From contract-specific tradeshows like NeoCon to lifestyle-focused exhibitions like Maison et Objet there’s a growing focus on the workplace in all sectors of the design industry.
These Workplace Trends Are Here To Stay
Private work booths popping up at train stations in Tokyo
Railway operators and other businesses have been introducing soundproof booths at train stations for company workers seeking to do work outside the office, buoyed by the promotion of teleworking to ease traffic congestion during next year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Uneebo’s Unique Design Service Gives Startup Offices Exactly What They Need
“We are striving to become the leader in office interior design for startups and believe our impact on the industry is creating unique spaces that exude character, charisma, and personality that you just can’t achieve with a traditional service.”
Why Face to Face Still Matters in the Workplace
Connecting with a colleague over text or chatting has more and more become a normal or acceptable form of communication in the business world.
CEOs Talk Workplace: Interview With CareerArc’s Robin Richards
Bob Fox connected with Robin Richards, CEO of CareerArc, who believes the physical environment that respects and embodies the employee, is where you get the biggest value.
How the smart home is influencing the smart office
With workplace stress and burnout a growing issue for companies, good office design can boost wellbeing and help employees to stay on top of their job.
Remote working key to winning the battle for talent
According to a new study conducted by the Centre of Economics and Business Research (Cebr) with support from Citrix Systems, Inc., companies that leverage technology to enable flexible and remote working models can not only attract talent, but increase employee engagement and productivity, potentially boosting the US economy by as much as $2.36 trillion a year.
40% Of Coworking Users Would Prefer to Work from a Conventional Office, new Research Finds
A joint-research from Gensler and the British Council of Offices (BCO) on the rise of flexible workspace in the UK corporate sector has uncovered that 40% of flexible space users would rather work from a conventional office, prompting questions about the viability of the flexible space solutions as it currently stands.
What Makes a Happy Work Environment?
Happiness is no longer an afterthought for businesses, but what elements go into creating a positive workplace? Is it a fancy office space? Juicy perks? CR speaks to an array of people working hard to ensure the wellbeing and happiness of their teams.
LISTEN: Workplace Trends — why bringing human experience into the workplace is crucial
Futures Wall at Workplace Trends London 2019
This year many of the speakers at the Workplace Trends London conference referenced the theme of making the workplace a human-centric environment.
Clever Presents: NeoConversations - Designing Branded Spaces
People-Side Factors Of Success In A Workplace Transformation
HOK’s Tom Polucci Discusses the Future of Workplaces and Challenges for Interior Designers
HOK Director of Interiors Tom Polucci, FIIDA, AIA, spoke to Floor Focus magazine about the state of the open office plan, how workplaces will remain relevant into the future and the biggest threats to today’s interior design community.
Workplace Privacy in the Age of Technology
While monitoring workers to some extent is nothing new (think motion sensors to control lighting, or even punch cards), the aggregation and granularity of what Humanyze, and other companies like Amazon and Walmart, are now doing is certainly noteworthy.
Capital One’s Survey Emphasizes Why Workplace Design Is Important
The 2019 Work Environment Survey results showed huge growth in the desire for spaces in the workplace to take breaks throughout the day – nearly all (89 percent) respondents agree they’re able to do their jobs better when those are available.
Firms not meeting the needs of a growing flexible workforce
32 percent of the surveyed workforce says that coordination with coworkers is their top frustration at work.
Many flexible office users would prefer to work in conventional space
According to a report, while the future of coworking is increasingly being explored as part of academic and industry research, there has been a limited focus on what it means for large corporate occupiers.
The language barrier to wellbeing in office design
In terms of office design, we are prone to borrow nuanced words from other languages to express ideas that otherwise need some explaining in English.
These Animated Alphabet Shaped Desks are here to Liven up Your Workplace
In a time and age where workspaces need to be fun, inspiring and harbingers of productivity, French creative Benoit Challand has come to our rescue! Inspired by Typography, his concept ‘Fold Yard’ introduces an innovative open office environment, wherein each desk is shaped like a different letter of the alphabet.