Our spring Tertulia, on April 24, 2008 featured Michael Joroff, Senior Lecturer, MIT School of Architecture and Planning, Mattias Bergman, Principal of the Infrastructure Solutions Group and Anthony Townsend, Institute For The Future.

Eric Richert, principal of 8 Corners Consulting and the former director of Sun Microsystem’s Open Work Practice, prepared a research paper that analyzes the work practices and success factors that managers and employees use to work at a distance. It aims to provide answers to the question: "What do we do 
to make distributed work situations work well?”

Sponsors

• SMART Technologies, Inc. (Canada)
  
• Haworth, Inc.

• Applied Materials
  
• Cisco Systems
  
• CUH2A
  
• GSA
  
• HOK
  
• Jones Lang LaSalle
  
• Nokia
  
• RTKL
  
• Stanford University
  
• Suiteworks (Canada)
  
• Sun Microsystems
  
• VTT Research Institute (Finland)

Consulting colleagues

• Building Ecology Research Group
  
• Business Place Strategies
  
• Collaborative Strategies

NewWOW is pleased to announce our latest member: HOK. Please welcome HOK’s David Rush, Jim Rice and Steve Hargis to our community.
David provided a description of the company: "HOK is a global architectural firm that specializes in planning, design and delivery solutions for buildings and communities. Through its collaborative network of 29 offices worldwide, the firm serves diverse clients within the corporate, commercial, public and institutional markets. HOK is committed to developing resources and expertise to help lead the world toward sustainable communities and building environments. Founded in 1955, the firm’s expertise includes architecture, engineering, interiors, planning, lighting, graphics, facilities planning and assessment, and construction services."

Download a free copy of our new report, “What Every Senior Executive Needs to Know about Distributed Work.”

This 12-page report condenses years of experience into a quick read and provides guidelines for designing a distributed work program for your organization.

Download a free copy of our new report, “What Every Senior Executive Needs to Know about Distributed Work.”

This 12-page report condenses years of experience into a quick read and provides guidelines for designing a distributed work program for your organization.

What do workplace studies say about workspace choice?
A NewWOW member posted a study he co-authored on workplace environment and performance. It explored how distractions, workspace flexibility, and personal control of work environment influences perceived job performance, job satisfaction, group cohesiveness, and the tendency to work alone or in an enclosed area. The study prompted a spirited discussion among members, especially about the issue of workplace choice.