Reminder: Be sure to sign up for the 5th NewWOW Symposium, July 13-16 in San Jose, California. Details, registration and a link to hotel reservations at http://www.newwow.net/members/#tabs-panelsblock_1-1
Study shows energy savings from Open Work
Sun Microsystems announced the results of a study that explores the question: "Does Open Work really save energy, or just transfer energy cost and load to employees?" By comparing home and work energy use, Sun's sustainable computing team examined how the energy load is shifted from company to the individual. They learned, for example, that the office equipment energy consumption rate at a Sun office (130 watts per hour) was two times that of home office equipment energy consumption (64 watts per hour). More at http://www.newwow.net/members/node/551#comment-558
Study: America's gas addiction
The Telework Exchange released a new study, "How Much is Too Much - America's Addiction to Gasoline and Its Impact on the Workforce." The study examines Americans' commuting habits and the steps employees are taking to lessen the effects of constantly rising fuel prices. They found that 92 percent of respondents believe that their job could be done from home via telework, but only 39 percent currently telework, a deficit of 53 percent. In addition, rising fuel costs are influencing job choices: 89% of respondents say that they would limit a job search due to potential commuting costs; 28% are looking for a new job today, due to commuting costs. Many thanks to David Coleman for alerting us to this study. For more on the study, check http://www.newwow.net/members/node/615#comment-561
Tour Chicago offices with an environmental psychologist
Chicago Tribune reporter Pat Kampert tours office spaces at Google, Remedy and Digitas with environmental psychologist Sally Augustin to see what works and what doesn't. Sally, publisher and senior editor of Research Design Connections (an EDRA publication), outlines the differences between good workplaces and great workplaces. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/853
Cisco workplace challenges
David Rush talks about the most challenging aspects of workplace change at Cisco. One issue is "the process of changing minds! It's one thing to put forth a compelling, data driven business case for doing something new and different, and quite another to get people to believe "it won't hurt", as the doctor says. You can get peoples' attention, and you can get them interested, even excited. But, when delivery of the new workplace is underway and "people moves" become imminent, a strange sense of "buyers' remorse" sets in." Read the rest of the interview at: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/807#comment-555
An invitation to Oxygenz Launch
Simon Russell invites NewWOW members to the live launch of Oxygenz - a global survey looking to understand young people's aspirations for their future workplace. The event takes place Tuesday, June 24 in London. Details at: http://www.newwow.net/members/node/743#comment-560
Also newsworthy:
- Telework at USPTO. Features an interview with Deborah Diaz, deputy chief information officer at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, describing their telework initiatives. More than 40 percent of USPTO's 10,000 employees participate in the telework program, a 60% increase over last year. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/615#comment-556
- Office in a steamer trunk. The Trunk Station: The latest entry in our series on cool workspaces. http://www.newwow.net/members/node/649#comment-557
That's all for now. I hope to see you soon on the site and in San Jose next month too. . . June
june.langhoff@newwow.net
