💡 Time for a hybrid health check? Click here to learn how Audiem can help ⚡️Drum roll... Workplace Geeks is back! After four workplace event specials, it's time to kick off season 3 in earnest. So in the first full conversation for quite a while, Chris and Ian are delighted to welcome Professor Nick Bloom to the show. If you've heard a credible statistic in the mainstream media about working from home or hybrid working since early 2020, the chances are it was from, or informed by, work that Nick has been involved with. He's the William D. Eberle Professor of Economics at Stanford University in California, and collaborates globally and prolifically.Now, the Geeks have always wanted Nick on the show (Dr Pinder suggested it before the show even launched) but it was their interview with Jack Nilles (S1E4) that swung it. Nick got in touch to say how much he'd enjoyed the episode... then joined the dots with Jack... and now here Chris and Ian are with Nick. What a lovely global workplace community! Ahhh, bless...The discussion, actually recorded in November 2023, centres around a paper by Barrero, Bloom and Davis called 'The Evolution of Work from Home', published in the Journal of Economic Perspectives (Fall, 2023). But along the way the discussion references a range of work informing Nick's subject expertise. So remember to boost your knowledge about this topic after you've had a listen, by exploring the many links in the show-notes below.🤓 Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🎧Learn more 🌱🧠Follow Nick Bloom on LinkedInWFH and Hybrid research at wfhresearch.com'The Evolution of Work from Home' (2023) featured paper'Does working from home work? Evidence from a Chinese experiment' (2015) background paper'How Hybrid Working From Home Works Out' (2022) background paper'Why working from home will stick' (2021) background paperWFH is like a Nike Swoosh Economist Article (August 2023)Nick's Yale Law School guest lecture slides🤔 What do you think of the show? Any ideas, topic or guest suggestions? Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn ...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

💥 To get 15% off  Workplace Trends tickets, use promo code GEEKS15 at the checkout 🥳In this second of another(!) two part special, the Workplace Geeks are back at Workplace Trends, this time at their flagship 2023 autumn conference, held in London last October. The theme this year was 'the office as a desired destination'... question or statement?! 🤷🏻With the best community of long-standing supporters on the UK conference circuit, Workplace Trends attracts a diverse range of practitioners, designers, architects, FMs and psychologists... and even some of those HR people people!This second episode features three short interviews with several guests. Ian pilots the interview mic and Chris flexes his production chops to explore contributions from Sara Edwards and Leah Jones (Government Property Agency), Emily Fiddes (HCG, formerly MCM) and Diego Henriques (Anglo American), and a super special bonus in-person catch up with friend of the show Simon Iatrou (Magenta Associates), seamlessly blended with insights straight from the Workplace Trends stage.Workplace Geeks: always caring about your workplace education!💡 Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠Workplace TrendsSarh Edwards, Leah Jones and GPAEmily Fiddes, Diego Henriques and Anglo AmericanSimon Iatrou and Magenta AssociatesAudiem's Workplace Mix, as mentioned by Chris Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

💥 To get 15% off  Workplace Trends tickets, use promo code GEEKS15 at the checkout 🥳In this first of another(!) two part special, the Workplace Geeks are back at Workplace Trends, this time at their flagship 2023 autumn conference, held in London last October. The theme this year was 'the office as a desired destination'... question or statement?! 🤷🏻With the best community of long-standing supporters on the UK conference circuit, Workplace Trends attracts a diverse range of practitioners, designers, architects, FMs and psychologists... and even some of those HR people people!This first episode features short interviews with three guests. Ian pilots the interview mic and Chris flexes his production chops to explore contributions from Chris Kane (EverythingOmni, Six Ideas, BBC), Jennifer Bryan (ABChange Consultancy), and Ann Beavis (Crown Workspace), seamlessly blended with insights straight from the Workplace Trends stage.Workplace Geeks: always caring about your workplace education!💡 Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠Workplace TrendsChris Kane and EverythingOmniChris' book, Where Is My Office?Jennifer Bryan and ABChange ConsultancyJennifer's research, book and articlesAnn Beavis and Crown WorkspaceCrown Workspace's circular economy in actionAudiem's Workplace Mix, as mentioned by Chris Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

