Hybrid Working

The Great Inversion: why the workplace feels upside down

Standard practices and long-held assumptions about the future of work are being overturned, according to an array of speakers and projects at the WORKTECH Berlin conference 2023

Why laws enshrining working from home are a bad idea

If employees want to work from home, fair enough. But legal backing for that could increase loneliness and corporate surveillance, argues James Woudhuysen

The next evolution of work: five principles to embrace change

A joint report from professional services firm Deloitte and developer Lendlease encourages employers to embrace the seismic shifts that are transforming the workplace

‘Office is the new retail’: how hybrid work is affecting real estate

Will hybrid working disrupt office real-estate in the same way that online shopping upturned the retail sector? A new global survey from ULI and PwC says that real estate must work harder for its returns

What is a workplace super app and how does it improve experience?

What is a super app and how are they poised to transform the world of work? CXApp explores the impact of super apps on worker wellbeing and efficiency

Nexus value: charting the shift from mixed-use to mixed-experience

Mixed-use has been advanced as a way to reanimate city centres, but is it enough? A Mirvac report argues for a shift to mixed-experience projects that can create a new form of value known as ‘nexus value’

Where is the employee ‘sweet spot’ in creating hybrid work model?

Companies experimenting with hybrid models tend to put productivity above all else. A new study suggests happiness, connection and coordinated hybrid work count just as much

How to scale and manage a smart office using data

Using data to provide insights into the office can be revolutionary but it can also be difficult for teams to manage all the different data streams available to them. Workplace apps can solve this problem