Culture
Breaking precedent: four ideas shaping London’s legal workplace
From AI and adaptable design, to evolving client expectations, London’s legal sector is changing, and fast. We explore the top themes from this year’s Future Legal Workplace London conference
Signal File: exposing culture that nobody is measuring
From collapsing faith in leadership motives to unprompted AI anxiety and workers pushing through illness, this week’s signals show culture being shaped by what employees say when they think nobody is listening
Why real estate deals give a false picture of progress on hybrid work
Don’t be fooled by brighter news in office leasing markets. While companies are beginning to get to grips with their spatial footprint in the hybrid era, solving the cultural issues will take longer
Signal File: the connective tissue of workplace culture
From career-defining visibility and office friendships to unheard feedback and fragile trust in AI, this week's signals explore what holds workplace culture together, and what wears it down
The workplace cul-de-sac: where next for workplace strategy?
The same themes around workplace keep emerging, but Rob Harris argues that these ideas are not new – and a fresh perspective will come from tackling workplace culture
Does the workday leave us room to be curious?
New research from SurveyMonkey finds that curious workers take on more challenging work and advance faster than their less curious peers, but does the workday allow time for curiosity?
Has workplace design really reached a professional cul-de-sac?
The 25th anniversary of the launch of the landmark TV comedy The Office reminds us that, for all the advances in workplace design, we’re still trying to crack the connection to culture
The complex cultural mix that influences our cognitive state
What mindset should designers be aiming to support? New research suggests that how we want to feel in the workplace is a stronger cultural indicator than how we currently feel
