How much does a bank holiday cost the UK economy? Assessing the positives and negatives of an extra day off
August bank holiday offers the chance to unwind over a four-day weekend. But what are the consequences of…
Workplace
Ex-Wired editor David Rowan’s nine favourite examples of innovation
Some of the best examples of innovation discovered by David Rowan have included a CEO who doesn't want…
WeWork has potential to be the ‘Airbnb’ for workspace despite $4.9bn in net losses
Despite revelations WeWork is operating with significant losses, one analyst says it has potential to become a world-leading…
CEO James Endersby on making Opinium an award-winning place to work
James Endersby's people-centric approach to management has seen probation periods abolished and staff rewarded with equity in the…
Three ways businesses are damaging the environment from within the office
Always having the air conditioning and heating turned on, using inefficient light bulbs and having no paper recycling…
Asana Workload is a new collaboration tool that aims to prevent employee burnout
Asana Workload enables managers to see what employees are working on in real-time in order to redistribute work…
Deliveroo to build Edinburgh ‘tech hub’ to improve payments system
The Edinburgh technology hub will be the first Deliveroo office to be based outside London
Here’s why we should all want AI in the workplace: Digital evangelist lists the positives
Benefits of AI in the workplace could include improving focus on jobs that matter, removing human error and…
How businesses can prepare for tech revolution, according to Open University digital skills lead
With advances in technology and automation predicted to put many people out of work, where does the responsibility…
From nostalgists to robot mechanics, are these the professions of the future?
University academics have predicted the 100 professions of the future and the skills we could need to take…