Working Well
Our first See Further issue dedicated to workplace health and wellbeing, throws a spotlight on how businesses can ensure their people are well, engaged and satisfied in their jobs, to drive productivity — and how work could actually be good for you.
Absenteeism, presenteeism and workplace stress are some of the biggest challenges employers face today. The pace of life is getting faster, and society’s preoccupation with living well and for longer means businesses are under pressure to provide ways and means for employees to feel good, so they can perform at their best.
While corporate health and wellbeing programmes aren’t anything new, the following articles show that the workplace wellbeing agenda is starting to reach new heights. For the first time ever, four generations are working side by side, sharing ideas and perspectives and inspiring change in the nature of work and how we manage and support people, with the youngest of these generations wanting more flexibility and control of how, when and where they work.
A journey to Wellbeing
There’s endless anecdotal and academic evidence linking good employee health and happiness with increased job satisfaction and productivity.
The changing nature of work
Is the wellbeing agenda a passing fad or does it signal a fundamental shift in workplace design and practices?
Being Well
Sustainability expert Dave Cheshire investigates the invisible toxins inside our homes and offices and the revolutionary new certification setting standards for healthier buildings across the world.
Heralding the Future of Work
Workplace strategy and design specialists Nicola Gillen and Kelly Bacon look closely at how strategic workplace design and supportive change management can encourage creativity, support wellbeing and increase job satisfaction.
Rhythm of light
Too much light or the wrong type can make us less productive and leave us stressed. Lighting designer Anna Rooney looks to Halley VI Research Station in Antarctica, where darkness falls for more than three months of the year, to explore how lighting can be designed for health — even in the harshest of environments.
Smarter, Greener, Better For You
High-performance building architect Jason Vollen, reporting from New York, explains how to design workplaces that use less energy, create fresh air from within and are good for those who work inside of them.
The resilience to thrive
Where we live and how we spend our time outside of work play a part in our overall health. Planner Cristian Bevington, who specialises in urban resilience and sustainability, looks to Rotterdam, Netherlands, to show how adapting a public square to cope with flooding is encouraging locals to play, rest and learn.
