The 1960s cartoon The Jetsons got three things about the future very wrong: the place of women in the workforce, how much we will work, and where we work.
- Workplace Futures Research Lead, Centre for the New Workforce, Swinburne University of Technology
Isolation at work can be unhealthy. But it can also be a good thing – as this researcher found out when he walked solo from Melbourne to Sydney.
The design of a workspace can actually have similar effects to a drug on those who create it, consume it or pursue it.
The popularity of the corporate campus over the past fifty years suggests the form is here to stay.
The history of the office illustrates not only how our work has changed but also how work’s physical spaces respond to cultural, technological and social forces.
When it comes to gig workers, research says it’s better to work with others and in the same place everytime.
Business Briefing: a better to design an office
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Research shows that many building codes don't designate the maximum number of people that should fit in an office, but that's not the only problem with standard office design.
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