An office of one’s own


Received wisdom suggests that we’re all going to work flexibly and it’s going to be great. Winter is coming, however – so will we scurry back to the office to stay warm or do the figures still add up? And what if we suggest that home working is actually less productive than office working anyway?

It’s a polarising debate but in this episode of Dividing Lines, a series-within-a-series from the Near Futurist supported by Diffusion PR, the positions are nuanced. The University of Essex’ Christoph Siemroth and BT’s Nicola Millard debate, chaired by me, Guy Clapperton.

The paper referred to by Christoph is here:

https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insight/finding/work-from-home-productivity-evidence-from-personnel-analytics-data-on-it-professionals/

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Power to the People


Dr. Carol Nakhle of the University of Surrey and Robin Peters of Snugg Energy discuss the energy crisis with near futurist Guy Clapperton:

* Is the increase in pricing a useful tool to dampen demand?

* How long will payback take if people invest in their homes?

* Are the high prices prompting the right action?

* What practical steps can we take early on?

* What’s the view on energy from non-Western countries?

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Education, Education, Education


Education was doomed and schools would universally suffer as a result of the pandemic, we were told. It’s certainly changed stuff. but has the disaster rteally happened and what part has technology played?

Alexa Joyce of Microsoft discusses with Guy Clapperton.

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