AI
Signal File: the hidden cost of automation
From the effort of managing machines to a growing skills gap in smart buildings, this week’s signals reveal the human cost behind workplace transformation
Signal File: is the workplace going through its culture reckoning?
From toxic leadership and stalled careers to AI scepticism and office mandates, this week’s signals show how workplace culture is being tested from every direction
Britain’s defence boom is finding an unexpected home in the city
As governments have ramped up military spending in response to the war in Ukraine, Britain’s commercial property market is discovering an unexpected source of demand: defence technology
Self-driving laboratories: how AI is reshaping the life science workplace
As life sciences move toward autonomous research, the laboratory is being redesigned around a shift in how scientists work, at a time when AI and robotics are taking over the market
Signal File: Designing workplaces that bend around people
From sensory overload and hotel-style interiors to shrinking planning horizons, this week’s signals explore how workplace design is being rebuilt around choice and adaptability
Practical value: turning AI potential into scalable solutions
Modern buildings generate vast amounts of data, but the systems that manage them often operate in isolation. Coor and WORKTECH Academy's latest report explores how AI is delivering consistency into a fragmented FM landscape
Why remote workers will come under fresh scrutiny this autumn
As the return to office has dominated the agenda, home working has quietly slipped down the list. This autumn, a potent mix of politics, policy and AI could push it back to the top
Decade of research: ten-year milestone for WORKTECH Academy
To mark its tenth anniversary as an independent research voice for the global workplace, WORKTECH Academy has published a new report on ten big ideas that are shaping the future of work










