Design (Blog)

Technology and generational change are combining to set free knowledge work. Organisations and individuals need to understand where and how they work best to be creative, collaborative,…

Open plan office design gets such a bad press these days that it’s time to redress the balance and consider the things at which it succeeds.

In practice, most workspaces are still based on the experience and intuition of architects and designers, who come up with a design solution with only minimal input from occupiers.  While…

Why is there such a gap between the level of service you would expect in a hotel and that which you are likely to receive in so many workplaces?

Design thinking offers a new way of looking at broader business problems.

The flexibility to choose where and how to work can be a double-edged sword, but when done correctly opens new vistas of choice and engagement

The integration of physical and digital workplaces is opening up new opportunities for the way people collaborate

One of the world’s most popular environmental standards has been updated. The changes are designed to strengthen the link between business strategy, environmental issues and building…

The modernization of work has only led to it being more intense and controlled. It’s time we introduced a new age of working based on relationships and not rules; people and not process

An exploration of the genesis of ideas and the mechanisms behind ideation and the growing importance of creativity at work as an integral part of both business and personal development