flexible working
Can flexible work policies reverse impact of ageing population?
As birthrate decline threatens economic growth and workplace dynamics in Europe, could flexible work policies inspired by Japan offer a solution to reverse the trend?
The Where of Work: a multidisciplinary lens on coodinating the workplace
As work undergoes seismic shifts, new research highlights how coordinated strategies can solve challenges from different stakeholders to design interconnected workplaces
Experience revolution: The intersection of data and behaviour in work environments
A new report examines how shifting employee behaviours and data-driven insights are reshaping workplace dynamics and experiences
Old tensions resurface as return to office gathers pace
Companies are struggling to align business demands with an employee preference for flexibility. Is the office a platform to build culture or ‘a bland grey corporate hellscape?’ The jury is still out
Should the back-to-the-office brigade be branded as dinosaurs?
Amazon’s decision to bring its staff into the office five days a week is exposing divisions in the debate about flexible working this autumn. There’s growing evidence on both sides of the argument
Work-life boundary: global policies set clear guidelines for hybrid work
As ubiquitous technology and flexible work promote an always-on work culture, governments around the world are taking a stand through the introduction of the right to disconnect
Lessons from the BMW factory design that said all workers are equal
Two decades after Zaha Hadid unveiled her plans for BMW’s plant in Leipzig, which elevated the car production line over the heads of office workers, we’re still studying the message that it sent
Why a rigid return to the office will drive high performers away
More companies are enforcing rather than encouraging a return to the office. That’s a bad idea, according to new Gartner research, because it will drain organisations of their top talent
