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Creating an Accessible and Inclusive Workplace
Microsoft’s focus on workplace accessibility provides people with diverse special needs the opportunity to obtain and maintain employment through a structure of ongoing assistance, support,…
The future of offices and the urban environment
In spite of technologies that today enable us to participate in conversations and listen to presentations from anywhere, most of us continue to travel and spend time and money to participate…
Designing the workplace to unleash everybody’s full potential
There is a growing body of research on the impact that work environments, workplace habits, and culture have on people and broader business performance. The most valuable assets in a modern…
The transdisciplinary focus of modern workplace thinking
In spite of technologies that today enable us to participate in conversations and listen to presentations from anywhere, most of us continue to travel and spend time and money to participate…
Biophilia might be one of the keys to wellbeing and productivity
Biophilic design is a powerful trend emerging in design and architecture in recent years. Biophilic design provides a new perspective that is based on the idea that human beings are living…
Maybe the time has come at last to shoot the workplace messenger
This article questions the content and direction of current workplace research work. It begins by recalling some of the pioneering work in workplace and the direction that that work set for…
Stories of place in the fourth industrial revolution: a review of “Life after…
"Life After Carbon" was important reading for the built environment profession even before October 8, 2018 – the day the United Nations issued a report prepared by world-leading scientists…
Life after Carbon: the next global transformation of cities
A new urban model is emerging worldwide – transforming the way cities design and use physical space, generate economic wealth, consume and dispose of resources, exploit and sustain the…
The power of deep engagement
Workplaces are more mission-critical and dynamic than ever before. But a workplace only exists to enable its users to be their most effective as they contribute to the success of their…
Book Review: The Social Organization By John Ingham
Paul Carder reviews John Ingham’s new book The Social Organization