New US reports reveal impact of remote work on office real estate
The American office sector faces a major challenge to reimagine its future in the face of hybrid work patterns according to data-led studies by the US Census Bureau and Cushman & Wakefield
Seven design thinking principles that will help hybrid work succeed
Too much technology integration for the hybrid workplace is currently missing the mark. A novel approach by Canada’s ET Group uses design thinking to develop more human-centred solutions
Can design thinking bring clarity to the hybrid work experience?
The hybrid workplace will stand or fall on the quality of the technology experience. Canada’s ET Group is using the principles of design thinking to make user experience central to the development process
Is empathy the missing link in tech integration for hybrid?
Building the hybrid workplace requires technology integrators to pay more attention than ever to human behaviour. Canada’s ET Group is using the principles of design thinking to make empathy central to the development process
Utopia or dystopia? How work shapes health in our cities
As our polluted urban centres struggle to be great places to live and work, public health policy is now turning its attention to what happens in the workplace
Can awe-inspiring design features really boost workplace performance?
Spectacular interior design elements were once seen as self-indulgent. Now there is scientific evidence to suggest that inducing a sense of awe can bring commercial benefits
Well by design: stop treating people like cogs in a machine
In the debate about better wellbeing solving the productivity crisis, could greater employee participation in workplace design be an answer? A new study suggests it can
Green Sky Thinking: why work buildings should never be finished
Amid economic turmoil, sustainable initiatives are the first to get the chop. But advocates of new thinking from a green perspective suggest it can provide timeless answers to current property problems
