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Hybrid Work
Trends redefining hybrid work.
Infosys reiterates zero tolerance after Pune BPM claims gain traction online. [...]
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The Special Recognition for Staff Awards recognize staff who have gone above and beyond to create a lasting positive impact across the Queen’s community. For 2025, two individual staff members [...]
Workplace Designs
Workplace Design updates.
Assets built for steady, predictable use struggle when demand becomes variable and concentrated. [...]
More UK businesses are rethinking how their offices actually function day to day. Instead of [...]
The rebranding of Adrianse to Design Alphabet marks a commitment to integrating architecture into its design philosophy. The studio aims to expand its global presence, focusing on sectors where design [...]
Worklife Balance
Wellness at Work Insights.
A 24 year old IIT Delhi graduate left his Rs 17 lakh per annum banking job, citing a toxic work environment, long working hours, and extreme sales pressure. [...]
Singapore Workforce Overqualified: Singapore’s workforce is increasingly choosing roles below their qualifications, with 19.4% of workers overqualified in 2025, up from 16.3% in 2015. Notably, 17.7% made this choice voluntarily, [...]
Maj. Roy Baker, assistant J3 for Joint Task Force–District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful, exemplifies successful military service combined with entrepreneurship. Baker leads a family-owned coffee and chocolate business rooted [...]
Gonzaga University is replacing Starbucks in Hemmingson Center with locally owned Thomas Hammer Coffee, bringing a Zag‑founded business back to campus and enhancing community connection, quality, and financial stewardship. [...]
AI at the Workplace
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Mental Health at Work
A 24 year old IIT Delhi graduate left his Rs 17 lakh per annum banking job, citing a toxic work environment, long working hours, and extreme sales pressure. [...]
Singapore Workforce Overqualified: Singapore’s workforce is increasingly choosing roles below their qualifications, with 19.4% of workers overqualified in 2025, up from 16.3% in 2015. Notably, 17.7% made this choice voluntarily, [...]
Maj. Roy Baker, assistant J3 for Joint Task Force–District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful, exemplifies successful military service combined with entrepreneurship. Baker leads a family-owned coffee and chocolate business rooted [...]
Gonzaga University is replacing Starbucks in Hemmingson Center with locally owned Thomas Hammer Coffee, bringing a Zag‑founded business back to campus and enhancing community connection, quality, and financial stewardship. [...]
Future of Work
The Hybrid World Is Here: AI Job Disruption, the Future of Work, and Human Connection
Embracing Invisible Disabilities: A Vital Component of Inclusive Employment Introduction
In a recent conversation between Lisa Whited, author of Work Better, Save the Planet, and workplace transformation expert Sibani Sarma of Idream, Lisa highlighted the importance of recognizing invisible disabilities as part of organizations’ diversity and inclusion programs. She also…
Future-proofing Facility Management: Strategies for Relevance in the Hybrid Workforce
As organizations increasingly adopt the Hybrid Work model, the demand for traditional commercial real estate is changing, if not waning. This brings up the question about the relevance of the traditional role of Facility Managers. To remain relevant in this…
8 Things to know before approaching a client for Office Interior Designing
Business environments get more and more competitive, designing offices gets less and less importance. This does not mean that organisations do not hire designers any longer. Its just that the expectations from the designers are fast changing. This is not…
Unleashing your Innovative Potential – A must-attend workshop
Gallopper and Ambuja Foundations present a workshop meant for construction industry professionals on Aug 14 at the Ambuja Innovation Centre in Mumbai. The workshop is aimed at making teams and individuals break pre-set moulds of thinking and also about training one’s…
Construction Equipment Finance and Leasing
After a slowdown of four years, the construction equipment industry in India is seeing a steady revival. Growth figures are expected to reach $5 billion by 2020 from $2.8 billion today, according to ICEMA. The industry’s revenue estimates are touted…
Monitoring and surveillance technologies shift power dynamics in the workplace
In a work context, surveillance and data collection raise issues that go …. field of actors engaging on this issue; and informs policy on future of work.
Innovative Office Design Strategies for Space Optimization
Office space ranks as the second most significant expense for most businesses, trailing only behind employee salaries. Therefore, it is essential to ensure that this investment yields returns. Underutilized offices not only drain finances but also miss out on opportunities…
Raja Arjun transcends boundaries of project briefs
Raja Arjun, Founder and Design Manager at Office of Cognitive Design (OCD) believes in pushing the boundaries and thinking out of the box. His work transcends boundaries of project briefs and enters realms of co-creating new experiences for users of…
Conversations and Interactions Shape Workplace Culture
With hybrid policies, AI integration, digital workflows, flatter hierarchies, organisations often focus intensely on systems, structures and strategy. While strategy decks outline direction, culture is truly experienced in the daily exchanges between peers, colleagues and teams. Workplace Culture is less…
