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Don’t look to the skies for your inspiration
The much talked about characterisics of the offices of firms in the TMT sector have been around for far longer than some people think.
The metamorphosis of the Polish workplace
East meets West as open plan offices and other practices and principles gain ground in Poland’s thriving new workplaces.
The modern workplace as an immersive experience
Facility managers can take their place as the stage managers of the workplace and give an award winning performance.
The enduring appeal of the open plan
An event in Finland next year promises to throw open the door to a new era of transdisciplinary research into the modern workplace The association between open plan office design and…
Age, office type, job satisfaction and performance
Age is certainly more than a number when it comes to the workplace. it shapes every aspect of what we do and how we go about it.
Design Principles for Work and Learning Environments
The difference between churning out another aircraft engine on an assembly line and developing an engine that can help an airline do its job better is creativity. Creative knowledge work is…
Evidence-based Facilities Management? an example: knowledge worker productivity
by @paulcarder (References at footer)
You are probably quite familiar with the term "evidence-based design" (or EBD) as a corporate real estate, FM or workplace professional. In fact, there…
PLACEMAKER: 2040: “Grandma, what was commuting?”
Imagine that a child was given school homework, to make a PowerPoint slide of Mum's journey to and from work. It may look like this: https://app.box.com/s/w19otbry4gt53m3zfs3q - hopefully…
Workplace is discipline; see one, do one, teach one
We cannot always 'just do it', like the Nike adverts suggest. For the future, we also need to teach.
This point is perhaps missed in the 150th post on workessence, a reflection by Neil…
Productivity: yesterday’s measure? Post-productive Places
Productivity is important at a macro-economic level. How much a country produces, measured by GDP, is still important.
Productivity at an organization level is also important, when…