Beyond the Desk
News from the World of Work
Hybrid Work
Trends redefining hybrid work.
In a recent decision of the Fair Work Commission, an employer has had its reasons for refusing a flexible working arrangement request upheld on the basis that the employee’s primary [...]
Nearly two-thirds of workers believe AI is reducing entry-level hiring, while graduates feel the greatest impact, according to new research. Nearly two-thirds of workers believe AI is reducing entry-level hiring, [...]
Cisco’s Workspace Designer brings AV planning and spatial visualization into a single platform—signaling a broader shift in how hybrid meeting spaces are designed. [...]
New BLS data shows remote work remains a lasting feature of the workplace, with education, occupation, and gender continuing to shape access to remote and hybrid work. [...]
The co-founder says redundancies and remote workers do not lessen the value of its new digs, and that it will match leasing deals with workforce needs. [...]
Workplace Designs
Workplace Design updates.
ORGATEC 2026 returns to Koelnmesse in Cologne, strengthening Germany's tourism, business travel and MICE sector with global exhibitors, delegates and innovation. [...]
Cisco’s Workspace Designer brings AV planning and spatial visualization into a single platform—signaling a broader shift in how hybrid meeting spaces are designed. [...]
IWFM has published a new Good Practice Guide, Space Planning and Management, which provides practica [...]
Worklife Balance
Wellness at Work Insights.
If the clock hits zero, so does the commitment. Money talks, and when the paycheck stops, the work stops. Delivering grain to the pearly gates is a no-go whe [...]
Dr. Rafael Chiuzi (left) is a an associate professor of organisational behaviour in the teaching stream at UTM, and he weighs in on why young professionals are losing interest in [...]
Life lesson by Barack Obama: Former President Barack Obama emphasizes the importance of prioritizing family over work commitments, stressing that both mothers and fathers deserve time off to care for [...]
AI at the Workplace
AI at Work: The HR Questions Companies Are Facing Now
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Mental Health at Work
If the clock hits zero, so does the commitment. Money talks, and when the paycheck stops, the work stops. Delivering grain to the pearly gates is a no-go whe [...]
Dr. Rafael Chiuzi (left) is a an associate professor of organisational behaviour in the teaching stream at UTM, and he weighs in on why young professionals are losing interest in [...]
Life lesson by Barack Obama: Former President Barack Obama emphasizes the importance of prioritizing family over work commitments, stressing that both mothers and fathers deserve time off to care for [...]
Future of Work
Formula Three: (Gen AI + VMVG Outcomes + L&D Agility) = The Future of Work
‘Our aim is to create places people love’: Evodia Alaterou
According to Evodia Alaterou, senior associate design strategy leader for … Physical workplace design is probably one of the most tangible tools an …
Bird’s nest stadium, Beijing
Beijing National Stadium, officially the National Stadium also known as the Bird’s Nest is a stadium in Beijing. Beijing National Stadium, located at the south of the centerpiece Olympic Green, is a stunning landmark building , which staged the 2008 Olympic Games from 8 August…
Architecture can change the world – Kingshuk Datta (KD)
Kingshuk Datta once re-mastered Laurie Baker’s famous quote as: ‘I learn my architecture by watching what nature does; in any case it is always the pragmatic and laterally evolving because nature does it. They don’t even employ builders, or for that matter architects,…
Designing to make a difference -Nupur Prothi Khanna
“Designing to make a difference” is the key dictum to every design approach that Nupur Prothi Khanna develops. More often than not, landscape architecture is viewed as an add-on, or an adornment to built spaces. Its significance is undermined by…
WINGS, a poem by Simran Patankar
Contributed by Simran Patankar, 1st Year Student of Architecture, Dr. Baliram Hiray College of Architecture, Mumbai. If only I’d have wings to fly, I would’ve soared high up in the sky. And travelled to Paris, New York and Dubai To…
The new should carry forward the heritage and culture and not to erase it
“Design is a constant process to innovate, create and reinvent itself for a better living. The design style though modern always has space for innovative use of materials with a contemporary clean design sensibility,” feels Archana Shah. A graduate from…
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…
Freedom of Expression through Art and Design – Rajan Bhatt with The Mool Foundation
“Giving due credit for my Design learning to the best of the Design Schools that I went to, I would like to share that my maximum understanding of design keeps coming from – the places I visit, the streets I…
Making a difference to the urban public realm – Urbanist, Planner, Nupur Prothi Khanna
Educated as a Landscape Architect, Planner and Heritage Conservation professional, Nupur Prothi Khanna set up research based design firm Beyond Built Pvt. Ltd. In her two decades of experience she has come to believe in a holistic approach to “making a…
