Columnists
October 28, 2019
The key to wellbeing at work is focusing on the individual
by Jonathan Hindle • Comment, Wellbeing, Workplace design
It gets more apparent as each day passes that the layout of an office can have a profound impact on wellbeing at work. While this knowledge is more widespread than it once was, it’s still common to see companies addressing the issue with simple box-ticking exercises rather than taking into consideration the actual wants and […]
October 28, 2019
A synaesthetic approach to office design
October 25, 2019
Fine tuning office design and its most wonderful invention to our needs
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, Workplace design
The best workplaces are always focused on people. Which is why many of the great pioneers of workplace thinking are from the social sciences, including disciplines such as psychology, ethnography and anthropology. These are the people who have shared the insights that help us to understand the characteristics of great office design. In particular, this […]
October 25, 2019
How office design trends in different countries feed off each other
by Steve Elliott • Comment, Workplace design
The term Global Village has passed into general use to describe many of the phenomena we associate with the modern globalised world. But it actually dates back to 1962 when coined by Marshall McLuhan to describe an emerging, electronically contracted world in which cultures converge alongside political, business and legislative frameworks. These forces have been […]
October 24, 2019
Asking about mental health is not the answer, listening is
October 16, 2019
Remote working can increase stress and reduce wellbeing
by Stephanie Russell • Comment, Flexible working, Wellbeing
Remote working is becoming more popular than ever. A study released by the Swiss office provider IWG found that 70 percent of professionals work remotely at least one day a week, while 53 percent work remotely for at least half of the week. Some multinationals have their entire staff working remotely, with no fixed office presence […]
October 14, 2019
The importance of patience in the workplace
by Antonio Argandoña • Comment, Wellbeing, Working lives
Empirical studies on patience have demonstrated the positive effects it can have on creativity, product quality, collaboration and productivity as well as the long-term sustainability of companies. Being patient means listening, observing, waiting for information to come, consulting other people and seeking relationships that provide new resources to make good decisions. Patience is good for […]
October 11, 2019
How the Dutch pioneered agile working, wellbeing and smart buildings
October 10, 2019
The unexpected benefits of not saying sorry
by Sean O'Meara • Comment
On October 5th 2018, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons said sorry about something on social media 151 times between them. There were no product recalls. It was just a normal day on corporate social media. I picked that date because it just happened to be the same day that Topshop apologised for removing a feminist […]
October 10, 2019
People work better with robots when they see them as teammates
by Sangseok You • Comment, Technology
We might not be able to control our emotions towards robots metallic but fear not. We perform all the better as a team for it. No longer the realm of the privileged US military, robotic technology is edging into households and workplaces at a keen pace. At work, robots prop up teams across a diverse […]
October 29, 2019
Workplace values matter more than career progression to young dads
by Han Son Lee • Comment, Flexible working, Wellbeing
With recent research showing that over half of young dads (58 percent) are more actively involved in day to day parenting than ever before, it is increasingly important that employers put health and wellbeing and other workplace values at the heart of their offer to employees. In particular, they should be able to offer flexible […]