Georgina Smith

In the (not-so-distant) future, your next job offer and even its office space might be just a stone’s throw from your front door (we’re talking big urban spaces here). You won’t stumble upon it on LinkedIn or any job board. By the time the copy’s been approved, the role will already have been signed and filled! In the future hybrid work world - what will connect those dots? JUST TWO THINGS: Local human spaces and local professional platforms. Right now, the stats say hybrid work isn’t...

In this digitally-led world, in-person meetings acts as your social and professional connector multiplier. And just like nutrition or health that social muscle needs to be trained and kept fit… In actually comes down to science, yours, mine and others biology. The fact is that face-to-face releases the big four: dopamine, oxytocin, endorphins, serotonin, and these natural hormones are all linked to trust, bonding and memory. It’s why shared walks, coffee, meals, eye contact and a shared space...

Holding on to your sense of self and humanity requires more effort than ever, especially with the latest AI integrations and tech efficiencies infiltrating every aspect of our lives. What do we mean by this?  From Co-pilot to Gemini, the workplace is rapidly becoming vanilla bland, flat, and reduced to a mirage of thumbs-up emojis, passive-aggressive checkmarks, smiley faces, and other memes, all stitched together with AI-driven snippets of responsive text... This same pattern spills over...