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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

Why bringing back the rest room might just be your best idea

An award-winning drama set entirely in the break room of a Detroit car factory reminds us what is lost when private recovery spaces are stripped out of the modern workplace

Will this Canary Wharf tower become an icon for mixed use?

Plans to revamp the iconic HSBC office tower into a dynamic mixed-use development signals a shift in how business districts might evolve, but transformation of this kind will require more than architecture

Japanese survey reveals motivated workers’ new expectations of the workplace

A study of 2,000 Tokyo employees reveals that stress levels, self-improvement and expectations of the office vary, based on whether they feel they are contributing to their company and society, and whether they aspire to do so in the future

Culture playbook: people-centred practices driving an office return

As the pendulum swings back to in-office working, what are the people-centred policies and incentives that are achieving success? A new report from MRI sets out some key strategies

Four urban personas: developing a new metric for inclusive cities

A new study from Cushman & Wakefield sets a global benchmark for how inclusive cities really are across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific

Unworking conference highlights six considerations for the future workplace

Unfolding over two days, the Unworking conference returned to London for a second year to look at the latest innovations across two themes: smart technology and workplace experience

Canary Wharf’s struggles symbolised by financial deal to redesign offices

Will the sweetener paid to refurbish the European headquarters of US bank Morgan Stanley in London Docklands set a precedent? The workplace industry hopes it will