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Coworking space numbers rise across UK and Ireland
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People are now more interested in job rewards now rather than at some point in the future
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The successful implementation of new ideas can come at a cost, says new research
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A new era of ergonomic design: HAT Collective curated showcase is now open at the Interstuhl showroom, Clerkenwell
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Amsterdam’s Workspace Design Show Unveils Sensory-Driven Feature Spaces
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There’s a simpler, more natural and diverse approach we can take to workplace design
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New (biggest and best ever) digital edition of Works magazine is now available to read free
September 30, 2013
Don’t let the sofas fool you; work can still be red in tooth and claw
by Twyla Howse • Comment, Flexible working, Furniture
Herbert James Draper: Ulysses and the sirens
We keep filling our workplaces with sofas, coffee shops and other lifestyle touches while our homes are being slowly eroded by the trappings of work. First it was the fax machine. Then the mobile phone. Then working from home. The places available for us to work is seemingly more diverse than ever. But does this acknowledged trend towards domesticity make the workplace a kinder, gentler place? Maybe on the surface but beware to those who dare succumb to the siren song of these things. Using them could mean the end of your career.A recent conversation I had with an executive highlighted the problems inherent in the mixed messages this “softening” of the work environment brings.
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