Home Office: The New Normal? – Part 2
Agility and the home office - are these the ‘new normal’ of Level 2 life? And is it a tilt or a re-levelling of the workplace playing field? Nigel Young explores these themes in a 4 [...]
Home Office: The New Normal – Part 1?
Do we look at the future in spite of the past, or because of the past? While this is the domain of philosophers, the reality of a virus that sentences us to a national lock-down, isn’t.
The Importance of Acoustics in Open Offices
Open spaces are noisy. Between 25 and 30% of employees are displeased with the acoustics in their workplace. Human speech is the biggest source of noise and distraction in the office. However, the acoustics of an open-office also plays a vital role.
Gen-Z Workers may be getting lonely working from home, here are some ideas to help.
Loneliness leads to isolation, which then leads to burnout and disengagement on the job. Feeling isolated at work can be the difference between loving your job and dreading the thought of Monday morning. According [...]
Co-Working is Changing
The Panel welcomed Liz Elam from GCUC, Steve King from Emergent Research, and James Rankin and John Williams from Instant Offices.
Practical Benefits of Leasing Office Furniture
The concept of leasing is trending as the leasing companies are also allowing businesses to buy the furniture, they have been leasing. This could also be a way to try before you buy. You can rent the furniture for a minimum time span, and then buy the same if you find it works well within your organisation.
WeWork Software the New “Google for Spaces”?
We work has made a surprising move in February by buying Euclid a service that tracks smartphones in retail spaces. This comes after purchasing Teem’,a Salt Lake City based office management startup pushing to also [...]
The Future and Evolution of Co-working
We are lead to believe that coworking is an open plan, airy space, working with other people. But then there are the major coworking operators such as WeWork and Christies which are basically serviced offices.
Smart Office Interiors vs Sustainability
More desk-bound work and converging technology are playing a big part in modern, sedentary lifestyles. To counteract this, it is important that office design takes human factors and ergonomics into consideration. Research from the Furniture Industry Research Association suggests that only 1% of the UK currently have sit-stand desks in comparison 90% of Scandinavian office workers.
Posture vs Technology
More desk-bound work and converging technology are playing a big part in modern, sedentary lifestyles. To counteract this, it is important that office design takes human factors and ergonomics into consideration. Research from the Furniture Industry Research Association suggests that only 1% of the UK currently have sit-stand desks in comparison 90% of Scandinavian office workers.