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The Hybrid Organisation ‘Hybrid Organisations’ are those that combine the three elements of people, workplace and technology in equal measure. A successful organisation would be one that empowered its people to work in the way they would be most productive, allowing them to be measured by outputs – empowered through innovative and flexible workplace design and a range of technologies and tools that help them do their jobs more effectively.

The Hybrid Organisation is a business concept created by Microsoft in 2010. Working with experts from the fields of social change, workplace design, economics, technology and public sector development. Microsoft identified several characteristics of businesses and organisations that are best placed to thrive in uncertain times.

The 20 Point Plan
A 2010 whitepaper concluded that building a Hybrid Organisation depended on 20 different points that are grouped into the following five core themes:
 * 1) Solving the people puzzle: Changing workforce demographics and working style
 * 2) There's no 'I' in Team: collaborative processes and information flow
 * 3) Here, there and everywhere: Infrastructure and operations
 * 4) Simply making it work: technology and tools
 * 5) The cost of change: risks, rewards and return on investment

Hybrid Operational Models
There are 5 Hybrid Operational Models:
 * 1) The 'Holistic' Organisation
 * 2) The ' Follow-Me' Organisation
 * 3) The 'Bump' Organisation
 * 4) The 'Untraditional' Organisation
 * 5) The 'People-First' Organisation

Microsoft continues to work with independent experts to explore the Hybrid Organisation concept and create useful content for those looking to learn more about going ‘Hybrid’.