workplace innovation

By Paul Carder @paulcarder & @WorkAndPlace May I take this opportunity to wish our friends in the USA (and our own Jim Ware of course) a peaceful or hectic weekend, whichever is your…

by Paul Carder (paul.carder@occupiersjournal.com); Twitter: @paulcarder When Terry Hall of Fun Boy Three brought Bananarama in as backing vocals in 1982, to release "It ain't what you do, …

Every human being is different – that fact needs no referencing. Yet, people work in groups, and multiple groups become organisations. The larger the organisation, the more generalization…

Cheesy title, but serious point.... Many occupier teams will have been working on their 2014 Plan. Your major projects next year, your key service improvements, partnerships - or for a very…

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is now well known, and ubiquitous. Why buy, and maintain, software tools when they can be 'hired' in minutes online? So, why do we 'buy' Places? Or lease,…

Former British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, is widely reported to have said "a week is a long time in politics". A minute must have seemed a long time for Sabine Lisicki yesterday…

There's been quite a buzz building around Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer's recent proclamation that all employees are now expected to be in their assigned corporate office every day. No more…

The Lisbon Workplace Conference 2013 took place on February 19th in the new Headquarters of Microsoft in Lisbon, which was designed by 3G-Office (President of 3GOffice, which explain the…

Be on the lookout for Sodexo's annual report on workplace trends; it's due out this Thursday, 24 January. An online summary of the report identifying its 12 key trends for 2013 is already…

A quick mention this afternoon for my old colleagues at AWA (Advanced Workplace Associates), who organize this week of charity activity in the UK, for BBC Children In Need. You can donate…