workplace strategy

The Optimisation Lie: how process-ism is stealing our creativity

After years championing flexible work, author and researcher Markus Albers now warns of a digital dystopia. In this interview, he explains why we need a new vision for success

Growing with purpose: how Clyde & Co scaled a global legal culture

From office culture to AI and mentorship, Clyde & Co chairman Michael Payton reflects on how legal workplaces must adapt without losing their core values

From castle to condominium: new book charts office history

Offices have received less critical attention than other types of building The author of a new book on office work explains why such attention is overdue and takes us through five stages of evolution

Has a false narrative been created around the return to office?

Work from home has stabilised and office attendance has flatlined over the past two years, according to Nick Bloom of Stanford University, a keynote speaker at WORKTECH Melbourne

Designing neuroinclusive workplaces: how to get started

Many companies have a desire to create a flourishing workplace for all but are struggling to make it happen. A new book by Kay Sargent of architects HOK demystifies the process

Workplace experience tech pioneer joins WORKTECH Academy as Global Partner

How will mobile-first systems shape the future of work? Modo Labs has joined WORKTECH Academy as a Global Partner to share its expertise with our professional network

Under scrutiny: what’s right and wrong with activity-based workplaces

Despite its worldwide popularity as a design model for office space, new research from Sweden reveals some familiar limitations of the activity-based workplace

The Unworking podcast: is the legal sector playing catch-up?

In this episode of the Unworking Podcast, Darren Mitchell, chief operating officer of Simmons & Simmons, discusses how law firms are adapting to meet new worker expectations