workplace strategy
Shifting ground: why geopolitics is redrawing the Corporate Real Estate map
As trade relationships fracture, sanctions expand and governments take a closer interest in strategic assets, companies are starkly rethinking where they choose to operate
Opening the floodgates: are our workplaces ready for a risky climate?
Climate risk could increasingly influence which workplaces remain viable, how much they’ll cost to operate, and where companies choose to locate themselves
Why remote workers will come under fresh scrutiny this autumn
As the return to office has dominated the agenda, home working has quietly slipped down the list. This autumn, a potent mix of politics, policy and AI could push it back to the top
Has the psychological contract with the workforce weakened?
To mark WORKTECH Academy’s tenth anniversary, this column looks at persistent themes over the past decade such as a worsening relationship between employers and employees
Sameness by Design: why do all workplaces look the same?
New research from Dr Agustin Chevez explores why workplaces today are converging around the same ideas, aesthetics and measures of success, and argues that sameness might not always be a bad thing
Why real estate deals give a false picture of progress on hybrid work
Don’t be fooled by brighter news in office leasing markets. While companies are beginning to get to grips with their spatial footprint in the hybrid era, solving the cultural issues will take longer
The self-adapting workplace: from data-rich to insight-ready offices
Can a workplace truly be self-adapting? A new report by VergeSense and WORKTECH Academy explores what it takes for offices anticipate change rather than just record it
Has workplace design really reached a professional cul-de-sac?
The 25th anniversary of the launch of the landmark TV comedy The Office reminds us that, for all the advances in workplace design, we’re still trying to crack the connection to culture
