Research suggests having a ‘home base’ at work is good for us
Do we really need a territory in the office that we can call our own? A new study reinforces the well-established idea that individuals and teams both benefit from having a home base
Work interrupted: why not all distractions are bad for us
Creating work zones that actively encourage face-to-face interruptions could be a positive experience for employees, according to a new German research study which looked at the impact on exhaustion
Want to shift your culture? Workplace design can be a lever
A new Australian study confirms the findings of previous academic research – organisational culture is not fixed and can be adapted using the symbols and artefacts of workplace design
Standing up for change: why an active workplace makes a difference
Research shows that supporting people to be more active in the workplace brings health and productivity benefits to the organisation. Is it time to activate the office?
All together now: how we experience different sensory inputs at work
Workplace designers should stop thinking about specific sensory inputs in isolation and start planning for a more interconnected approach, according to the latest scientific research in the field
Communicating without words: subliminal messaging by design
What does the workplace tell us subliminally about how valued and included employees feel? Dr Sally Augustin takes a look at the academic research
New evidence that having a variety of spaces boosts creativity
How can we help employees think more inventively about their work? The answer may lie with having multiple spaces to work from according to a new Japanese study
Why we need more walking routes in and around the workplace
New research from Stanford University shows that walking can improve the quality of negotiations – and it’s just the latest in a line of academic studies explaining why we need to get up and walk about
