How the 15-minute city can escape from the conspiracy theorists
Compact, walkable neighbourhoods can be great places to live and work – but research suggests the 15-minute city is not easy to define. Can this urban concept avoid being labelled as a threat to liberty?
London conference frames four standout themes for the future
This year’s flagship WORKTECH London event explored how cities can bounce back, where next for digital transformation, how we can reach net zero buildings and what works in workplace experience
Can Europe’s real-estate sector emerge from the darkness?
A new survey from the Urban Land Institute and PwC shows that sustainability is set to be the biggest factor in real-estate transactions but uncertainty still clouds the future for the sector
Experiment and ambiguity as generative AI shakes up HR
What will be the impact of generative AI on how people are recruited, managed and developed inside companies around the world? Professor Lynda Gratton has been asking the HR professionals
Is Meta’s lease break a sign of decline in city-centre working?
The future of workplace development in city centres is once again the subject of speculation as a high-profile tech giant surrenders its lease and a new survey shows a shift to commuter towns
Is hybrid working in danger of getting bogged down in the mud?
The flooding out of this year’s Burning Man Festival provides an apt metaphor for company work policies getting stuck, but also highlights the benefits of intrinsic motivation and inclusion
Is flexible workspace on the brink of crisis or set for coworking 2.0?
The financial troubles of WeWork have obscured the underlying strengths and bright prospects for the coworking sector as a whole, as new analysis from architectural firm HOK suggests
Is higher work intensity driving low employee wellbeing?
The working world has become obsessed with where we work, but it’s the increasingly frantic process of work that we should worry about, according to a new UK report on ‘work intensification’
