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Living Buildings Are On The Way — The Future Office Will Breathe, Digest And Grow

Allwork

Waste does not exist in nature; everything is cyclical, unlike the linear models of production that underpin capitalist society. The idea was to think outside of existing construction conventions to imagine a space that could form part of nature’s ecosystem. Architect Yasmeen Lari also draws on Roman methods in their work.

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Forget all the talk of Blue Monday; work is still (largely) good for us

Workplace Insight

We say ‘officially’, but like the idea of ‘Body Odour’ its common usage hides the fact that it was originally created as part of a PR campaign, in this case one for Sky’s travel channel in 2005. How you foster a culture can encourage people to enjoy their day in a number of ways. Approached in the right way, work is enjoyable.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

“The goal is to increase capability—whether through offering new products or services, expanding in capacity or geographically, or cross-promoting,” she says. It is not illegal for an information technology firm and a janitorial services company to form a partnership, but how many opportunities will that create?”

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Pauline Roussel CEO at Coworkies and Co-author of “Around The World in 250 Coworking Spaces” | Driving Collaboration: How Coworking Spaces Foster Connections in Work Communities

Allwork

Unlock the advantages and opportunities provided by coworking spaces – find out how they can enhance productivity, creativity, and networking, all in a vibrant and flexible work environment. But the official start of the coworking as a movement was in 2005 in San Francisco. The model can exist in many forms and in many places.

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What is Computational Anthropology?

Small Business Labs

.  We use ethnography on a regular basis and most large corporations use some form of ethnographic research. Near real-time data is used to measure revenue (receipts) per company, which is compiled into an index starting from 100 in January 2005 for each industry group.

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Environmentally Friendly Powered Access Equipment

Eco-Office Gals

As the demand for access equipment has risen over the years so has the technology, driving new vehicles suited to different heights, strengths and weights leading to the production of the main categories of mobile access equipment: Scissor Lifts. Self Propelled Booms. Truck Mounted. Cherry Pickers. Spider machine. Trailer/Push around.

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Manchester is now a major draw for office design firms

Workplace Insight

The legacy of its industrial past was a large number of empty spaces, many of them in the form of warehouses. In 2005, one idea was to link up the North of England with high-speed rail as a way of shifting the balance of the whole country. The new showroom embraces its former use as an industrial space.

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