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The long read: For decades, anthropologists have been telling us that it’s often the informal, unplanned interactions and rituals that matter most in any work environment. So how much are we missing by giving them up?

Our study, measuring heart rate, skin conductivity and emotion in controlled conditions, shows the effects of office noise are very real.

“I really like working with other people. I’m uncomfortable working by myself, it’s just not the same. So I’d love to have everyone go back…

Early research on how people are — and aren’t — adapting and how leaders can help.

By better integrating human and device intelligence, we can foster collective intelligence.

Companies are figuring out how to balance what appears to be a lasting shift toward remote work with the value of the physical workplace.

Anthropology offers us models for how we can adapt.

High-income workers at highly profitable companies will benefit greatly. Downtown landlords won’t.

Executive leaders must consider significant talent implications to retention, performance and DEI while developing the return-to-work policy post-COVID.

Mapping employees’ working relationships can help guide leaders’ decisions about post-pandemic work models.

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In evolutionary biology, there is a theory called ‘punctuated equilibrium.’ It holds that instead of slowly evolving over time, evolutionary changes

Companies must move away from surveillance and visible busyness, and toward defined outcomes and trust.

Overcoming technology obsolescence means we have to take smart building infrastructure seriously.

This year’s CRE outlook reveals an industry on the verge of a technology-fueled transformation, as tenant experience becomes a top priority.

Assessing which roles are best suited to remote, onsite, or hybrid working models will help establish a long-term ambition for the future of work.

Survey results show employees are feeling anxious about post-pandemic working arrangements and the future of remote work, even if you don’t yet know what to tell them.

High-income workers at highly profitable companies will benefit greatly. Downtown landlords won’t.

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What does it mean to be productive? At the beginning of the pandemic, when many workers went remote, some managers were tempted to start counting things — whether hours, objects, or other things. But they’re about 100 years and two industrial revolutions too late: In the mechanical and electrical revolutions, productivity was indeed a measure... Read More