space design/planning
Turning the tanker: Japan starts to adopt a flexible work style
Japanese companies struggled to break a culture of rigid conformity before the pandemic. Now the future is hybrid according to a new real-estate report, even if its precise form has still to be decided
The mood in Manhattan: time to rethink the model?
In our weekly WORKTECH Wednesday Briefing, we catch up with one of New York’s leading workplace strategists, capture the views of a Boston tech pioneer, and discuss how global companies are rising to the challenge of remote working
Free-range or factory-farmed? A key question for workplace
In our latest roundup, we report on a dialogue between three of Britain’s workplace pioneers - what they share is a belief in a diverse, people-first workplace driven by great design
Passage to India: Bengaluru debates global tech versus local design
Is workplace technology going too far for Indian office design? The inaugural WORKTECH Bengaluru (Bangalore) conference debated the paradox of human-centric work in a machine-led environment
Toronto takes stock of the unintended consequences of change
Canadians have been cautious about responding to the big global workplace shifts. But on the evidence of WORKTECH Toronto 2018, scrutiny and debate reflect an open mind on implementing new directions
West Coast work shift: four questions we asked in San Francisco
The Bay Area is renowned for early adoption of new workplace thinking. But WORKTECH San Francisco’s 2018 conference suggested that first movers are still questioning the fundamentals
Spontaneous, social and green: London lifts the lid on the new workplace
In the search for more innovation and wellbeing in the workplace, could chance encounters and biophilic design be a winning combination? Speakers at WORKTECH London’s 2018 conference suggested how the future might unfold
The financial workplace: back from the brink to rebuild credibility
A decade after the global banking crash, financial companies are breathing new life into their real estate strategies, according to WORKTECH’s Financial Workplace 2018 conference. But there is still a long way to go…
