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Evolving R&D facilities — what’s next?

Precision medicine, AI-powered discoveries and looming patent expirations on top-selling Big Pharma drugs are shaking up the life sciences industry. To meet these changing demands, research and development (R&D) facilities will have to evolve quickly.

Media August 30, 2023

‘Gravity of people coming back to the office’…

According to a recent study undertaken by global design firm Hassel, companies which have made adjustments to both their physical office environments and working approaches are enjoying a 17 per cent surge in employee satisfaction compared to establishments that have adhered rigidly to their pre-pandemic operational norms. In ​‘Great Adaptations’, the fourth edition of Hassell’s annual Workplace Futures Survey, Senior Researcher Dr Daniel Davis found that more people are working from the office this year. ​“Employees are more likely to be picking the office this year than they were last year, there is this kind of gravity of people coming back,” he said. Read the article in the Property Council news.

News August 30, 2023

International recognition: SEEK HQ wins SIA Architectural Design Award

Hassell’s ultra-flexible ​‘contemporary warehouse’ SEEK HQ has been honoured with a Commercial Project Merit Award in the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) 2023 Architectural Design Awards. Find out more about the award and this ​‘magnetic workplace’…

Media August 27, 2023

One in three Australian office desks are empty: report

A new report by Australian workplace sensor provider XY Sense suggests the push to get workers back into the office has stalled. Hassell’s Commercial and Workplace sector principal said working from home has become so entrenched that organisations must now earn higher levels of office attendance by ensuring their workplaces support employees to ​“be both individually productive and socially connected”. “[Employers must provide] experiences that are aligned to purpose and [enrich] lives by making people happier and healthier in the office,” she said. ​“Success lies with the carrot — not the stick.” Read the full article in the Australian Financial Review. Image: Bloomberg.

Media August 24, 2023

SIA Merit Award for Seek HQ

Our magnetic workplace Seek HQ has been honoured with a Merit Award for Overseas Commercial Projects in the 2023 Singapore institute of Architects (SIA) Architectural Design Awards. Read the article in LookBox Living.

Media August 15, 2023

Office transformations produce higher employee satisfaction

Workplaces that have changed their office spaces to accommodate new working arrangements show a 17 percent increase in employee satisfaction scores. A new report released by Hassell, ​‘Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey’, revealed that the average hybrid employee satisfaction score of 70 out of 100 improves to 83 in offices that have been renovated in the past year – a 17 percent increase. Read the article in Facilities Management.

Media August 23, 2023

Will a different office increase employee satisfaction?

Businesses that have made a change to their office headquarters have reported higher employee satisfaction scores than those that haven’t. According to Hassell’s Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, those who have made an office change since the pandemic have a 17 per cent higher satisfaction score among employees than those that haven’t. The survey also revealed the specific features people want most from their place of work in 2023. Find out more in HR Leader.

Media August 23, 2023

Hassell discovers office transformations lift workplace mood

In a new report conducted by the global design practice Hassell, it was revealed that companies that have tweaked both office spaces and work methodologies have a 17 percent higher satisfaction rate among employees than offices that have stuck to pre-pandemic routines. This year’s report, tilted Great Adaptations: 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, marks the fourth time Hassell has completed its annual workplace survey. Read the article in Australian Design Review.

Media August 23, 2023

How to boost workplace satisfaction: 5 findings from Hassell research

As the corporate landscape continues to evolve, a recent study by renowned design firm Hassell sheds light on the significant impact of office transformations on employee satisfaction. The Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, authored by Hassell senior researcher Dr Daniel Davis, presents a wealth of insights garnered from interviews with 3,500 office workers across various countries. It is the fourth edition of Hassell’s annual Workplace Futures Survey and tackles critical questions about the push to return to in-person workplaces and strategies to manage resenteesim or ​‘reluctant returners’. Read the article in InDesignLive.

Media August 22, 2023

More than one-third of office desks globally sit empty all week long

Time for change: A new report raises questions about how well workplaces are currently designed as companies struggle to get employees back into them. As designers, ​“we need to address the fact that we’ve accidentally created call centre environments with the acres of large open workstations,” Domino Risch, a principal and co-leader of the workplace and commercial sector at architect Hassell, said in the report. ​“The sea of repetitive banks of open plan workstations that typical knowledge-based organizations have just aren’t fit for purpose anymore.” Read the article full article originally published by Bloomberg. Photo by Mahmud Turkia/​AFP via Getty Images.

Media August 17, 2023

Hassell workplace survey says change is key for office occupancy

Hassell has released its latest report, the Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, which provides a number of insights into workplace satisfaction. The general consensus amongst built environment professionals that people must be lured back to the office via good design has been proven correct by the survey, with companies that have made a change to their offices and way of working post-pandemic recording a 17 percent higher satisfaction score compared to those who haven’t. Read the article in Architecture&Design.

Media August 16, 2023

Six things that will bring you back to the office… maybe

How to get workers back to the office is a problem exercising the best brains in the business, with responses ranging from demands to suggestions to enticements… a new workplace futures survey shows that improving working conditions and changing the office is the best way to repopulate the workplace. The Great Adaptations report from Hassell said that companies that did so in the post pandemic world have enjoyed a 17% higher satisfaction score from employees. Read the article in The Fifth Estate.

Media August 14, 2023

Pandemic office changes ​‘have led to greater worker satisfaction’

Companies that have made a change to their offices and way of working since the pandemic have a 17% higher satisfaction score among employees than those that haven’t. A report by international design practice Hassell, Great Adaptations – 2023 Workplace Futures Survey, interviewed 3,500 office workers across Australia, China, including Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands. The survey and accompanying report by Hassell’s senior researcher Dr Daniel Davis provides insights into the current state of the workplace and what it takes to create the ideal hybrid office. Read the article in Facilitate Magazine.

Media August 11, 2023

AFR reports on Hassell’s Annual Workplace Survey: Great Adaptations

AFR’s Senior Reporter Michael Bleby dives into Hassell’s new global workplace survey Great Adaptations, noting the research ​“shows a return to the office gaining pace, generally” while hybrid working remains dominant. Bleby spoke with report author and Hassell workplace researcher Dr Daniel Davis who notes, ​“the biggest surprise of the survey’s findings was that people with freedom to choose their workplace were more likely to be back in the office, rather than those required or encouraged to do so”. Read the full article in the Australian Financial Review.

Research

Great Adaptations: 2023 Workplace Futures Survey

Our annual workplace survey casts a light on the link between office transformation and employee satisfaction.
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