👉🏼 Attend THE UNWORKING CONFERENCE24 on June 4/5 in London to embrace the potential of smart working, workplace experience and personal wellbeing  👈🏼For this second of another two part conference special, the Workplace Geeks tour bus headed to WORKTECH23, held in London last November. As part of Unwired Ventures, WORKTECH's global conference programme explores work, workplace, technology and innovation, with events from LA to Auckland.Part two explores three studies of change - one new perspective, and two examples of organisational change in practice. Once again, Ian handles interview duties, while Chris splices the digital VT. First we talk to Dr Valeria Winkworth about EY's new research, developed with Oxford University's Saïd Business School. Next we turn to Rebecca Grindley (Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHS) to explore their locational intelligence pilot initiative. Finally we speak with Anna Taylor and Eddie Twemlow (Burges Salmon LLP) about their workplace change lessons pre, during and post-pandemic.Workplace Geeks: always caring about your workplace education!💡 Remember that you can use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠Valeria Winkworth, and EYEY and Saïd Business School's research: The future of transformation is humanRebecca Grindley, and Milton Keynes University Hospital, NHSThe Marauder's Map99 Percent Invisible podcast episode: The Blue YarnAnna Taylor and Eddie Twemlow, Burges Salmon LLPWORKTECH eventsWORKTECH AcademyUnWork management consultancy and research Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼

👉🏼 Attend THE UNWORKING CONFERENCE24 on June 4/5 in London to embrace the potential of smart working, workplace experience and personal wellbeing  👈🏼For this first of another two part conference special, the Workplace Geeks tour bus headed to WORKTECH23, held in London last November. As part of Unwired Ventures, WORKTECH is a global conference platform exploring work, workplace, technology and innovation, with an annual roster of events from LA to Auckland.This first episode features three variations on the them of cities, buildings and sustainability, and once again Ian handles interview duties while Chris splices the digital VT. First we talk to Dr Ameera Kawash and Dr Shira Wachsmann (Orbital Bloom) about their fascinating digital artwork data dashboard innovation. Next we turn to Edwin Heathcote (architecture & design critic, The Financial Times) to consider the London skyline, street furniture and a handful of French philosophers. Finally we speak to the day 1 conference keynote, Prof Ben Rogers (University of London, LSE Cities) to explore the future of cities in a hybrid world.Workplace Geeks: always caring about your workplace education!💡 Remember that you can use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠Ameera Kawash, Shira Wachsmann, and Orbital Bloom Edwin Heathcote and his Financial Times articlesEdwin's new book On the Street: In-Between ArchitectureBen Rodgers and LSE CitiesWORKTECH eventsWORKTECH AcademyUnWork management consultancy and researchUnworking: The Reinvention of the Modern Office by Myerson and Ross Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼

💡Sign up for the Workplace Geeks newsletter here 🤓Oh how we wish this was a full new episode for you... sadly not. But that's because we've been busy with Mitie, interviewing, writing, producing and hosting their brilliant new Science of Service podcast. It's our first proper narrative documentary style series - and we think a first for the FM sector - so we'd love to know what you think.Instead, Ian takes the opportunity to tell you what's coming soon, including some amazing interviews and discussions, and conference pods from Workplace Trends and WORKTECH23.We also signpost new listners to some fantastic past episodes from seasons 1 and 2 that showcase the diversity of workplace research, guests and discussions on the show, including Jack Nilles/the OG of homeworking (S1:E4), Harriet Shortt/photo elicitation (S1:E5), Gabriella Braun/workplace psychoanalysis (S2:E3), and Josh Artus/neurodiversity (S2:E5).So if you're a newbie to the Workplace Geeks community - welcome, we love you already. Please get involved. 😘And if you're a seasoned superfan - we love you just as much, and perhaps even a tiny bit more. Pick a favourite episode and share it on LinkedIn, explaing why. 🥰More comnig soon folks - for now, dive into Mitie's Science of Service. Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼

