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News from the World of Work
Hybrid Work
Trends redefining hybrid work.
Some bosses don’t know how to value their employees’ well-being. [...]
A new study from Stanford may have found a fix for the nation's fertility crisis: Let parents work from home, at least one day a week. Would more job flexibi [...]
Flexibility is key in worker satisfaction and productivity, study finds [...]
The future of leadership is not about doing more. It’s about sustaining judgement, humanity, and trust – especially when pressure is high, writes Mark Jeffery. [...]
Enterprise mobility is evolving beyond devices, as AI, 5G, edge computing and smart management reshape how frontline and hybrid teams operate at scale [...]
Workplace Designs
Workplace Design updates.
The modern workplace across Northern California continues to evolve at a rapid pace. From San Francisco startups to Silicon Valley tech campuses and Oakland creative studios, organizations are rethinking how [...]
Homes Get Warmer, Smarter and Deeply Personal In 2026, Indian homes move away from spectacle towards substance, embracing warmer colours, tactile materials, flexible furniture, etc. [...]
In this exclusive building tour for Car Design News, Ford Land global design director Jennifer Kolstad guides readers inside the carmaker's new campus in Dearborn, revealing how architecture is reshaping [...]
Executive coach and HR expert Anja van Beek says that every year leaders ask the same question: “What’s the next big thing in HR we should prepare for?” But 2026 [...]
Worklife Balance
Wellness at Work Insights.
Arklow in Co Wicklow has been ranked as the best town in Ireland for work-life balance, according to new research. [...]
Millennials report the highest level of career regrets at 70%, while baby boomers show the lowest at 52%, according to the results of a recent survey. [...]
Flexibility is key in worker satisfaction and productivity, study finds [...]
AI at the Workplace
AI & the Future of Work | Leadership, Skills & Generative AI | Beyond the Fabric | Ep. 1
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Mental Health at Work
Arklow in Co Wicklow has been ranked as the best town in Ireland for work-life balance, according to new research. [...]
Millennials report the highest level of career regrets at 70%, while baby boomers show the lowest at 52%, according to the results of a recent survey. [...]
Flexibility is key in worker satisfaction and productivity, study finds [...]
Future of Work
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Bringing in Design Solutions that are contextually insightful – Ar. Uday Goswami
“A firm follower of a ‘process driven design approach’, I try to bring in design solution that is contextually insightful.” says Uday Goswami, an architect and designer, currently working on several projects in leading cities of India and East Africa. Uday…
Event Day- Unleashing Your Innovative Potential (A Workshop)
On August 14th, 2015 we were joined by Reena Dayal Yadav, Chevening scholar from Oxford University who is also the Chairperson of SNIA India and an innovation expert, having been part of a top Indian IT corporation for over 2 decades.…
Where were you when ‘Eureka’ happened?
Do you remember the last time the spark of an idea popped up in your head? That Eureka moment? Do you remember where you were when that happened? Chances are high that you were NOT sitting on a work desk,…
Is Cycling the new Golf?
Strangely, I wake up earlier than usual on Sundays. Sunday is a day that I look forward to, to spend time with near & dear ones and sometime with oneself. The excitement of it all ensures that I wake up…
WE STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO – Ar. Abin Chaudhari
Our aim is to provide a “Soul in the Shell” says Abin Chaudhuri, who has graduated from Jadavpur University, Kolkata in 1998 and pursued Industrial Design at Domus Academy, Milan. Abin Design Studio (ADS), started in 2005 has executed a…
Take a walk for a creativity boost – Parthajeet Sarma
This article has been written by Parthajeet Sarma. He is a Chevening scholar (Oxford University), writer, award-winning innovator and entrepreneur. 15 years out of his over two decades of work experience, has been as an entrepreneur. Set up in 2003,…
To Inspire creations that turn Dreams to Reality- Milind Pai
“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works”- Steve Jobs. A true veteran of design, Chief Architect Milind Pai of the firm Milind Pai – Architects & Interior Designers, graduated from Sir…
Innovation in the face of Change – Workshop held in Mumbai
The workshop on “Innovation in the face of change” wad held last Sunday, July 30th in Mumbai. It was conducted by Parthajeet Sarma of iDream (see www.idream.in), in association with Ideactio, at Workbay, Mumbai on July 30, 2017. The programme was…
Translating clients’ ‘hopes, wishes and wants’ into ‘needs’ through Pre-Design
“Development activities that include design and construction are long drawn and expensive affairs, and sometimes a nightmare for all participants. Business risks to the client because of budget and schedule over runs must be minimized if not eliminated entirely. And…
