A chat with the person at the next desk makes the day go by more easily in the office. But chattering that becomes a constant background hum and ceaseless interruptions have now been proven to adversely affect productivity and workplace harmony. In these cases, don’t wait. Here are a few ways to deal with it. […]
The 2020 office is “agile”, green, and very much focused on the wellbeing of its occupants. This is how the new trends are primed to take over our workspaces and brighten up the work day with home-like comforts. Alplus, design Marco Zito Wellness and Biophilic design There has been talk of biophilic design for decades, […]
What shape or form should an office take for people who don’t have an office? What might sound like a paradox is actually the question du jour for digital nomads. “Where’s my desk going to be today?” Among the cosmopolitan army of office-less professionals, this is often the first question of the day. Being digital […]
Here we go again: new year, new year’s resolutions. Starting with work-related ones. You’re certainly not alone: according to the American Psychological Association, 93% of people set themselves a goal in January. It’s a shame, then, that half of us will have given up by February. An upstanding 19% of people manage to follow through […]
A large Russian mining company seeking a high-end HQ. An elegant building offering 9,000 square metres of floor space in Krasina Street, in the heart of Moscow. And an architectural challenge: transforming an “empty shell” into an office for 700 people, meeting the highest standards of workplace comfort. The substantial project was awarded to […]
If the boss snaps for no reason or a colleague doesn’t seem to understand instructions, maybe neither they nor we are to blame. The Americans call it the generational divide and this problem affects teams consisting of people of very different ages. Each generation communicates with others in its own style and, as a result, […]
The rhythmic base of an old-school hip-hop song, the majesty of Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries to pump you up, a cheerful tune to brighten the mood a bit at the end of a long day: if you use headphones at work to concentrate and reduce distractions, you will no doubt have a minutely compiled […]
Work is changing and spaces are changing with it. Continuous technological evolution has resulted in a change in the ways we work and in our workplaces. New solutions are being offered with a view to encouraging ever-greater flexibility to allow personnel to do their jobs in any location away from the company office. Remote work […]
Exactly 20 years ago, back in 1999, the Pet Sitters International association founded the world Take Your Dog To Work Day. Having your four-legged friend in the workplace has been a long-debated topic. In Italy, one of the Unicredit bank branches recently introduced designated spaces, the first time this has happened on a large scale. Research by […]
We’ve always kept a keen eye on the way the workspace has changed over the years. We’ve talked on various occasions about how the evolution and integration of technologies has progressively led to new work cultures and the shaping of spaces that deviate from convention. Today, we want to focus on the huddle room. How open-plan workspaces […]
