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

Allwork

Designers are using AI to reveal what the future of the built environment could look like. Although the concept might seem new, biophilia — the human race’s innate desire to connect with the natural world — has been inspiring the design of manufactured environments for thousands of years. Of course, there have always been exceptions.

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How to Talk to Your Boss About Race: A New Book Explores Language Used in the Workplace and How We Can Improve

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Of course, after we started working together, when I spoke to the other Black and Brown employees who worked at these companies about their experiences, they had no problem saying the word. It’s one thing to read a definition of racism in a book, and quite another to know if you currently work in an environment that is racist.

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16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

Ideas.Ted

You could give it in either digital or paper form — and bonus points if you can find an old map at an auction site or local map store and get it framed. Maps can help people rediscover the amazing diversity of their natural and built environment, support local business and help keep everyone’s footprint local.

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Stop Saying "When I Was Your Age"

On The Job

Of course, you’d look ridiculous with a tongue piercing, blue spiked hair and biker boots. Also, nothing makes you look worse than clothes that are too tight, too loose or too worn, so get them altered or get rid of them if needed. Does your hairstyle involve a comb-over, anything with AquaNet or is hard enough to crack an egg on?

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When the chairs took over the world and what it all meant

Workplace Insight

Of all the things we buy, with the exception of our clothes, furniture is the most intimate, the one item we spend most time in contact with. The past few years have seen a surge of interest in the role furniture and the rest of our working environment has in making us feel better, physically, intellectually and emotionally.

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Shoes, Phones and Backpacks: What.

On The Job

Use formal forms of address. Dont eat something while waiting for your interview -- it can give you bad breath and you risk getting something stuck between your teeth or crumbs on your clothes. Of course, I have taken it a step further and Googled the people I know who are going to be interviewing me. Phillips said. Bring a pen.

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We are not blank slates and we don’t adapt to change in predictable ways

Workplace Insight

Arguably, it is also behind many of the most misleading notions about work and workplace design, perhaps most importantly that a change to some single element or characteristic of a working environment will lead to a specific outcome in the behaviour of people. We are hardware as well as software, in other words.

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