Jeremy Myerson is a design writer and Professor Emeritus in the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at the Royal College of Art. Philip Ross is a futurist, commentator and advisor specialising on the impact of emerging technology on people and their ways of working. He founded Worktech in 2003.
"Myerson and Ross's Unworking looks at the post-pandemic
worlds of work. There are chapters on wellbeing, diversity, and the
changes in the city itself concluding we need to unlearn familiar
notions of the office and develop a new approach that celebrates
difference, not homogeneity."--Edwin Heathcote "Financial
Times"
"COVID changed our approach to the office but bold thinking is
needed to secure its future. . . . Myerson and Ross [are] veteran
observers of the future of work. . . . In Unworking, a
timely new book about how to reinvent the office, they enlarge on
some of the ways in which these realms have become increasingly
porous, accelerated by the pandemic. . . . They are optimistic
about the future of the office--but only if organizations can also
reimagine the activities that it used to contain."--Andrew Hill
"Financial Times"
"Unworking takes you on panoramic journey, arriving at a
plausible, evidence-based future of how work and the workplace will
evolve. Rigorous and readable, it offers a better understanding of
how we can reinvent the workplace taxonomy."--Alessandro Ranaldi,
Head of Workplace Consultancy, Foster + Partners
"A must-read for understanding the forces that influence how we
work. Myerson and Ross expertly examine the facets reshaping the
office landscape with a view into 'What's Next.' Unworking
is an invaluable guide for anyone interested in the workplaces
needed to help people thrive."--Harald Becker, director of customer
engagements & insights, Microsoft
"This compelling, well-written book provides a historical
perspective on the world of work, as well as a forward-thinking
outlook on how to navigate its impact on our lives. Leisure and
work are evermore intertwined, and Unworking gave me moments
of insight that I can act upon both at work and in private. A joy
to read."--Cees de Bont, dean of the School of Design and Creative
Arts, Loughborough University
"The pandemic has dramatically changed the way we work and how we
work. Unworking is a fantastic and highly readable book,
providing a pathway for the new world of work and the office
environments of the future. This is a 'must read' for senior
executives and many others in navigating the opportunities for
future workplaces--you won't regret it!"--Sir Cary Cooper CBE, 50th
Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health,
University of Manchester
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