Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: What Sorts of Spaces are “Workplaces”?
Research recently presented at the Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference by Jain, Clayton, and Bertle foreshadows a new age for workplace design. A press release from the University of the West of England reports that the Jain-lead team found that train “commuters use free Wi-Fi provision on their journey to and from work to ‘catch up’ with work emails, paving the way for the commute to be counted as work…A total of 5000 passengers [on British trains] were surveyed…Many respondents expressed how they consider their commute as time to ‘catch up’ with work, before or after their traditional working day…in Norway some commuters are able to count travel time as part of their working day.” The press release concludes that if commuting is part of the workday, trains should “offer a good working environment including tables, power, space and good continuous connectivity for internet and phone calls.” Officially recognizing …
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