This infographic debates the merits of working at home versus at a traditional office. It also discusses remote collaboration tools to keep workers connected. For more on how to work from home effectively, check out the following articles: * Institute ‘Work From Home’ Fridays to Max Out Work Productivity [INFOGRAPHIC] * 1...
Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show in London premiered an outdoor office prototype called the Rooftop Workplace of Tomorrow garden. Designer Patricia Fox wanted to find a use for unused city spaces and, in doing so, create something that would be both aesthetically complementary to the city skyline...
Does your office have 32 flat-screen TVs and an in-house kegerator? No? Then you might want to send a resume to the offices of online sports news source Bleacher Report. Four sports enthusiasts who shared a love of the game and a dislike of the robotic, mundane commentators that came...
It's no surprise that employees' work environment plays a huge role in their overall productivity and motivation. Today's must-reads will help you improve your existing workspace and promote engagement. Should you transform cubicles into open space, or introduce a fun, positive atmosphere with personality? * This...
This week's Avant-Garde Offices star is enterprise software company Box, formerly known as Box.net. It was less than a year and a half ago when Box had just 125 employees. Cut to May of 2012 and the company has grown to a team of 400. Naturally, this...
There's been a lot of negative buzz about the distractions and productivity losses open-plan offices enable, and software company Autodesk may have found the ideal solution by piping in pink noise. The sound is the same frequency as human voices, enabling employees to tune out their coworkers'...
