New Ways of Working co-founder Joe Aki Ouye is extensively quoted in an article on new workplace trends for Industry Market Trends. Reporter Beth Goodbaum cites statistics from the 2011 New WOW Benchmarking Survey indicating that 74 percent of the survey respondents said they have a formal or informal alternative workplace program in place.
New Ways of Working, (New WOW), a research consortium focused on alternative workplace solutions, announced the results of its 2011 Benchmarking Study. New WOW found that adoption rates remain high but more and more companies are shifting to a more informal approach to workplace programs.
New Ways of Working co-founder Jim Creighton blogs for HRExaminer. Jim wonders why Human Relations (HR) is rarely at the table when companies plan corporate programs to permit new ways of working and offers reasons for why HR should enter the conversation.
New research conducted by the Telework Research Network, and sponsored by Citrix Online and New Ways of Working, provides insight into the nature of American teleworkers--employees who avoid the commute by working from home or other non-office locations. About 63 million US employees, 45% of the total workforce, possess jobs that could be done remotely and want to do so, yet only 2.9 million of them (2.3% of the total workforce) actually work remotely on a regular basis.
Joe Ouye wrote a whitepaper for Knoll that examines trends impacting work and the workplace. He outlines five major trends that offer a context for organizational strategies. In his paper, he references New Ways of Working benchmarking study results.
Plans are underway for the 11th New Ways of Working® (New WOW) symposium, to be held September 25-28, 2011 in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Thought leaders and members of the organization will investigate innovation through new ways of working.
New Ways of Working plans to launch its 2011 Benchmarking Study at the end of May. Several sponsors have signed on but there are still sponsorship opportunities available.
PACIFIC GROVE, CA -- May 17, 2011. The New Ways of Working Benchmarking Study, now in its fourth year, will examine how leading organizations around the world implement, manage, and profit from alternative workplace practices, settings, and locations. The study is sponsored by the Lienhard Office Group, Zurich University for Applied Sciences, and Haworth, who is contributing project management.
New Ways of Working will launch its 2011 Benchmarking Study at the end of May. The study, now in its fourth year, will examine how leading organizations around the world implement, manage, and profit from alternative workplace practices, settings, and locations.
David Coleman blogs about his inspiration for a new chapter in his book, Collaboration 2.0, which came from a NewWOW symposium.
Guest blog for BROADBAND for America by June Langhoff, editor of NewWOW's NetWORK News. Langhoff cites studies that measure telework's impact on carbon footprint, traffic and buildings.