workplace strategy
Talking point: can the office rise above the doom and gloom?
It’s easy to feel down about prospects in the workplace sector. But as we gear up for final quarter of 2025, emerging trends in real estate, technology and design point to a brighter future
Flight to quality: the strategic divide in global real estate
A global ‘flight to quality’ is continuing to transform real estate as organisations chase prime, sustainable, tech-enabled spaces to stay competitive
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
Could your healthy workplace be an international award winner?
The annual award scheme of the Healthy City Design Congress is on the hunt to find the world’s healthiest places – including workplaces, homes, neighbourhoods and communities
Tomorrow’s Office: designing for constant change and adaptation
Adaptive, circular, healthy, hybrid and social office models advance the idea of space as a dynamic system in a new report that anticipates what’s next in workplace interiors
Good day, bad day: building an index of individual flourishing at work
Can a new metric for ‘human flourishing’ help us design the high-performance offices of the future? A keynote by architect David Dewane at WORKTECH Chicago 2025 suggests it just might
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?
Factory settings: why is the post-industrial workplace so popular?
Creative firms relocating to industrial heritage buildings is on the rise. Research from the Netherlands suggests that connections to the past provide workers with motivation and identity