🎄🥳  Come to our Workplace Geeks festive bash on 5th December in London - sign up for to Workplace Geeks newsletter here for the invite link  🎉✨SynopsisIn this extra special bonus episode, Chris and Ian are joined by the original podcast ponderer, the inimitable and elusive Dr James Pinder, to look back on their most memorable topics and discussions from Workplace Geeks season two.All Workplace Geeks guests are equal - it goes without saying - but special props in this episode to Dr Dan Wakelin from HCG, Dr Ben Waber from Humanyze, Dr Kerstin Sailer from UCL, Gabriella Braun, Josh Artus from Centric Lab, and Sophe Schuller and Rachel Cassanova from Cushman & Wakefield. 🙌🏼Series 3 - coming 2023We'd love to hear from you... Who should we speak to in series three? What topics should we explore? Which workplace events should we be at? Drop us a line to hello@workplacegeeks.org or on LinkedIn. 💡 Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠A teaspoon of Henri Lefebvre's approach to spaceHalf a cup of Bill Hillier's legacy syntax legacyA quarter pound of Ben Waber's sociometric badges Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼

SynopsisIn this final episode of the series, Chris and Ian are joined by… erm… Chris and Ian?!Let’s try that again. It’s the last show of season two, so in an exciting plot twist, Chris Moriarty and Ian Ellison hand the interviewer reins over to seasoned reflection section guest and friend of the show, the wonderful Esme Banks Marr. This is so they can dig deep into the ideas and theory behind their most recent conceptual paper ‘A new hope: A holistic framework for understanding workplace experience’, co-written with Dr James Pinder, and published summer 2022 in Corporate Real Estate Journal (volume 11, number 4).Esme steers the discussion from the power of language to influence our diverse understanding and experiences of workplace, through the theories underpinning the different but interlinked elements of the framework (namely people and culture, work locations and spaces, work technology and tools, and the resultant business performance impacts), and finally to its potential value and applications. There’s an obligatory visit to the Frank Duffy Appreciation Society along the way, a pithy explanation of ‘ontology’, and at least two explanations for why ‘A new hope’ is key to the title of the paper. Pay attention, young workplace grasshopper.👉🏼 Contact Ian Ellison or Chris Moriarty directly if you would like a copy of the paper - links below This episode is on the longer side, so in another surprise twist, the Geeks will be back for one last bonus episode very soon, featuring the elusive ponderer Dr James Pinder himself, to revisit their favourite discussions of the season. Subscribe so you don’t miss it when it drops.💡 Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠Corporate Real Estate Journal Volume 11(4)IN Magazine article exploring the new frameworkThe Workplace Mix as used by Audiem (scroll down)Audiem blogs focusing on key messages from the paperFrank Duffy interview transcript from Lives RetoldA bit more from Theory Hub on socio-technical theory Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼

🌟 Turn uncertainty into opportunity in under five hours - CLICK HERE to reserve your place for Uncertainty Experts - October 2023 launch, using the code GEEKS for a 20% discount 🌟SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by Rachel Casanova and Sophie Schuller from global commercial real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield. Rachel is Senior Managing Director of Workplace Innovation based in the firm’s Midtown Manhattan office, and Sophie - alongside her ongoing PhD research at the Technical University of Eindhoven, Netherlands - heads up C&W's 'Living Lab' to research, in her own words, 'what really happens when we go to work'.The conversation revisits one of the pieces of work featured in part 1 of our Workplace Trends special (season 2, episode 9). We wanted to dig deeper into how they are using a technique called organisational network analysis (or ONA, for short) to 'reality mine' software use and workspace occupation data to measure the impact of ‘whether’, ‘how’ and ‘where’ we work together. Strong ties... weak ties... the role of the office? Trust us, it's revealing stuff!The Geeks are then joined by former guest Dr Dan Wakelin for the reflection section, and much discussion about doctoral floppy hats. Which are called 'velvet tams', incidentally...💡 Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠Living Lab research report > look for the LIVING LAB APPLIED RESEARCH box on the page, and click DOWNLOAD REPORTRachel on LinkedInSophie on LinkedInDr Dan Wakelin on LinkedIn Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼

