Technology researcher Gartner has highlighted the top strategic technology trends it believes organisations should be aware of in 2019.
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Microsoft is betting on the future of buildings
Toronto firm WZMH Architects, the designers that built the city’s iconic CN Tower, believes that a concept for new, green “plug-and-play” infrastructure will usher the architecture and construction industry into the 21st century.
The Tech+ Workplace conference leads the cutting edge of workplace design
Exclusive: Microsoft aims for the holy grail—video conferencing that actually works
Microsoft let me sit in on the rehearsal for its futuristic “meetings of the future” demo in Orlando. Here’s what I learned.
Get in Bed With Skynet
Robot furniture is happening. This is the single greatest thing to happen to humanity ever, the robots told us to say.
Never leave the basement again with this stupid opulent gaming chair
Video: This desk changes when it senses your stress at work
This desk changes with your mood. A new project from MIT Media Lab, Mediated Atmosphere, seeks to improve productivity and happiness at work through design, technology, and psychology.
From seat sensors to infrared cameras, Big Brother-type tech could have a hand in designing your next office
Employers, and the design firms they hire, are collecting reams of data about how employees use their workspaces.
VR In The Workplace: 3 Changes To Expect
There may in fact be dozens of things that change about the workplace of the near future as VR is implemented to streamline practices and improve atmospheres.
Smart Workplace Access Startup Openpath Raises $20M In Series B
Mobile tech means that employees now spend less time at their desks than they used to, and much of the time, they are moving in and out of the office, relying on their smartphone to stay in touch with their work.
Innovant Introduces HotDesk
Innovant and Dutch wireless charger manufacturer, ZENS have exclusively partnered together to launch, HotDesk, an innovative, ground-breaking new product that is operated via smartphone technology.
Steelcase and Microsoft: Bridge the Creative Gap
Munich event highlights how the workplace and technology can help people reach their creative potential.
You Are (Virtually) Here: The New and Mixed Reality of the Modern Workplace
These workplace transformations are being fueled by high-tech, fast growth companies, along with a younger generation that demands technology tools to allow them to work anytime, anywhere, 24/7 as efficiently as possible.
Turning to tech to boost employee wellbeing
From smart building management systems to wearable gadgets that encourage regular movement, today’s workers increasingly inhabit a new kind of workplace, optimized by technology to enhance productivity, health and wellbeing.
This New Lighting Fixture Flexes in Any Direction Thanks to 3D Knitted Fabric and Ultra-Thin LEDs
Brooklyn lighting designers Rich Brilliant Willing has teamed up with manufacturer OLEDworks to develop a futuristic, bendable lighting panel.
Tangram Interiors Hosts Panel on the Evolution of Technology in the Workplace
“The first impression has to be, ‘I can work here.’ That’s the foundation of an effective and attractive workplace, a place where people want to go vs. having to go.”
How Workplace Connectivity Is Fueling The Future Office
Technology is completely transforming the way we work, increasing tenant productivity and decreasing owner building costs.
DIRTT’s latest construction technology solves challenge of long-distance site meetings
This technology is a first for the industry and addresses some of construction’s longest-standing challenges by improving communication and removing guesswork, with certainty in project cost, schedule and the end result.
Microsoft launches new Windows Collaboration Displays to make meeting rooms smarter
The displays simply hook up to existing Windows 10 PCs in businesses, and include built-in sensors that connect to Microsoft’s new Azure IoT spatial intelligence features.
Employees who work in digitally advanced workplaces are more productive and motivated
Companies that are less technologically advanced are at risk of falling behind the competition and not attracting top talent, claims a new global study from Aruba.