t understand that people traveled long distances to use a piece of equipment somewhere else. It\u2019s going to change a lot\u2014the workplace of the future is everywhere. And it\u2019ll be very productive,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019ll be just normal to go on your phone, and say where\u2019s the nearest place to work and you go there and work.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The CEO added that most while-collar work is already online and \u201cin the cloud,\u201d so the very idea that your workspace is physical is outdated. And the kids agree.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Research from IWG and global engineering consultancy Arup has revealed that long daily commutes could be extinct by 2040.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Currently, the average New Yorker spends around 53 minutes on the train to get to the office, with Londoners experiencing a similar trek. But looking ahead, just a quarter of Gen Alpha say they\u2019ll spend more than 30 minutes traveling to work. The majority think even that\u2019s too long, and expect to have the flexibility to work closer to where they live\u2014if not, at home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A staggering 80% of Gen Alpha, the oldest of whom are 16 years old, believe flexible working will be the norm by 2040.<\/p>\n

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As boomer and Gen X bosses retire, working from home will make a major comeback<\/h2>\n

Dixon\u2019s not the first to suggest that the pandemic era of working from home is expected to make a roaring comeback in the next decade or two.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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A study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Gen Z and millennial bosses are far more likely to let staff work remotely than their older counterparts.<\/p>\n

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The data, which analysed 8,000 U.S. workers, showed a clear pattern: as CEOs get younger, the number of days they demand their staff work from an office decreases\u2014with those working for a 20-something-year-old chief clocking in from home the most.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And it\u2019s only a matter of time before they take over and bring their affinity for flexibility with them. The researchers concluded that as older leaders retire, the days of commuting five days a week are likely to fade with them.<\/p>\n

Bosses clinging to the office aren\u2019t just outdated\u2014they\u2019re not serious about AI<\/h2>\n

Interestingly, the National Bureau of Economic Research also found that leaders who embrace remote work are also more likely to adopt new technologies and software-driven approaches to running their teams. <\/p>\n

Dixon similarly pointed out that firms that prioritize physical presence over remote, AI-driven work will fall behind.<\/p>\n

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\u201cForget about where people are working. Most companies will go by the wayside if they don\u2019t embrace AI,\u201d he told Fortune<\/em>. \u201cIf you look at winners and losers, the winners are the ones that embrace technology\u2014the whole of the technology, which is flexible work, flexible location, and using technology to get more out of your people.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brian O\u2019Kelley, the tech founder who sold AppNexus to AT&T for $1.6 billion in 2018 before founding Scope3, echoed that leaders who cling to the old ways of working aren\u2019t serious about embracing AI.<\/p>\n

After all, remote firms like his have the top pick of top global talent and can operate around the clock.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best companies are going to actually dump their offices to learn to work with non-bodied employees,\u201d O\u2019Kelley told Fortune<\/em>. <\/em>\u201cAnybody who has a back-to-office culture is actually hurting themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

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