
Unworking
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Philip Ross and Jeremy Myerson capture the most significant changes in the world of the office for decades. Their understanding of the social, economic, technology changes and the roles of home and office is unsurpassed.' * Sir Stuart Lipton, Lipton Rogers Developments * Brimming with ideas, insights, examples and wisdom, this is the go-to book for everyone interested in the future of the office and curious about the future development of work.' * Professor Lynda Gratton, London Business School and bestselling author of Redesigning Work. * The pandemic has dramatically changed the way we work and how we work. Unworking is a fantastic and highly readable book, providing a pathway for the new world of work and the office environments of the future. This is a 'must read' for senior executives and many others in navigating the opportunities for future workplaces-you won't regret it!' * Professor Sir Cary Cooper CBE, 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at the University of Manchester * This book could not be more timely as the world grapples with what the post-pandemic workplace should look like. Jeremy Myerson and Philip Ross give us a scholarly yet deeply engaging account of the past, present and future shape of the office. Essential reading for those planning the new office environment - and anyone who's going to have to live in it.' * Rory Cellan-Jones, former BBC News technology correspondent and author of Always On: Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone Era. *More details
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Persons
Jeremy Myerson is a design writer and Professor Emeritus in the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art. He co-founded Worktech with Philip Ross in 2003 and in 2016 they created the Worktech Academy, an online knowledge platform and network on the future of work and the workplace.
Philip Ross (Author)
Philip Ross is a futurist, commentator and advisor specializing on the impact of emerging technology on people and their ways of working. He founded Worktech in 2003 with Jeremy Myerson and in 2016 they created the Worktech Academy, an online knowledge platform and network on the future of work and the workplace.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction: Unlearning
- Part I: The Journey to Now
- 1. Efficiency
- 2. Community
- 3. Network
- Part II: What Comes Next
- 4. Experience
- 5. Organization
- 6. Urbanism
- 7. Space
- 8. Technology
- 9. Designing
- 10. Diversity
- 11. Well-Being
- 12. Hybridity
- 13. Demography
- Part III: Reinvention
- 14. Repurposing
- 15. Unworking
- References
- Select Bibliography
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index
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