🌟 Turn uncertainty into opportunity in under five hours - CLICK HERE to reserve your place for Uncertainty Experts - October 2023 launch, using the code GEEKS for a 20% discount 🌟SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by Katherine Templar Lewis, co-creator of Uncertainty Experts, with Sam Conniff (Workplace Geeks guest on episode 8, back in series 1). Katherine is a cognitive scientist, a prolific science communicator, and is involved in all sorts of different projects and ventures, including her own Kinda Studios – a ‘neuroaesthetics studio’ which unities neuroscience with creative arts projects to explore the human experience.The conversation revisits the groundbreaking interactive documentary experience that is Uncertainty Experts, and digs deeper into both the neuroscience that lies behind it, alongside the challenges of measuring the impact of a project (or 'intervention', in social science terms) like this... and much more besides. This enlightening discussion was seriously fun (just like Uncertainty Experts itself, which both Chris and Ian have completed)... and to top it all off, we're joined once again by the one and only Esme Banks Marr from BVN for the reflection section.💡 Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠The report: Uncertain Times: a guide to transforming uncertainty into positive changeKatherine on LinkedIn🌟 RESERVE A PLACE on Uncertainty Experts using code GEEKS for 20% off🌟Turning fear of the unknown into superpowers talk at TEDxNewcastleKatherine's Kinda StudiosKatherine's own websiteEsme Banks Marr on LinkedIn Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼

💡Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by Becky Turner from  Claremont Interiors, one of 2023's top 50 workplace leaders (as announced at The Workplace Event, April 2023) to discuss their recent industry research paper 'The Workplace Oooh!', and Becky's own role as organisational psychologist at a workspace design and build organisation like Claremont.The conversation considers the importance of six feelings in the workplace - feeling inspired, valued, connected, supported, included and proud - and explores the extent to which workspace can infludence employee feelings, beyond the arguably more typical function (use) and aesthetic (looks) design priorities.And as if that wasn't just amazing enough, Magenta Associate's Simon Iatrou is also back from Canada for a welcome return to the reflection section.🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼Learn more 🌱🧠Becky on LinkedInThe Workplace Oooh! research reportClaremont websiteLink to Magenta's communications paper referenced  in the reflection sectionSimon Iatrou on LinkedInMagenta Associates website Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

🚨 To get 15% off  Workplace Trends tickets, use promo code GEEKS15 at the checkout 🥳In this second of a two part special, the Workplace Geeks get in amongst it at the Workplace Trends Research Summit, held in London this April. For many, the best UK conference on the workplace circuit, Workplace Trends attracts a diverse community of practitioners, designers, architects, psychologists... and even those people people from HR!This second episode features two very different pieces of research, showcasing just how diverse and fascinating Workplace Trends' content can be. Ian is back on the interview mic with Chris in the production hotseat, to explore the sessions from Jaime Blakeley-Glover (Orientate) and Dr Jonathan Rhodes (Imagery Coaching), alongside former guest of the show, the lovely Dr Harriet Shortt (UWE and Bibo). Chris and Ian also take the opportunity to chat with Maggie Procopi, founder of Workplace Trends, alongside compere (and former guest of the show) Nigel Oseland about what the conference is all about, what makes the events so special, and what's in store for this October.💡 Remember that you can use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠Workplace TrendsJaime Blakeley-Glover and OrientateJonathan Rhodes and Imagery CoachingHarriet Shortt and UWE / BiboMore about Harriet's dens research, and also a blog about it here Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

🚨 To get 15% off  Workplace Trends tickets, use promo code GEEKS15 at the checkout 🥳In this first of a two part special, the Workplace Geeks get in amongst it at the Workplace Trends Research Summit, held in London this April. Arguably the best UK conference on the workplace circuit, Workplace Trends attracts a diverse community of practitioners, designers, architects, psychologists... and even those people people from HR!This first episode features three research studies exploring hybrid working from different angles. Ian mans the interview mic and Chris channels his production skills to explore contributions from Lorna Landells (Remit Consulting), Kasia Maynard (Gensler Research Institute) and Sophie Schuller (Cushman & Wakefield), seamlessly blended with insights straight from the Workplace Trends stage. Workplace Geeks: always caring about your workplace education!💡 Remember that you can use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓Learn more 🌱🧠Workplace TrendsLorna Landells and Remit ConsultingRemit's return report (free sample available)Kasia Maynard and the Gensler Research InstituteGensler's UK Workplace SurveyGensler's Global Workplace Comparisons report:Gensler's Climate Action Through Design report Sophie Schuller, her own website, and Cushman & WakefieldRachel and Sophie's research presentation Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

