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EventsThinkingAddressing loneliness through design: Creating community, culture and connection
1 month ago19 min
More than half of the world’s population is now living in cities, with the UN projecting by 2030 a predicted 5 billion of us will live in built-up areas. With isolation and loneliness a common side effect of city life, how do we design spaces to nurture connection?
Covid-19 has magnified inequality in the workplace, but can we shape the future to redress the balance? Work in Mind columnist and business leader Erica Wolfe-Murray discusses the issue…
ExclusivesThinkingDr Michael Mosley: “Shift work can be deadly”
2 months ago16 min
Depression, diabetes and divorce are just some of the potential risks associated with working night shifts. Dr Michael Mosley tells Work in Mind’s Sophie Barton what we can do to mitigate the impact…
ExclusivesThinkingAsk the expert: Is ‘ready to work’ space the way forward for landlords?
3 months ago12 min
Kev Wither, Head of Landlord, for workplace design company Peldon Rose answers the big questions on how ready-to-work spaces are the way forward for landlords and how they can create truly aspirational spaces.
ThinkingHyperlocal working: Putting healthy workplaces at the centre of thriving communities
3 months ago8 min
Tim Gledstone, a Partner at award-winning architecture practice Squire & Partners, knows a thing or two about the benefits of hyperlocal working. Here, he argues for greater connection between the healthy workspace and thriving local communities.
ThinkingThe power of colour: Using design to create calm
3 months ago15 min
The global pandemic has amplified the conversation around designing for wellbeing, and colour is playing an increasingly critical role.