workplaces
Droning on about Apple's new campus Paid Members Public
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, that fascinates me. It’s an under-considered part of the
Open Plan Offices: only a manager could love them Paid Members Public
Why really bad decisions get made about open plan offices [https://medium.com/@rands/your-best-work-5a72a1ad408d#.dyc65n5o3] 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 managers who already don’
Escaping the tyranny of the team Paid Members Public
Team work can be creative and fulfilling. But some tasks are better done alone. Can we design offices to allow that?
Home or Office: pick your discipline Paid Members Public
Working from home, versus corporate office life [https://opendor.wordpress.com/2015/01/05/working-from-home/]: > 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 hours of
Working alone, together Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/02/2013-02-18-14.22.47.jpg] 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,
Le Web: Automattic and the virtual workplace Paid Members Public
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/12/IMG_9794-Version-2.jpg] The Ignite talk at Le Web I’m most interest in:Sara Rosso [http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=1092662] from Automattic [http://automattic.com/] No-one is inspired by a cubicle-filled office. But we’re
My Morning Workspace Paid Members Public
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: [](https://i2.wp.com/
Away From my Desk Paid Members Public
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/267878263/] Image(052) [http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/267878263/] Originally uploaded by Adam Tinworth [http://www.flickr.com/people/adders/]. I’ve found myself unexpectedly in Rugby for work-related reasons, and am now in the office in the pic above. Blogging may be
