OFFICE POLITICS: the future of the workplace

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In this episode

Is remote working here to stay? How do we deal with the new inequalities that creates? Friend of the pod & home working guru Nick Bloom talks us through his research on the future of workplaces. Claire McCartney from the CIPD explains how employers can make hybrid working work for all. And Claire Carpenter from the Melting Pot in Edinburgh sets out her vision for ‘hyper local’ coworking spaces.

Guests

Nick Bloom, professor at Stanford University

Claire McCartney (@CMcCartneyCIPD), senior policy advisor at the CIPD

Claire Carpenter (@TheMeltingPotEd), social entrepreneur and founder of The Melting Pot

More info

Hybrid working

• FT: Employers aim for hybrid working after Covid-19 pandemic (Feb 2021)

• FT: The ticking time bomb inside the new world of work (Feb 2021)

• Harvard: You’re right! You are working longer and attending more meetings (Sep 2020)

• John Harris: Homeworking sounds good – until your job takes over your life (March 2021)

• Nick Bloom: Working from home is working. What will it look like post pandemic? (Feb 2021)

• Nick Bloom et al: Why working from home will stick (Dec 2020)

• CIPD: Working from home: assessing the research evidence (Nov 2020)

Future of the office

• The Melting Pot: Future of the Office (Mar 2021)

• Autonomy: The New Normal: a blueprint for remote working (Oct 2020)