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The places we learn are more blurred than ever before. Both formal and informal learning environments are changing the face of education.
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Most workers want 'hybrid' jobs at the office and at home after coronavirus, study finds.

Most workers want 'hybrid' jobs at the office and at home after coronavirus, study finds. | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Australians have three key reasons for wanting to get back to the workplace in a limited capacity post-coronavirus, including banter by the water cooler, a new survey has found.
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Can Instagrammable Office Design Lure Young Workers Back?

Can Instagrammable Office Design Lure Young Workers Back? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
If your feed makes the corporate life look stylish, it’s just another evolution in the long history of the American workplace.
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The past and future of the office: a visual timeline of workplaces.

The past and future of the office: a visual timeline of workplaces. | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
A visual timeline of the past and future of the office spanning architecture, furniture, floor plans, computers, the dreaded cubicle and flexible work.
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The future office may look like a coffee shop, green oasis or living room

Google, Salesforce, IBM, Twilio and PagerDuty are among the companies rethinking or rebuilding their offices as they adjust to employees’ new ways of working.
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The 6 biggest lessons about work from 2021

The 6 biggest lessons about work from 2021 | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
The workplace is now… different, to say the least. The biggest lessons we’ve learned about the world of work in 2021 are at once stark and exciting.
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Why People Like Working From Home

Why People Like Working From Home | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Like it or not, the way we work has already evolved.
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Lifelike holograms may be the future of remote work 

Lifelike holograms may be the future of remote work  | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Companies envision a future where employees collaborate via 3-D holograms.
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Do you 'Zoom lunch' with home-working colleagues?

Do you 'Zoom lunch' with home-working colleagues? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Some firms are encouraging staff who are working from home to take their lunch breaks together.
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5 tips for ventilation to reduce COVID risk at home and work

5 tips for ventilation to reduce COVID risk at home and work | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Open windows and doors, use fans, and set your aircon to pull fresh air from outside.
Peter Mellow's curator insight, December 14, 2020 5:10 PM
Perhaps we will build hospitals with opening windows in the future?
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Enter the Cube Farm – MIT Sloan Management Review

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Twitter employees can now work from home forever

Twitter employees can now work from home forever | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Twitter’s plans to work from home indefinitely have prompted a wave of copycats. But its transformation has been two years in the making — and the rest of America can learn some lessons.
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Have we just stumbled on the biggest productivity increase of the century?

Have we just stumbled on the biggest productivity increase of the century? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
A conservative estimate of the productivity gains form working from home suggests they're bigger than all of the reforms of the 1990s combined.
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Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: C.D.C. Suggests Big Changes to Offices

Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: C.D.C. Suggests Big Changes to Offices | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
If followed, the guidelines would transform the everyday experience of employees across the country, from executives to clerical workers.
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Cubicles Reappear in Offices as Employees Return

Cubicles Reappear in Offices as Employees Return | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Once derided as symbols of a commodified work force, cubicles are making a comeback, and workers are personalizing them and posting photos on social media.
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To lure people back from remote working, give them individual offices.

To lure people back from remote working, give them individual offices. | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Office space is leasing at a discount, making this a good time for employers to give workers individual offices, complete with desks and doors that close.
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Will the hybrid office ever feel like home?

Will the hybrid office ever feel like home? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Employees may never have a desk that feels like ‘theirs’ again, but the trade-off might mean an agile office that works for everyone.
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Preparing Your Organization for the Shift to Hybrid Work

Preparing Your Organization for the Shift to Hybrid Work | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Many organizations are moving to a more flexible hybrid work model; learn how your organization can seamlessly make the switch to hybrid work.
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How companies around the world are shifting the way they work

How companies around the world are shifting the way they work | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Companies are trying to work out the best post-pandemic working model. What can we learn from these four companies?
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What’s the purpose of the office – and do we still need it?

What’s the purpose of the office – and do we still need it? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Remote work is working. So, why do we need a physical space?
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COVID is keeping us in our homes, but what makes working there a success or failure?

COVID is keeping us in our homes, but what makes working there a success or failure? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Most Australians working from home were happy to do so before COVID hit, but research has identified several key factors in whether these arrangements are likely to work out well for you.
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Why you’re more creative in coffee shops.

Why you’re more creative in coffee shops. | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
If we’re already working in isolation at home, why do we miss working with our heads similarly down in a public setting?
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Watch how the coronavirus can spread in an office 

Watch how the coronavirus can spread in an office  | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
If you happen to be reading this at your desk — and you can see the eyes of the person sitting across from you — scientists say beware.
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What happens to workplace perks when no-one’s in the office?

What happens to workplace perks when no-one’s in the office? | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Cold brew on tap, rock-climbing walls, gourmet cafeterias – perks are a hallmark of many desirable workplaces. But if there are no workers in the office to enjoy them, what now?
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Commercial developers are preparing for the rise of the robot worker

Commercial developers are preparing for the rise of the robot worker | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
New white paper argues that existing employees have little to fear from robot workers, with increasing automation theoretically freeing up humans to focus on more creative tasks.
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"How the rise of the robot worker could change office design" - how could it affect learning spaces?
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Why the future of work might be ‘hybrid’

Why the future of work might be ‘hybrid’ | Learning spaces and environments | Scoop.it
Companies are looking to the post-Covid future. For many, the vision is a model that combines remote work and office time.
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