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ExclusivesThinkingHeavy Metal Cities: Josh Artus argues that the race to build our 21st Century world is impacting our human capital
1 month ago16 min
The race to build, create, and service the production capital needed in the 21st Century is impacting our human capital, says Josh Artus, director of The Centric Lab – a UK based neuroscience research lab for the built environment.
ThinkingPerformance, productivity & profitability: lighting is the answer, says new publication
2 months ago4 min
A new publication from one of the UK’s leading lighting manufacturers offers a new perspective on solving the UK’s well-documented ‘productivity puzzle’.
Places£3.8 million ESRC funding to investigate management practices’ effect on productivity and wellbeing
2 months ago5 min
Aston University, University of Strathclyde, University of Sheffield, University of East Anglia, and the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) will benefit from £3.8 million funding from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to investigate management practices’ and their effect on productivity and wellbeing in the workplace.
ThinkingOne third of office workers lack distraction-free spaces
2 months ago4 min
An interruption can mentally derail your concentration for 23 minutes, yet many employees are struggling to find workspaces where they can focus
ThinkingWorkplace productivity: Project explores impact of poor indoor environmental conditions on output
3 months ago6 min
Professor Rajat Gupta delivers new research findings on how improvements to our indoor environment at work could help productivity.
ResearchStudy reveals C02 levels in offices are ‘silently damaging UK productivity’
4 months ago7 min
A new study concludes that a failure to regulate environmental conditions is negatively impacting workers’ cognitive functions.
Workplace productivity is being impeded as a direct result of dated office design, according to the Meeting Expectations report, released by K2 Space.
WSP calls for greater productivity focus in planning and design to tackle UK productivity puzzle
ResearchWorkfront report says workers are too swamped to innovate
6 months ago4 min
A new study suggests excessive meetings and emails are cannibalising productivity