workplace strategy

Bursting the bubble: Japan’s office market set to contract

Ever-rising demand for office space in cities like Tokyo seemed to defy economic reality. But now Japan is set for a painful period of decline and readjustment according to a new study

Why Tokyo’s young workers are turning to satellite offices

The Japanese workplace has gone through major changes in the wake of the pandemic. Now a new research study shows that satellite offices are on the rise in the Tokyo region

The growing rift that could tear the working world apart

A new global survey on working from home in 34 countries reveals a growing and potentially damaging divide between what employees desire and what their companies intend to provide

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

New rules of work: redefining ‘modern’ for the 21st century

In this short video for Bloomberg, MillerKnoll sets out a vision for a future office based on providing more variety and choice – and on being more responsive to a diverse array of user needs

Hybrid work strategy: what are companies doing now?

With hybrid work becoming the norm for many business sectors, we’ve compiled an index of company strategies – some are clinging to the old ways of working while others embrace change

How the work environment supports our ability to remember

Memory is essential for knowledge work and depends on contextual clues to aid recall, according to new psychological research. Is this another reason to support a return to the office?

Water at work: is more blue space the answer to the blues?

We’ve all heard of green space but what about blue space? Research shows that environments with a water feature may be even better for you than traditional plant-based biophilic design