Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about ambient working

This week’s signals explore how workplace tools and behaviours are evolving – making safety softer, creativity less screen-bound, and AI and social fluency essential to modern work 

Tomorrow’s Office: designing for constant change and adaptation

Adaptive, circular, healthy, hybrid and social office models advance the idea of space as a dynamic system in a new report that anticipates what’s next in workplace interiors

Good day, bad day: building an index of individual flourishing at work

Can a new metric for ‘human flourishing’ help us design the high-performance offices of the future? A keynote by architect David Dewane at WORKTECH Chicago 2025 suggests it just might

The human-machine shift: is AI your new favourite teammate?

In this episode of The Unworking Podcast, Elisa Rönkä outlines a bold vision for the workplace of the future, where AI becomes a teammate, not just a tool

Signal file: what this week’s headlines reveal about the unseen forces reshaping work

From disengaged teams and emotionally exposed workplaces to boardrooms lacking digital fluency, this week’s stories highlight subtle cracks – and what it takes to lead in this landscape   

Redefining performance: what are the new levers defining productivity?

New research reveals that the physical workplace, tech accessibility, and policy clarity are the deciding factors shaping performance at work today

Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about the stakes of smart automation

From reshaping trust and time to redefining climate impact, this week’s signals show that AI’s real power isn’t what it can do – but what we choose to do with it 

Design meets digital: why tech integration is central to workplace design

From unlocking performance to enhancing wellbeing and collaboration, a new report by Neat and WORKTECH Academy outlines a roadmap for embedding technology and design from the start