Category: Our Thoughts
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Decisions today set the tone for tomorrow…did work permanently leave the building?
Your office called and they want you back. Big tech was first to initiate work from home, perpetuating the idea that remote was here to stay…but those days are numbered. The corporate footprint will change, as some businesses will dump empty space, and others will expand in preparation of growth and distancing. Change makes sense when things go…
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Our Generation does not Define us
We are not forever defined by our birth generation, nor does our birth generation mandate the vaccine. A birth generation offers assumed personality traits that do not necessarily define us: the subset of a generation varies based on personal experience: regardless of shared experiences, humans differ in attitude, sociopolitical views, personalities, and personal circumstances. We are…
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Life skills: what we have learned by NOT going to school or into the office
Our skillsets have changed in the upside down. We have re-evaluated priorities and value a different kind of work life balance. Although some struggle to find that happy place, they might be facing issues: mental, physical anxiety; poor performance at school/home/work; unwarranted aches, pains, nightmares, lack of sleep; lost appetite, overeating; malaise, sadness, hostility; distancing…
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Legal Battles in the time of COVID-19
A new frontier of companies protecting their staff vs legal battles in the time of Covid-19: Litigation around Covid-19 continues. Workers claim sickness due to employer negligence, with the debate on whether a business is protected against legal action. By May 2020, The Washington Post published that nearly 800 lawsuits had been filed by prisons, claiming sickness…
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Would a survey in the workplace improve our understanding of mental health?
The US Census Bureau has been collecting data on differing types of personal experiences we have endured around the isolation of the global Pandemic. To best analyze real-time snapshots of anxiety, depression and delays in medical care, these surveys will seek feedback to questions around health issues, physical and mental wellbeing of an individual. Therefore,…
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Businesses have done awesome good deeds to make a difference in challenging times…have YOU?
Companies around the globe keep stepping up, making impressive contributions in products, services, donations and time. Have YOU found a way to make a difference in these most uncertain times through personal initiatives? Whether a random act of kindness, donations of food, or reaching out to a neighbor in isolation, sharing of your resources brings…
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Could a smart Space Manager ‘MacGyver’ an office?
What if the MacGyver of the 1980’s became an extremely resourceful secret agent turned CRE Space Cop in a post Pandemic world? We know many of MacGyver’s hacks do work in real life, provided you had the knowledge, items and tools. For example, MacGyver could patch a radiator with egg whites; lift fingerprints with soot…
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Destination WORKSPACE: it’s more about the next generation of amenities
The workplace is forever transformed: we are no longer pressured to sit at a desk every day. Rather, the office is becoming an exciting, action-packed facility to visit, demonstrating the seamless integration between work and home. As a destination of choice, the workspace is offering compelling reasons to feel a sense of excitement about going into work. Employees commuted to a good…
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Destination WORKSPACE: what might it look like?
2020 will forever be known as the year of COVID. We continue to overcome challenges on personal, professional, local, national and global levels. The more unexpected event was a massive experiment in working from home. Before the Pandemic, businesses had been taking baby-steps to incorporate flexible work patterns; others resisted the transition due to a…
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Can we ever fully futureproof our office space for inevitable change?
The question we should ponder is just how much your office can handle before it can’t handle any more? The Pandemic has shown us that resiliency is actually more important than futureproofing. For this reason, Accordant offers its’ customers the functionality to plan for future change. Rather than just utilizing a software application that works…