
Using tech to improve service, not just cut costs
‘Innovative technology can be revolutionary but we need to think hard about its use’
What does the future workplace look like? Without having reached a complete consensus, experts believe it will be smarter, greener and more efficient. The Future Workplace special report, published in The Times, explores the benefits of a biophilic office, the need for dedicated learning spaces, and how setting up shop in a tech hub can give your startup a leg up. It covers how to tackle freelancer isolation and asks whether, in the era of messaging and collaboration apps, the desk phone is dead. Also featured is comment on how innovative tech can improve the life of the workforce and an infographic on how we can learn to work better together, in a time where we have five generations in the workforce
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‘Innovative technology can be revolutionary but we need to think hard about its use’
Messaging and collaboration apps seem increasingly popular, particularly among younger members of staff, but there’s still life left in the old desk phone
Business leaders are wrestling with how to integrate formal and informal learning spaces at work to nurture a necessary upskilling culture
Flying in the face of cyberspace and virtual connectivity, physical clusters of like-minded businesses can energise and accelerate enterprise
Providing staff with tasty, nourishing food is not only good for employees’ wellbeing and engagement, it also feeds the bottom line
Despite the trend for workspaces that look like coffee shops, many businesses are demanding a return to more professional working environments. Landmark explains how it is harnessing the fundamentals of design and service to bring professional hospitality into the flexible workspace industry
WeWork is no longer only for co-working and startups. As people increasingly demand flexibility and enterprises crave more simplicity and agility on a global scale, large companies are embracing shared-space solutions that enable them to grow faster
As organisations look to maximise employee engagement and productivity, building owners must move with the times, by making life as comfortable and frictionless as possible. Now, thanks to Smart Spaces, a new app from London-based D2 Interactive, developed in partnership with Great Portland Estates plc, workspaces can become more interconnected to allow businesses and their employees unprecedented control over their environment – and work-life
Work-enabling technology in convenient workspaces empowers employees to excel