Listening to the right kind of music at the right time can make you happier, smarter and more productive. A friend of mine told me once, after visiting the gym, ...
Procrastination is an epidemic. We often struggle to get started with tasks that are in some way scary and challenging – especially when there’s a lot a stake and we ...
As a workplace specialist, I regularly see office spaces of all shapes and sizes. And whenever I’m about to visit the workplace of a small business for the first time, ...
Timeless qualities of workspace design We can hear a lot of discussions recently about how work is changing and what the workplace of the future might look like, and for ...
I remember a time when I was about to meet one of my early clients at his office. We hadn’t met before, and I was a bit nervous about how ...
As knowledge workers, we spend most of our working hours processing information, solving problems and making decisions. These activities inevitably clutter our headspace and deplete our mental energy, with stress, ...
Don’t be sorry for the mess! People often get apologetic when they show me around their office and it’s not picture perfect. “Sorry for the mess … We are actually ...
Have you seen the scene in Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick’s acclaimed movie, where Bowman finds himself in a bedroom built by aliens in a remote spot in the universe? Or ...
Business leaders, managers as well as workspace designers put increasing effort into creating spaces where employees can not only work to the best of their ability, but where they also ...
Whenever we engage with a business, either as workers or as customers, we don’t just want to make transactions. We want to support businesses that stand for a worthwhile cause ...