To office or not to office? That is the question.

2020 has witnessed the world’s largest work-from-home (WFH) experiment in history. And now, as countries reopen but Covid-19 remains a threat, organisations are struggling with whether and how to have workers return to their offices. But as with any experiment there is also opportunity – a chance to develop new and better ways of working…

The story of hand-washing can teach us a lot about prejudice and bias.

The fight against Covid-19 has emphasised the importance of hand-washing, while Black Lives Matter has reminded us that bias and prejudice are still a dangerous part of the human condition. So what’s the connection? The answer is the “Semmelweis effect”, a metaphor for our human tendency to reject new evidence or knowledge because it contradicts…