It’s been over a decade since I worked as a property and architecture journalist — but I’m still fascinated by the new Apple campus: It’s not so much the architecture itself, but the interplay between the different buildings,…
workplaces
A collection of 11 posts
Open Plan Offices: only a manager could love them
Why really bad decisions get made about open plan offices It’s because the people making the decision don’t have to use the space: Let’s start with the fact that the folks often making the space decision are…
Escaping the tyranny of the team
There’s no doubt that the thing I miss most about corporate life is the team camaraderie. I haven’t really had a team for three and a half years now. I work largely by myself, and that can be…
Home or Office: pick your discipline
Working from home, versus corporate office life: Discipline. Everyone talks about how much discipline you need to work at home. But how much discipline does it take to go to the same strange city office every day, for all the…
Working alone, together
Writing is, essentially, a lonely business. It’s just you, a keyboard and as much focus as you can bring to a task. I’m in the midst of a long piece of writing now, for a Brilliant Noise project.…
Le Web: Automattic and the virtual workplace
The Ignite talk at Le Web I’m most interest in: Sara Rosso from Automattic No-one is inspired by a cubicle-filled office. But we’re locked into thinking about productivity as something that happens in an office. But what should…
My Morning Workspace
For those of you who think that life as a digital journalism evangelist is all tech and no paper, here’s my morning workspace from earlier today: [ Originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth. I’ve found myself unexpectedly in Rugby for work-related reasons, and am now in the office in the pic above. Blogging may be light or non-existent today.…