💡Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by Dr Dan Wakelin, director at workplace strategists HCG, for a fascinating chat about his doctoral thesis, 'Employee engagement in the post-Covid workplace'. The discussion explores both the topical content of Dan's research, and also the doctoral journey towards both his practical and theoretical 'contributions to knowledge'. Key theories about transgressions (from human geographer Tim Cresswell) and the production of space (from French Marxist philosopier, Henri Lefebvre) take the stage, as Chris and Ian learn how post-pandemic hybrid working affects the design intentions and lived experiences of 'activity based working'.So is Dan a heretic or a visionary? Join Chris, Ian and Dr Pinder in the reflection section to find out!🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼Learn more 🌱🧠Dan on LinkedInHCG websiteDan's readable articles about his research findings'A critical introduction to Henri Lefebvre' bookA nice short Workplace Insight article by Ian about Henri LefebvreTim Cresswell at The University of EdinburghTim Cresswell's book about transgressions etc. Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

💡Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by Dr Ben Waber, co-founder and president of behavioural analytics firm Humanyze, and visiting scientist at (and alumni of) MIT Media Lab. The discussion explores how Humanyze combine wearable sensor analytics and organisational systems data to unlock performance improvements, and focuses on a specific research paper Ben co-authored in 2010 with Daniel Olguin, Taemie Kim, and Professor Alex ‘Sandy’ Pentland, called ‘Productivty through coffee breaks: changing social networks by changing break structure’The episode demonstrates how new data collection and analytical approaches are at the frontier of better organisational decision making. Treating coffee breaks, hybrid working and other socio-technical workplace elements as management tools, coupled with an appetite to test, learn and change, can unlock dramatic organisational performance improvements.🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼Learn more 🌱🧠Ben on LinkedInBen on MastodonHumanyze websiteLink to coffee breaks paperLink to Ben’s first book, People Analytics (he literally wrote the book on it!) Professor Alex 'Sandy' PentlandMIT Media Lab websiteMIT Connection Science website Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

💡Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓SynopsisThe Workplace Geeks welcome back workplace health and wellbeing expert Dr Jo Yarker, Reader in Occupational Psychology at Birkbeck, University of London, and Managing Partner of Affinity Health at Work, for the second part of their deep dive into neurodiversity. Chris and Ian explore 'Physical Workplace Adjustments to Support Neurodivergent Workers: A Systematic Review' (2022) co-authored by Jo, with Clara Weber, Beate Krieger, Eunji Häne, and Almuth McDowall.The purpose of the paper was to explore and evaluate the evidence to date for workplace changes and their link to work-related longevity, performance, and health and well-being for neurodivergent workers. Using a systematic process, Jo and her colleagues essentially sort the wheat from the chaff to surface robust empirical evidence, rather than suggestions or claims. To wit - there isn't that much yet.To conclude our two-part journey to learn more about neurodiversity and the implications for work and workplace, the amazing Esme Banks Marr joins Chris and Ian to reflect on both this and the previous episode, featuring Josh Artus from Centric Lab.🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼Learn more 🌱🧠The physical workplace adjustments paper discussedAccess to work (UK government resource)Lexxic neurodiversity consultancyGenius Within neurodiversity consultancyJo on LinkedInJo's academic profile at Birkbeck, University of LondonJo's Affinity Health at Work consultancyThe Affinity Health resource libraryEsme Banks Marr on LinkedIn Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

💡Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by Josh Artus, co-founder and director at Centric Lab, a research lab, which - in their own words - uses neuroscience and environmental data to identify how biological inequity contributes to poor health outcomes in neighbourhoods and peoples that have been racialised and marginalised. Centric Lab were the lead authors of a British Council for Offices report published May 2022, called 'Designing for Neurodiverity', and Josh and was a key part of both the research project and the output, supported by PLP Architecture.This episode is part 1 of a two episode focus on neurodiversity. In all honesty, whilst this is a hugely important topic, Chris and Ian weren't expecting such an inspiring and principled perspective, framing neurodiversity as a movement. Testament to Josh, Centric Lab and BCO for such an insightful report!No reflection section this week. Instead, the Geeks are joined by the uniquely wonderful Esme Banks Marr to talk about both this and part 2 (with Dr Jo Yarker) next time!🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼Learn more 🌱🧠Josh on LinkedInJosh on TwitterLink to BCO report 'Designing for Neurodiversity' (register to download)Report lead authors, Centric LabSupporting authors, PLP ArchitectureThe British Council for Offices: BCOEsme Banks Marr on LinkedIn Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

