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JULY 22, 2022

This article was written by Jane Bamford and Amanda Cronick , and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. According to the International WELL Building Institute , the physical workplace is one of the top three factors affecting job performance and satisfaction. Healthy Workplaces. Opportunities for Connection.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

They are hyper-connected, digital natives, with access to a wealth of online knowledge on diverse working styles, office layouts, and workplace amenities. This article was written by Salma Siddiqi and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. How to improve mental health in the workplace. Characteristics of Gen Z.

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MAY 13, 2022

Workplace leaders should support this transition by creating environments that promote wellbeing, concentration, and creativity. This article was written by Chip DeGrace and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. The study also revealed that noisy workplaces and mobile phones are to blame for most of the distractions.

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APRIL 28, 2023

Anyway, never mind that bollocks, here’s the new digital edition of IN, a printed magazine written, illustrated and designed by humans (and one AI). And show some love for Works magazine here. Leader There’s nowhere near enough talk about our base instincts in the Great Workplace Conversation. Please subscribe here.

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MAY 5, 2022

Motionspot’s Jason Slocombe explores how workplaces can be designed to better meet the needs of neurodivergent employees. This article was written by Jason Slocombe and was originally published on Work Design Magazine. One example is separation zoning using natural material screens, moveable furniture, and adjustable blinds.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

It has become something of a preoccupation of mine to consider why so many of the conversations we hold about workplace design are largely about the rediscovery of old ideas. This perception has little to do with the original people-centric principles of the open plan as a model of progressive workplace design.

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OCTOBER 29, 2023

This article was written by the Perkins Eastman Design Strategy team for Work Design Magazine. Workplace friendships took a hit during COVID. Having a close friend at work increases productivity, retention, and workplace satisfaction, among other benefits. Three ideas to foster rapport in the workplace 1.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

That is of course before those debates were eclipsed by more current workplace rantings (ask the editor). Open plan officer workers and workplace professionals moaned about acoustics, stress, and more recently, germs in large open workspaces. The thought struck me: Workplace designers removed the walls. So we made one.

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MARCH 6, 2024

By offering flexible workplace resources and configurations, employees are empowered to choose work settings that best suit their needs and are held accountable for their productivity, moving towards a model that values the quality of work events over traditional space allocation metrics.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

There is a growing demand to deliver technologically advanced workplaces in a humane and timeless manner. Humanistic strategies include designing workplaces for the well-being of people, responding to the new requirements of COVID guidelines, ergonomics, universal accessibility and biophilia, through the use of technology. .

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

Businesses are consistently drawn to high-quality, Class A office spaces with diverse amenities that promote an inspiring and healthful workplace environment. This article was written by Pickard Chilton Principal Michael Hensley for Work Design Magazine. View of proposed Northwestern Mutual North Office Building.

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JANUARY 28, 2024

There are many areas where AI can be deployed in the workplace, from sensors and analytics to automation, communication and reporting. This article was written by Julian Rimmer of M Moser Associates for Work Design Magazine. AI tools use space data to form a picture of what is happening and where.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

The return-on-commute (ROC) concept is emerging as a critical factor in attracting employees back to the office by ensuring that the workplace offers a tangible and meaningful return on the investment of time, effort, and cost that employees commit to when traveling to work.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

Workplace culture is increasingly important to Millennial and Gen Z employees, who value social activities and the expression of company values through “she, we, and me” spaces that promote wellness at various scales. In today’s workplace, culture has never been more important.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Don’t tell anyone, but… I really shouldn’t say anything, but did you know… This stays between us… Miss Manners might clutch her pearls at the idea of this decorum-shattering habit, but gossip isn’t always in poor form. Is 2023 the year you’ve vowed to elevate your workplace etiquette?

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Workplaces can enhance the commuting experience by creating attractive office environments with advanced technology, collaborative culture, and design for future flexibility to meet the evolving needs of employees. This article was written by M Moser’s Jeni Durksen for Work Design Magazine.

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APRIL 4, 2024

With 33 times more LinkedIn posts mentioning topics like generative AI and ChatGPT than there were a year ago, there’s no doubt AI’s impact in the workplace is just beginning. Having this skill can significantly impact an employee’s happiness , success and effectiveness in the workplace.

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

This coincided with one of my own first roles in the workplace sector just a few miles down the road in Radlett. One thing we do agree on is that many of the most important insights we can have about work and workplaces are rooted in disciplines such as psychology and anthropology. But it too is there to offer actionable insights.

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MAY 4, 2023

Five years ago this month, we published an article that described how the quest for productivity had been supplanted almost entirely by a new emphasis on workplace wellbeing. The go-to workplace topic of the early 21st Century is no longer productivity, but wellbeing, and that is making all the difference.” The final word?

