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 […]
Beachtowelling: The Curse of an Agile Workspace
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 […]
Freedom of Movement and the Importance of Individuality
by Jamie Rothwell, MD at Hotbox Storage No, we’re not talking about Brexit. We’re talking about collaborative and open plan workspaces that encourage you to move around the workspace and work where and when you like. We are all familiar with these workspaces today. They are great at encouraging innovation, attracting talent and are just fun […]
Creating a Data-Driven Work Experience: Myths and Realities
Baker Stuart’s Insight: After last week’s fantastic Workplace Trends Research Summit at the British Library last week, where Prof. Rob Briner talked about the need for evidence based management practices, this article by Steelcase’s Tracy Brower presents seven myths about data – and how to make better decisions using the data we have. Steelcase’s Tracy […]
How To Build Culture Through Office Design
Baker Stuart’s Insight: It’s something we spend a lot of time thinking about – the fit between your people and the place they work in. This article argues that one of the most powerful ways to cultivate culture is building it—literally—into your workplace. Want to find out how? Culture is the only long-term competitive advantage an […]
Never Underestimate the Power of Human Adaptability
Baker Stuart’s Insight: The case for human adaptability, beautifully put by Manish Bahl: “We do anything and everything we can to survive and thrive when things are against us. I fervently believe humans can and will adapt to the future of work; however, I am very much concerned about the adaptability of businesses and higher education […]
Research: We’re Not Very Self-Aware, Especially at Work
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Our individual self-awareness at work has a huge impact on team performance. When individuals are less self-aware (i.e. there is a big gap between what individuals think they contribute to the team, and what their team members think they contribute), the team tends to make worse decisions, be less coordinated, and show worse conflict management strategies. If […]
Problems with noise at work? A lot of it is in our heads
Baker Stuart’s Insight: The problem of noise at work is particularly important at the moment because most UK employees are now working in open plan offices that are on average about 20 percent smaller than they were ten years ago. But much of the effect of workplace noise is due to psychological factors such as context […]
IKEA designs future autonomous cars that work as hotels, stores, and meeting rooms
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Is this the future of the mobile office? Ikea Labs thinks their autonomous cars which can serve as an ‘Office on Wheels’ could be. Their designs are envisaged as a way for us to work smarter; so in the future we could be holding meetings while watching the world go by, without having […]
Free Food May Be Good For Office Morale, But It Promotes Overeating If Kept At A Close Distance
Baker Stuart’s Insight: Whilst more and more companies are offering free food in the workplace because of it’s morale-boosting potential, there is evidence that it can promote over-eating. Researchers at Google’s New York office found that when snacks are located close to the beverage station, the likelihood of snacking almost doubles, for men and women. This […]
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