We’re used to hearing people predict what The Office of the Future will look like. It’s been going on for a very long time now and each new generation of commentators on the subject comes up with its own forms of wishful thinking, wild generalisations, distorted conclusions and failures to account for the inherent unknowability of future disruptive technology.
How Workplaces Lose Money With Wrong-Sized Meeting Rooms
In the latest report from Density, more than 10,000 hours of meeting room data were analyzed—generated by their sensor platform—to explore how wrong-sized meeting rooms cost workplaces millions of dollars every year.
The office is increasingly able to recognise you, but will you recognise it?
Already, technologies once confined to the realm of science fiction are trickling into our everyday lives. But how can we use these impressive advancements—existing and envisioned—to create a better workplace?
What Workers Told Us About Collaboration
No matter where you are in the world, new research tells us the conditions needed for successful collaboration are universal.
The open plan debate should never be seen as a zero sum game
The debate on open plan versus enclosed offices rages on, but workplace design is not a such a simple dichotomy.
Measuring Office Space Utilization: Manual Counting Or Occupancy Sensors?
The fundamental differences between manual counting and occupancy sensors and which is best for your needs.
Experiencing Burnout? Your Workplace Might Be Making Things Worse
Office design has a role to play in reflecting neurological differences
In recent years, we have seen a growing civil rights movement focused on change in the workplace and in terms of office design, revolving around differences in brain function.
My Office Is Actually A Barcalounger
How designing for different work modalities can help people do their best work and ultimately become the best versions of themselves.
Accommodating a liquid workforce
5 Trends Shaping Interior Design Right Now
From experiential retail flagships to narrative-based workplaces, these big design ideas are changing the face of commercial interiors.
Why we dress the way we do at work
The modern office wardrobe is the result of centuries of surprising social, political, and technological revolution.
How Conventional Offices Can Compete With Shared Workspace Providers
A Metropolis Think Tank panel at SmithGroup's Washington, D.C. office explored the new amenities that property managers are deploying to retain tenants.
Inspiration From The Top Down: The Importance Of Culture On Your Workplace Design
Why workplaces are becoming more human
The workplace is predicted to become more human over the next ten years as an emphasis on creating memorable experiences transforms how and where people work.
Flexible Space Flexing Its Muscle
Once thought of as co-working offices, now more often referred to as flexible space, for H1 2019 this sector has reached 8.5% of leasing activity nationwide, according to CBRE’s latest research.
The tipping point for flexible working arrives
Workers themselves are inevitably in favour of more flexible working, but this is perhaps the first time that they share a common viewpoint with managers on the issue.
Third Spaces: Workplace Design That Draws Employees In
How designing a magnet office and incorporating workplace third spaces improves employee attraction, retention, and engagement.