Beyond the Desk
News from the World of Work
Hybrid Work
Trends redefining hybrid work.
Frontline workers report lower satisfaction, higher burnout, and far less flexibility than office staff. [...]
Hybrid work fuels surge in device theft and visual hacking, as Kensington warns cheap physical locks could avert multimillion‑dollar breaches. [...]
Over half of Mexican workers feel demotivated in January; flexibility, leadership, and well-being strategies are crucial for engagement. [...]
As audit committees get down to business, they face risks related to technology but also can empower their organizations to use technology as a tool to fight fraud. [...]
If people don't go to the office, then all of the infrastructure built to support workers stops being viable. Remote and hybrid work are reshaping downtown economies, and restaurants are [...]
Workplace Designs
Workplace Design updates.
How rapid urbanization, corporate expansion, and flexible workspaces are shaping demand patterns and product innovation in the West Africa office furniture market. [...]
Worklife Balance
Wellness at Work Insights.
Frontline workers report lower satisfaction, higher burnout, and far less flexibility than office staff. [...]
The company's CEO and director of HR discuss the offerings and policies that create flexibility and build loyalty and retention. [...]
Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara, an associate professor at Laurentian University, explains why faculty has taken the step of walking off the job and, as many can imagine, LU’s insolvency and its fallout [...]
Housing in college, especially at Ohio University, is hard to come by; this is why so many people apply to be a resident advisor. The coveted role is one of [...]
JLL Research shows lower workplace satisfaction compared to office workers, highlighting need for human-centered approach [...]
AI at the Workplace
Physical AI Explained: How LLM-Powered Robots Are Entering the Workforce
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Mental Health at Work
Frontline workers report lower satisfaction, higher burnout, and far less flexibility than office staff. [...]
The company's CEO and director of HR discuss the offerings and policies that create flexibility and build loyalty and retention. [...]
Elizabeth Carlson-Manathara, an associate professor at Laurentian University, explains why faculty has taken the step of walking off the job and, as many can imagine, LU’s insolvency and its fallout [...]
Housing in college, especially at Ohio University, is hard to come by; this is why so many people apply to be a resident advisor. The coveted role is one of [...]
JLL Research shows lower workplace satisfaction compared to office workers, highlighting need for human-centered approach [...]
Future of Work
Automation: The Future of Work and Creativity
Exploring the Shift towards a Non-Traditional Work Landscape
In a thought-provoking pre-pandemic interview between workplace transformation expert Parthajeet Sarma and remote work enthusiast Steve Munroe, the conversation delves into the growing phenomenon of individuals questioning the predetermined paths of their lives. Munroe shares his own experiences of breaking…
Architecture is mostly Common Sense – Laurie Baker
Laurence Wilfred “Laurie” Baker, born on 2 March 1917 , a British by birth was a practising Indian architect, renowned for his initiatives in cost-effective energy-efficient architecture and designs that maximized space, ventilation and light and maintained an uncluttered yet striking aesthetic sensibility. He…
Design is creating spaces, in which one would intuitively feel at home.
“Design is one’s continuous approach to invent and innovate”, feels Biswarup Deb Roy who established the firm Purple Architecture Pvt Ltd in the year 2010 along with Prashanta Ghosh and a team of 4 associates, Prakash Kumar Sharma the Design…
Giving is important- Multitasker Saniya Kantawala
“Giving is important, in the end that’s what matters”, is the key mantra for Saniya Kantawala, a Mumbai based interior designer’s life. She is also a dancer by passion and a globe trotter. Her design career started off with a…
Was rebuilding the Taj a bigger challenge, or was it something else?
Celebrated Structural Consultant and Restoration Architect, Mr. Chetan Raikar, Chairman and MD, Structwell Designers & Consultants – the man behind rebuilding the Taj, post the terror attacks, speaks about his biggest challenges. Here is a snapshot on what is it that…
Designing should be contextual and a catalyst in sensitizing good aesthetic values : Rajeev Sathe
“Besides being a response to site, climate, available resources, and brief etc., architectural and interior designing should be contextual to the culture and life style of the society and a catalyst in sensitizing good aesthetic values”, considers Rajeev Sathe. An…
Longitudinal cities limit lateral thinking and innovation : A hypothesis
Back in the nineties, I used to commute between my workplace at Churchgate in the southern tip of Mumbai and my home at Andheri West, far north of it, on a daily basis. Work started at 9 am. At 8.45…
Design Labs: Transforming Employee Centricity in the Workplace
A design lab can have a significant impact on employee centricity by fostering a culture of empathy, collaboration, and innovation within an organization. Employee centricity is about putting employees at the center of decision-making and designing work processes, environments, and…
A stickler for detail – Urvi Singhania
A meticulous eye for detail and style from early days combined with an urge to create design and bring it to life, brought Mumbai based designer Urvi Singhania to do a foundation course on the principles of design at B.…
