Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about human reconnection
From declining contact with nature to the overuse of cafés as makeshift offices, this week’s signals reveal that connections are under strain, but there are opportunities to rebuild them
Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about AI integration
From coding interviews to construction sites, AI is redefining hiring, reshaping real estate priorities, and testing public trust in technology
Signal File: what this week’s headlines reveal about work in motion
This week’s stories trace how work is shifting – across tools, surfaces and generations – towards a future built to respond
Signal File: What this week’s headlines reveal about the cost of performance
From disappearing perks to creeping overwork, this week’s signals expose a workplace where performance is rising, just not sustainably
Shapeshifter offices: what happens when our spaces start to feel us back?
From mood-sensitive materials to neuroadaptive lighting, workplaces are beginning to adapt not just to tasks – but to emotions, postures and personalities
Thinking space: three innovative uses of AI in the built environment
From recovering rubble to reading a city’s mood, these AI use cases suggest a new kind of built environment that can listen and understand us in real time
Signal file: what this week’s headlines reveal about quality over quantity at work
From nuanced networks to four-day work weeks, this week’s headlines highlight the power of progress lies in going deeper, not wider
The new talent dilemma: from know-how to know-why
When anyone can do anything, what makes someone valuable? As generative AI outpaces upskilling, the nature of talent is being redefined – from execution to meaning, and from skill to sensemaking
