In a world that is fast-paced, unpredictable, and demanding, the modern office should be designed to become a place of unexpected refuge.
Office design alone cannot motivate us or make us happy at work
There’s a good reason why we find it hard to establish the causal links between our working lives and our personal happiness.
Three ways technology will transform how we collaborate
The workplace of the future will feature a greater variety of spaces where employees can work and socialize. Within those spaces, technology will enable more immersive collaboration with individuals outside the office walls—from colleagues across the ocean, to team members working from home and freelancers engaged for short-term projects.
Gear up for the workplace of the future
More than 200 professionals from 19 industries were asked to imagine what cities and workspaces would be like in the year 2050.
I tried the $40 hood that helps you relax, and everyone roasted me
The Ostrichpillow, which launched in 2012 and quickly became a viral sensation, could never have existed before the internet.
Is salutogenic design the next big issue for the workplace?
A number of progressive workplace issues have crossed into mainstream thinking over the past few years, and perhaps none more so than biophilia.
Design for life: Rethinking the office to promote activity
Office life has traditionally been sedentary, but as more companies and their employees prioritise healthier lifestyles, workplaces are finding new ways to get people moving.
How flexible workspace can tackle loneliness in the office
Open-plan, collaborative workspaces may have largely replaced the cubicles and private offices familiar to previous generations of employees but workplace loneliness is on the rise.
Exclusive: Google asked 5,600 employees about remote work. This is what they learned
Working remotely can be really tough. To get some insight into how to do it better, Google conducted a two-year study involving data from 5,600 employees across the US, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Ten Tips from Coalesse to Work Well Live Well
Environments that combine comfort, function and emotional satisfaction can inspire people to do their best work as well as increase productivity, satisfaction and engagement.
New Work. New Rules.
A Company's Culture is key to Office Design
The amenity-rich, open-concept office designs tech companies seem to favor are believed to foster innovation, creativity, productivity and collaboration — qualities any company, technology or otherwise, would want to encourage in their employees.
It’s been 20 years since “Office Space,” and Swingline has never been the same
Before Office Space, the 94-year-old office supply company’s fame was confined mostly to the small world of stapling enthusiasts.
Workplace tracking is growing fast. Most workers don’t seem very concerned
While the specter of employers widely abusing workers’ privacy looms large, it doesn’t appear to be much of a real issue in most offices, factories, and shops across the country.
Feeling appreciated and the quality of workplace both key to employee happiness
The quality of the workplace has a powerful effect on the levels of happiness of staff, with nearly half of respondents (49 percent) to a recent survey stating that having a great office environment is important to their happiness at work, but according to the figures, only a quarter (25 percent) say a good workplace environment is a current positive about their work.
How the modern office is killing our creativity
Majority of British workers prepared to turn down job without flexible working option
A new survey from IWG claims that UK businesses without a flexible working policy risk losing out on top talent.
Mobile working is a recipe for business success
Today, the Fourth Industrial Revolution is changing the face of work as we know it: introducing AI and automation to the workplace and creating a drastic shift in the skills required by organizations today.
Why remote work isn’t going away anytime soon
A narrative has taken hold over the past few years that asserts that the future of work will be dominated by robots, AI programs, and other technological marvels that strip humans entirely away from the workplace.
U.S. WORKPLACE SURVEY 2019
Gensler’s data suggests that access to coworking directly correlates with effectiveness and experience when offered as another choice of where to work, but not a replacement for the main office.