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
