Beyond the Desk
News from the World of Work
Hybrid Work
Trends redefining hybrid work.
Hybrid work can make it harder to identify employees for promotion, but these practices can change that. [...]
As politicians and employers push people to work longer hours and return to the office, researchers argue that productivity depends on more than time spent at a desk. Better-designed jobs, [...]
An NYC keynote speaker and futurist is a consulting expert, business strategist and thought leader who helps businesses, executives, entrepreneurs, and conference audiences understand emerging trends, anticipate future developments, and [...]
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Workplace Designs
Workplace Design updates.
Want staff back in the office? The luxury suites in a renovated heritage building in George Street come with boardroom booze and a chauffeured Bentley service. [...]
Bates Smart promotes four new studio directors — Nicole Coutts, Mary MacKillop, Peter Ohnrich and Lucy Sutton — across architecture and interior design. [...]
Hout is a refined lounge and chair family that seamlessly combines the timeless warmth of wood with a distinctive, modern silhouette. [...]
Worklife Balance
Wellness at Work Insights.
Sally Alwan, orthodontic clinical development advisor at mydentist, shares how she's grown her career and found balance as a working parent. [...]
Housing Today's latest quarterly report asks HR and people professionals what the good employer of the future looks like - and how the sector's offer may need to change by [...]
James Graham’s new play, ‘The Standard of Living’, shows that the great economist still has much to teach us [...]
Joe Jordan ’95, P ’25, P ’28 draws on his W&M liberal arts & sciences background as he leads the world’s largest pizza chain [...]
AI at the Workplace
Employees are terrified of your AI rollout #ai #workplace
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Mental Health at Work
Sally Alwan, orthodontic clinical development advisor at mydentist, shares how she's grown her career and found balance as a working parent. [...]
Housing Today's latest quarterly report asks HR and people professionals what the good employer of the future looks like - and how the sector's offer may need to change by [...]
James Graham’s new play, ‘The Standard of Living’, shows that the great economist still has much to teach us [...]
Joe Jordan ’95, P ’25, P ’28 draws on his W&M liberal arts & sciences background as he leads the world’s largest pizza chain [...]
Future of Work
Will AI Replace Actors? The Real Future of Film Is Already Here.
The New Commuting Challenge: Enhancing the Journey for Remote Workers Returning to the Office
Amidst the paradigm shift brought about by the widespread acceptance of remote work, the challenge of facilitating a smoother transition for the average knowledge worker back to the traditional office commute looms large. With the comfort and convenience of home-based…
Scaling down details to make children friendly spaces – Mrinal Bhatia
To have a conversation about Peppa pig, sea astronauts, gymnastics or play kitchen-kitchen with my toddler clients has been tougher than sketching the skyline of Chicago at -4 degrees with my fingers numb wrapped in woollen gloves for a sketching…
Ingenuity is a gift – Architect Harsh Boghani
“Ingenuity is a gift, and often, it is the most talented, intelligent and artistic minds that have the ability to observe, imbibe and react to circumstances to create something that is out-of-the-box. Most of the time, these discoveries or creations…
Design is not just the art of being beautiful – Swati Shah
“The key to great design is capturing the spirit of the client and the essence of the space”, quotes Swati Shah, Architect and dreamer with over 2 decades of experience in the industry. Over the years, Swati has developed a…
RE IMAGING THE LEGACY OF ‘PREM SWEETS’
This is a Diwali special feature: The thought behind the founders of Studio BlueprintInc is “The key to great design is capturing the spirit of the client and the essence of the space”. Akshay Kumar Varma and Mangesh Mestry are…
Fall seven times, stand up eight – Ar. Deepa Nandi, Designer, Film maker, Art director and much more
”Find what you love and let it kill you” – Charles Bukowski, asserts Deepa Nandi passionately as she adorns multiple facets in her everyday life. An Architect by profession, Designer at heart, Film maker, Art Director, Handwriting Specialist, mentor, entrepreneur, city lover, theatre…
Ultimately Thinking Matters More Than Tools
We are surrounded by tools. New platforms, new dashboards, new AI features appear almost weekly. In this noise, it is quite easy to assume that the world of work belongs to those who master the most tools the fastest. The…
PowerHouse – A house that earns, and perhaps sends Priya to school
“I want to go to school”, said Priya to her mother, who was drying out the clothes and looked back at her in dismay. A family of 4, with 2 children, of which Priya was the older, was not sent…
Being a colour stylist, is quite simple, but not easy- Namrata Chandwani
“Open your mind to the magic of Colour” is the motto of Namrata Chandwani, a Mumbai based colour stylist who owns a colour blog, The Color Story. Namrata completed her Advance diploma in Interior Design from L. S. Raheja School…
