Alternative Workplace Strategies: Understanding Process and Approach

Over the past few years, there has been an explosion in the number of companies seeking to align their work environments to a world that’s fast, flat, mobile, and global. One approach that appears to be a win-win-win for the individual, the organization, and the world is to break the bond between “work” and “the office” using Alternative Workplace Strategies (AWS).

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Why the Workplace is Still Relevant

Mobile work is becoming so prevalent that many people are questioning the future of the physical office location. But workspaces aren’t going the way of the dinosaur just yet.

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Shaping Serendipity: What we can learn from the cowork movement

Photo courtesy of NextSpace CoWorking, reprinted with permission.

Ever walk into an office and sense a great disconnect between employees? In the hyper-connected world-of-work, where emails and conference calls keep us constantly plugged in, we often forget that workers still crave face-to-face interaction. Human beings are social creatures, and creativity and socialization go hand-in-hand.

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IT’S A TOUCH-SCREEN WORLD, Part 1

While the hordes of consumers who waited in line for hours to purchase the new Apple iPad were no doubt eager to experience the ease of information access promised by the device, few were probably thinking about its impact on the future of the physical workplace.

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Working Around the Water Cooler

The world of work has changed. Gone are the days when work was a paper-intensive process, compartmentalized among specialists with well-defined, tangible tasks that could be executed individually. In the current knowledge economy, both individuals and teams create value and drive business performance.

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