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

A: It’s hard to open up in the workplace. Even a decade ago, there was very little vulnerability in the workplace. Because of that complexity, there is no exact formula for how often and what types of personal sharing should happen in the professional workplace setting. It’s hard to let people see you and know you.

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MARCH 30, 2023

The announcement by Apple that it wanted its employees to work in an office for three days a week sparked the usual, tedious pile-on about how many days people should spend in a physical workplace each week. Disappointingly, you won’t only find these in lifestyle magazines but also the once serious business press.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Organisations are having to rethink the form and function of their offices in ways unprecedented in their relatively short history. One possible framework for aligning an office design model with the culture of the organisation is presented in a supplement published in the current issue of IN Magazine called Gods of Work.

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APRIL 28, 2022

Designing spaces that encourage returning to the workplace will need an approach that is tailored to the company, its people and its clients. In today’s environment, that doesn’t just mean a workplace that looks good, it also needs to be seamlessly functional in a hybrid working world. What we found was rather interesting.

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JULY 28, 2023

This article was written by Jodi Williams and Susan Soehnlen of Arcadis for Work Design Magazine. Changing company policies, advancements in technology, and the evolving built environment has led to shifts in the way individuals approach their work. These inequalities can be addressed through implementing inclusive workspaces.

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MAY 7, 2024

Any survey that sets out to establish what people believe cuts their productivity and annoys them most about their workplace invariably throws up the same result; the noise and distractions generated by other people. Some of the solutions they have come up with have been great, some a little less so. Here is our pick of just ten of them.

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MARCH 25, 2024

The spaces they created resembled university campuses in both form and function, set in landscaped grounds and openly flaunting a connection to nature and the firm’s apparent social awareness. It also confirms something we have learned about biophilic design; that natural forms can improve our wellbeing almost as much as actual nature.

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OCTOBER 23, 2023

This article was written by SmithGroup’s David Fersh and Peter McNally for Work Design Magazine. These tools are replacing Google searches (or for those of us who are even older, magazine clippings) to create hyper-specific reference images for design inspiration.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

This is just as true for predictions about the future of work, many of which are explored in the new issue of IN Magazine. This includes the workplace itself. Where once the workplace was bounded by time and place, it is now uncoupled. Our images of the future are invariably refracted through the prism of the present.

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JUNE 5, 2023

The workplace should be adaptable to remain relevant and nurturing so the people using it can thrive. This article was originally written by Kelly Colón , Senior Workplace Advisor at Allsteel, and Jan Johnson , vice president of workplace strategy at Allsteel for Work Design Magazine.

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MAY 24, 2023

This new era of hybrid working had a significant impact on traditional models of workplace provisioning. But what makes a workplace the most productive? third places) fit into that ‘balancing process’ is essential in developing a workplace solution that is best for both the organisation and the people delivering the results.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Workplace designers have the power to break the status quo and change the workplace for decades to come. This article was written by Megan Skaalen and Emily Morris of SmithGroup for Work Design Magazine. ​​ Four to five short years ago, the first wave of Generation Z knew what their futures would hold. So, what’s missing?

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MARCH 13, 2023

But as all eyes are on mental health and wellness improvements in the workplace , employers are facing a new ethical dilemma: Should they pay candidates who interview? She saw it as imperative that a company asking her to move across the country to an in-person position should pay for her to visit the workplace being considered.

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APRIL 17, 2024

The damage can be healed, but it requires a return to psychological safety and a commitment by leaders to a zero-tolerance policy on workplace bullying. Decades of scientific research document the physical harm to brains from all forms of bullying and abuse. But why is damaging someone’s brain at work normalized?

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Sustainable Design Collective (SDC) – a think tank of leading design professionals working in the office workplace sector – has opened entries for its annual awards. Free to enter, the Awards are designed to champion ‘best practice’ and highlight innovations leading to greater sustainability within the office workplace.

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MARCH 26, 2023

Listening to the cacophony on social media regarding the impact of Covid on the workplace, you might think that we are in an entirely novel phase of change. Through it all, four themes can be detected which, together and in combination, form a timeless construct for analysing the office that we would be wise to heed today.

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

Just like the Rolodex, the fax machine and smoking in the office, fluorescent lighting is becoming a thing of the past in the workplace. Both the UK and the EU are taking bold steps by phasing out all forms of fluorescent lamps with some types, such as T5 and T8 fluorescent tubes, banned from sale as early as September 2023.

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MAY 11, 2022

One of the best and funniest quotes I’ve seen on the matter was something that appeared in Human Resources magazine a few years ago, in which Vance Kearney the HR Director EMEA for Oracle said ‘the only thing worse than employing idiots is employing engaged and motivated idiots’.

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