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Future of the Workplace: The Data Driven Workplace

January 14, 2021 by Colin Stuart Leave a Comment

Future of the Workplace - The Data Driven Workplace

As we move into 2021 and look ahead to try and predict what the next trends will be within workplace strategy and what the future of the workplace will be, particularly in light of the Covid19 pandemic, it seems clear that technology has a huge role to play.  However, underlying any advances – technological or […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Change Management, Evolution of the Workplace, Technology, Workplace Analysis, Workplace Design Tagged With: Agile Working, change, Change in the Workplace, Change Management, coronavirus, covid19, Data, Data Driven Workplace, Future of the Workplace, futureworkplace, PropTech, Technology

Working from Home – Social Isolation and Lockdown

December 11, 2020 by Lauren Melling Leave a Comment

Social Isolation working from home

Since the Government’s announcement of a second lockdown, an array of different reactions from the public were unveiled. The rising number of new Covid-19 cases exacerbated feelings of uncertainty – particularly about when things will finally revert back to some level of normality. One thing is for certain though: even with lockdown finishing and the […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Change Management, Covid-19, Evolution of the Workplace, Wellbeing, Wellness, Working from Home Tagged With: coronavirus, covid19, emotional health, employee wellbeing, employee wellness, loneliness, mental health, social isolation, wellbeing, wellness

Working from Home continued in Lockdown2.0

November 9, 2020 by Sarah Moore Leave a Comment

Working from home

When we first posted our advice on working from home at the end of March, we wanted to take our experiences of helping organisations move to different working styles over a number of years and provide support for those jolted into a new way of working.  We recognised that although most of us could be […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Covid-19, Evolution of the Workplace, Wellbeing, Wellness, Working from Home Tagged With: coronavirus, covid19, employee wellbeing, lockdown2, staff wellbeing, wellness, WFH, working from home

Innovation in the Return to Work: Collaboration Zones

September 18, 2020 by Wayne Spiller Leave a Comment

Collaboration in the Office

Time to Read: 4 minutes The Return to Work (or better the Return to the Office / Workplace as many have been working very effectively from home) is about much more than creating a Covid-secure environment. It’s about ensuring that the office has evolved to provide workers with space that recognises the change in how […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Covid-19, Evolution of the Workplace, Return to Work, Uncategorized, Workplace Design Tagged With: collaboration, coronavirus, covid19, futureworkplace, returntotheoffice, returntotheworkplace, returntowork, Workplace

Mental health and continuing home working: 5 signs that your employees might be struggling

May 21, 2020 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

home working mental health

Previous Next Those of us who can work from home, or are choosing to keep working from home, are facing a specific set of challenges. In the first couple of weeks it was a sudden jolt into a new way of working; but after two months, it’s a very different story. Whether it’s the monotony […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Change Management, Evolution of the Workplace, Wellbeing Tagged With: coronavirus, covid19, emotional health, employee engagement, employee wellness, mental health, mental wellbeing, wellbeing, wellness

Returning to the Office? 5 signs that your employees might be struggling with their mental health

May 21, 2020 by Katy Lawn 1 Comment

Previous Next The Government’s latest advice on Covid-Secure workplaces covers everything from PPE to cleaning procedures and staggering shifts. And yet, there is no mention at all of any mental health considerations in the guidance.  With research indicating that there are high levels of anxiety about returning to the office at the moment, what is it that you need to look out for as you start […]

Filed Under: Change Management, Evolution of the Workplace, Wellbeing, Wellness, Workplace Analysis Tagged With: emotional wellbeing, employee engagement, management, management styles, mental health, mental wellbeing, PeopleLOOK, wellbeing, wellness, workplace wellbeing

When we design workplaces as lifestyle packages… who are they for?

March 10, 2020 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

This think piece considers the implications of offering workplaces as total lifestyle solutions. When we design these spaces, who are they actually for? Do we need to consider diversity and inclusion? How does this impact corporate culture and work life balance? And… are we working to live, or living to work?    Conversations about work-life balance are […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Evolution of the Workplace, Wellbeing, Wellness, Workplace Analysis, Workplace Design Tagged With: Agile Working, lifestyle, office design, wellbeing, work life balance, workplace perks, workplace wellbeing

Q&A with Hotbox Founder, Jamie Rothwell

October 9, 2019 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

With the Hotbox brand going from strength-to-strength, founder and general agile working expert, Jamie Rothwell, answers questions about why he created these stellar products and the challenges he faces; imparting some useful advice on how important it is to take the leap of faith to make your business dreams a reality. Q: How and when […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Evolution of the Workplace, Wellbeing, Workplace Analysis, Workplace Design Tagged With: Activity based working, agile, Agile Working, agile workplace, Flexible working, Hotbox, Productivity

Hot desking as an introvert: Designing workplaces for different personality types

July 30, 2019 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

We’re always hearing about millennials, gender differences, older workers… but what about differences in personality; something that cuts across all of these different groups? How do different personality types feel about agile work, hot desking and open plan? Hotdesking: its something that can be useful for reducing costs, driving engagement and even being a workplace […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Evolution of the Workplace, Wellbeing, Workplace Analysis, Workplace Design Tagged With: Activity based working, agile workplace, Change in the Workplace, communication, extrovert, Flexible working, Hotbox, introvert, Morale, personality types, Productivity, wellbeing, Workplace design, workplace wellbeing

Beachtowelling: The Curse of an Agile Workspace

June 20, 2019 by Katy Lawn Leave a Comment

by Colin Stuart I was very lucky to have had a week off recently somewhere sunny and warm and when I’m away there is nothing I like more than lying on a sunbed or sat in a beach side bar watching the world go by. I am always fascinated by human behaviour and how people’s […]

Filed Under: Agile Working, Change Management, Evolution of the Workplace, Workplace Analysis Tagged With: agile, agile workplace, desk space, mindset, space planning

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