collaboration
Signal File: is connection becoming the ultimate test of performance?
This week’s signals examine how shifts in technology and work design are thinning workplace connection, with loneliness increasingly linked to engagement and performance
Close to colleagues: the benefits of sitting next to team members
Sitting directly alongside teammates at work can make a real difference to performance according to new research – and having an assigned seat matters too
Inside WebexOne 2025: virtual baristas, agentic AI, and the future of collaboration
From voice assistants to secure calling, ET Group highlights the standout innovations shaping the next era of workplace technology from Cisco’s WebexOne conference
Nordic mindset: Scandinavia sets a blueprint for human-aligned workspaces
From Copenhagen to Stockholm, the Scandinavian WORKTECH events redefined workplace innovation around the mind, offering a clear vision of a truly human-aligned future
Signal File: this week’s signals on AI impact on the workforce
This week’s signals catch AI speeding up work, driving everything from better group collaboration to higher productivity
The microgeography of new innovation spaces
In the wake of high office vacancy rates, an architect and an urban strategist are reimagining this idle real estate as an engine for collaboration, production and the next urban economy
Post-perk culture: what really brings people back to the office?
As tax breaks on office snacks and coffee come to an end in the US, employers face a choice: cut back on the perks or invest in deeper forms of engagement and culture
Decarbonising at scale: a new blueprint for the built environment
A new collaboration between Signify, Schneider Electric and Pineapple Partnerships aims to break down long-standing barriers to real estate decarbonisation through a scalable model
