Talking point: can the office rise above the doom and gloom?
It’s easy to feel down about prospects in the workplace sector. But as we gear up for final quarter of 2025, emerging trends in real estate, technology and design point to a brighter future
Why is full-time office work flatlining despite strict mandates?
Evidence suggests that the return to office is stalling, but leaders will miss a trick this autumn if they obsess on RTO policies and not on practices that really improve the work environment
The big debate: will building standardisation stifle local creativity?
New hospital building programmes are today at the centre of a tense battle between standardisation and deregulation. Will workplace design fall into the same trap?
Factory settings: why is the post-industrial workplace so popular?
Creative firms relocating to industrial heritage buildings is on the rise. Research from the Netherlands suggests that connections to the past provide workers with motivation and identity
What the world’s oldest org chart tells us about company hierarchy
A long-forgotten management graphic of a railroad company has been rescued from the US Library of Congress and reinterpreted by designer Rachel Botsman at the London Design Biennale
Could mishandling middle managers be a counter-productive move?
Large firms are either slashing middle managers to create a leaner organisation – or leaving them to rot in challenging conditions. Neither approach is a recipe for success
Has a false narrative been created around the return to office?
Work from home has stabilised and office attendance has flatlined over the past two years, according to Nick Bloom of Stanford University, a keynote speaker at WORKTECH Melbourne
Demographic divide revealed with legal rulings on desks and tech
Two UK employment tribunals have punished companies for discrimination against older employees. But new research suggests that the youngest cohorts are the ones really struggling with wellbeing
