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Researcher featured on BBC Radio 4 discussion on the future of the office
Professor Matt Davis recently appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Dough to discuss how working patterns and workplaces are changing in the context of hybrid working, digital communication, and the growing use of AI. The programme explored current debates about the future of the office, including the shift towards more collaborative and social workspaces, alongside evidence...
Do senior leaders still need private offices?
Professor Matt Davis contributed to a Financial Times article exploring whether senior leaders still require private offices, and how changing workplace design is influencing leadership, visibility, and organisational culture. The article discusses how hybrid working is reshaping expectations around status, accessibility, and how leaders interact with their teams. Matt’s comments drew on research in organisational...
Why AI may be changing workplace communication
Professor Matt Davis was quoted in Financial Times Ignites in an article examining the impact of generative AI on communication at work. The piece explores concerns that AI-assisted emails and messages may be contributing to more transactional and less socially rich interactions in organisations. Matt’s contribution focused on how formulaic or automated responses can be...
COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns made most office-based staff become homeworkers overnight. This disruption has changed employees' and organisations' preconceptions of what a workplace is. In a much broader sense, a reflection is spurred on what "go to work" means and how we will work in the future.
This is exciting and has the potential to improve both the experience of work for employees and to drive innovation in the design of offices and ways of working. Our research examines the implications of these changes, provides advice for organisations looking to create hybrid workplaces and develops an evidence base for what the impact is on employee behaviour.
Where is your workplace today?
This 3 minute animation explains how hybrid working affects employees.
Key Themes
Insights from different themes we identified in our research to help you design and manage your future workplace.
Key Business Insights
In this webinar recording we explain the key findings from the in-depth Adapting Offices study of hybrid working. We explain the key things that business need to know to improve hybrid working practices, support employee wellbeing, performance and networks.