💡Use the chapter markers in your podcast player to jump to different sections of the episode easily! 🤓SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by Dr Kerstin Sailer, Professor of the Sociology of Architecture at The Bartlett School, University College London, researcher, space syntax ninja, and co-founder of workspace science and design think tank Brainybirdz. Kerstin brings TWO papers to show (spoiler alert - long episode!) - 'Differential perceptions of teamwork, focused work and perceived productivity as an effect of desk characteristics within a workplace layout' (from 2021, co-authored with Petros Koutsolampros and Rosi Pachilova), and 'Providing care quality by design: a new measure to assess hospital ward layouts' (from 2020, co-authored by Rosi Pachilova).Put simply, both papers use a space syntax technique called isovists to explore the open plan of a major tech company, then the ward and corridor layouts of hospitals - and the findings challenge perceptions and existing 'best practice' ideas of two very different open plan working environments - with clear implications for workspace design. The Geeks are then joined all the way from Canada by the amazing Simon Iatrou for the reflection section, because James is on holiday (in Yorkshire, just for a change... 🙄)🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word - thank you! 🙌🏼Learn more 🌱🧠Kerstin on LinkedInKerstin on Mastodon (her preference to Twitter)Kerstin at The Bartlett School, UCLBrainybirdz websiteLink to office paperLink to healthcare paperLink to the prospect and refuge theory paper referenced in the reflection sectionSimon Iatrou on LinkedInMagenta Associates Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word! 📣SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by author, consultant and coach Gabriella Braun, to discuss her fascinating book, ‘All That We Are’, recently released in paperback. Gabriella specialises in psychoanalytic approaches and systems thinking to help people work better, together, and it was a real treat to have her on Workplace Geeks. The conversation explores not just the relevance and content of her book, but also the creative process and ethical considerations that underpin writing such an emotionally engaging and thought provoking read. The Geeks are then joined by friend of the show Esme Banks Marr for the reflection section, while James takes a well-earned day off (happy birthday Dr Pinder! 🥳)Learn more💡🤓Gabriella on LinkedInGabriella Braun author pageGabriella’s book ‘All That We Are’ Gabriella’s consultancy Working WellThe Tavistock Institute of Human RelationsThe Freud Museum in LondonEsme Banks Marr on LinkedIn Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬

🤩 Please rate, review and recommend the show to help us spread the Workplace Geeks word! 📣SynopsisChris and Ian are joined by workplace researcher, author, speaker and consultant, Dr Nigel Oseland, as he gets back to his environmental psychologist roots in his recent book, 'Beyond the Workplace Zoo: Humanising the Office'. Nigel is a trusted voice of the UK workplace and built environment community and regularly hosts the Workplace Trends event series - one of the most diverse and welcoming workplace conference series of the industry calendar. The discussion moves through environmental and evolutionary psychology, via anthropology and Dunbar's number, historical Bürolandscaft and Action Office workspace designs, towards Nigel's updated and refined proposition, the Landscaped Office.James then joins Chris and Ian for the reflection section, in which Ian attempts to bring an animated presentation about algorithmic AI workspace design to life through the medium of podcasting...Learn more💡🤓Nigel on LinkedInNigel's recent book Beyond the Workplace ZooNigel's consultancy Workplace UnlimitedWorkplace Trends event seriesA 2021 article by Robin Dunbar all about Dunbar's numberA recent article by Mark Eltringham on Workplace Insight all about Bürolandscaft office designEmail us with questions and feedback: hello@workplacegeeks.org Hit Chris and Ian up and follow @WorkplaceGeeks on LinkedIn...and don't forget to use the hashtag #WorkplaceGeeks 💬