Culture
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
Signal File: the culture that leaders are not seeing
From the narcissism behind return-to-office pushes to the mental toll of remote work, this week's signals show how culture is shaped from the top down
What happens when the World Cup meets the workplace?
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is already reshaping attendance patterns across UK offices. New research from Matrix Booking asks what late-night kick-offs reveal about flexibility, office experience and the commute
Signal File: the new productivity trade-offs
From workplace phone bans to four-day workweeks, this week’s signals reveal how organisations are rethinking productivity – and the tensions emerging between efficiency, flexibility and employee experience
