July 1, 2016
Increase in workplace technology spend will help make offices ‘more human’ 0
Spending on workplace technology has doubled in the past five years as artificial intelligence is used to redefine how we connect in the workplace. That is the central claim of a new report from design firm Unispace based on interviews with CEOs and Heads of Real Estate at some 100 blue chip firms worldwide including KPMG, Cisco, Adidas, GE, Accenture, Boston Consulting Group, Regus, Deloitte, UBS, Chevron, CitiGroup, and Ashurst, Respondents were asked to assess how they expect to use office space in 2020. According to the report, respondents indicated that they will continue increasing technology spend, irrevocably changing the traditional office space as we know it. Over the last five years, the average company spent 10 percent of its workplace budgets on technology with 30 percent going on services, partitioning and furniture. The trend has now reversed with technology spend outstripping other spend as companies strive to improve efficiency, collaboration, creativity, engagement and recruitment.
May 28, 2016
Insight weekly for the week of 27 May 2016 is now available to read online 0
by Mark Eltringham • Comment, News, Newsletter
In this week’s Newsletter; Adrian Lewis on how we all need the “right to disconnect” from the workplace; Mark Eltringham says reminds us that Millennials are not the only people at work; and argues that the death of the office is a myth. The opening of the world’s first 3D printed office building in Dubai; there’s a gap in expectations between employers and employees on flexible working; despite the ability to work anytime, anywhere being key to job satisfaction. Employers advised to do more to leverage high rates of internet access; many European workers still believe that fax machines are essential business tools, and a significant proportion of businesses are still not giving staff the IT support they need to work remotely and flexibly. You can download our Insight Briefing, produced in partnership with Connection, on the boundless office; visit our new events page, follow us on Twitter and join our LinkedIn Group to discuss these and other stories.