Rethinking Systems – Changing more than the location of work
International online event 13th March 2025, organised by Workshape 8pm GMT Human-created systems shape how we work, connect, and create. But are the systems we rely on today still serving…
Our realistic but gloomy predictions for 2025!
Happy New Year! Here are our somewhat doom-laden predictions for the world of work and more in 2025 - but with some positive undercurrents nonetheless! From time to time, not…
Videos and Podcasts – Flexibility in Sound and Vision
Here we have selected videos and audio featuring issues and ideas in the the worlds of flexible working, transforming workplaces, and the future of work. Bookmark this page to find…
The right to disconnect – what could be wrong with that?
We all need to be able to switch off from work and have the control we seek between work and the rest of life. So a “right to disconnect” might…
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How productive and sustainable is flexible working? The research [Video]
For his recently published book, Beyond Hybrid Working, Andy Lake has dived into the research on the impacts of flexible working – in particular ‘remote working’ – on productivity and…
Andy Lake and his new book - Beyond Hybrid Working
The book to help you move Beyond Hybrid Working
By Andy Lake Since 2020, we have seen an acceleration of trends that span more than 30 years. These include the rise of flexible working, new office design and new…
Four ways to address flexibility for hands-on and site-specific workers
Or, “What about the workers?” In all the debate about remote/hybrid working, the future of offices and the future of work, it’s often forgotten that the majority of the world’s…
Flexibility News in Brief
We're reviving our digest of news about Flexible Working, Smart Working and all things connected. And we add in a little opinion here and there too. If you have news…
30 years at the forefront of insight on Flexible and Smart Working
It's been my privilege to have seen, over the course of nearly 30 years, flexible working move from a dubious workplace eccentricity to mainstream acceptance. And, indeed, to have contributed…
Hybrid working: a case of old dogmas learning new tricks?
Is hybrid working a revolution in the way we work, or a case of old office-based place and presence-based ways of working reasserting themselves in a slightly different guise? A…
Time for a Bonfire of Useless Terminology about Work and Workplace!
There are certain words and phrases that consistently crop up in commentary on work and workplace that at best oversimplify, and at worst distort our understanding of changes to the…
How flexible is a four-day week?
The 4-day week is not a single animal, and some versions of it are smarter and more flexible than others. Here we explore the concept, its different versions, and look…
Being Smart about Flexibility – and how to put it into practice
Is your organisation wrestling with how to implement “hybrid working” as they approach an end to the lockdown? If so, it’s worth noting that most of the issues are not…