Hybrid Work
Signal file: This week highlights tensions shaping today’s workforce
From rising layoffs to uneven hybrid experiences and shifting flexibility demands, this week’s signals reveal a workforce navigating instability, new expectations and accelerating change
How Humanscale’s 20-year journey shaped the modern workplace
From healthcare to hybrid offices, Humanscale’s ergonomics practice shows how understanding the human body unlocks better work
How office design must catch up with the post-hybrid workplace
Hybrid work has outpaced the furniture built to support it. From inclusive seating to sustainable materials, office products are evolving to meet new patterns of use and expectation
From structured choice to strategic harmony: redefining hybrid work
As firms balance economic pressure with employee agency, the emerging challenge is how to design workplace strategies that unite culture, connection and operational efficiency
Why is full-time office work flatlining despite strict mandates?
Evidence suggests that the return to office is stalling, but leaders will miss a trick this autumn if they obsess on RTO policies and not on practices that really improve the work environment
Turbulent flow: why firms need to overcome the fear of missing out
Workplace strategy is currently obsessed with space optimisation for fear of missing out on efficiency gains. But cutting space can also affect team performance. Could a ‘turbulent office’ be the answer?
Redefining performance: what are the new levers defining productivity?
New research reveals that the physical workplace, tech accessibility, and policy clarity are the deciding factors shaping performance at work today
Design meets digital: why tech integration is central to workplace design
From unlocking performance to enhancing wellbeing and collaboration, a new report by Neat and WORKTECH Academy outlines a roadmap for embedding technology and design from the start
