collaboration

New research charts the significance of in-between spaces

Research by design firm AIS, in collaboration with WORKTECH Academy, explores the opportunities to intentionally design the space between desks

Capital Group: evolving legacy space through pilot programs

Capital Group’s pilot-first workplace strategy shows how testing before investing can transform long-established offices into spaces that work for people

Financial Workplace New York: connecting workplace experience across siloes

The next generation of the financial workplace will be shaped by organisations that can connect real estate, technology and people around a single vision of experience

Why presence is the new productivity metric for distributed teams

As video call fatigue undermines collaboration and travel budgets tighten, workplace leaders are discovering that immersive, life-size communication offers measurable returns that standard conferencing cannot match

From connection to copresence: a new era for immersive collaboration

A new WORKTECH Academy report with Google and HP explores how 3D, presence-rich collaboration technologies could redefine hybrid work, leadership visibility and decision-making

The workplace innovations that defined ISE 2026

ISE 2026 signalled a new wave of AI-enabled workplace technologies that point to a future where physical and digital environments are increasingly interoperable, intelligent and measurable 

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