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Benchmarking Survey Finds Informal Alternative Workplace Programs Growing
Nov 03, 2011New 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.
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New Study Reveals Pent-up Demand for Telework
Jun 29, 2011New 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.
New WOW Heads to Europe for a Symposium on Innovation Through New Ways of Working
May 30, 2011Plans 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 WOW Announces 2011 New Ways of Working Benchmarking Study Sponsorship Opportunities
May 17, 2011New 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 WOW Announces 2011 New Ways of Working Benchmarking Study
May 11, 2011New 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.
New Ways of Working symposium investigates the complexities of measuring work
Mar 16, 2011Thought leaders at New Ways of Working (New WOW) symposium discuss the complexity of
measuring work and work performance.
“Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.” - Albert Einstein
Virtual workshop gurus reveal secrets of successful virtual meetings
Feb 02, 2011New Ways of Working hosted an online workshop to learn about managing effective virtual meetings. Virtual collaboration experts Nancy Settle-Murphy of Guided Insights and Julia Young of Facilitate.com modeled leadership skills and shared best practices for effective virtual meetings.
February 02, 2011 -- How many meetings have you attended this week? How many did you really need to attend? According to a Microsoft study, American workers spend 5.6 hours a week in meetings and rate 71% of them as unproductive. To address this issue, members of the New Ways of Working network, recently attended an online training session focused on improving distant meetings.
Psychologists reveal the latest research on the psychological impacts of workplace design
Dec 30, 2010LOS GATOS, CA December 30, 2010-- New Ways of Working panel looks at workplace planning from a psychological perspective. From this perspective, instead of designing lean, cookie-cutter workspaces, planners should consider users first. The challenge is to balance this perspective with ongoing business pressures for lowering costs with smaller and more interchangeable workstations.
New Ways of Working honors leading workplace researcher
Nov 11, 2010New Ways of Working awards 2011 fellowship to GSA’s Dr. Judith Heerwagen
LOS GATOS, CA – November 11, 2010. In recognition and appreciation of her contributions in workplace research, New Ways of Working (New WOW), an organization dedicated to examining the changing nature of work in a distributed world, has awarded Dr. Judith Heerwagen an honorary fellowship for the 2011 calendar year.
Flexibility: A smart way to cut real estate costs
Oct 21, 2010New Ways of Working panel tells how to reduce real estate expenses through workplace flexibility.
Los Gatos, CA October 21, 2010 --In this challenging economic climate, companies are looking for innovative ways to reduce cost. Facilities represent the second highest expense for large businesses yet many organizations continue to provide more workspace than needed. “The opportunity to reduce facility costs, by reconfiguring office space or reducing the average space allocated to each worker is an opportunity corporate leaders cannot ignore,” said Jim Creighton, co-founder of New Ways of Working.
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