One of the key aspects of a fulfilling work experience is prioritizing the mental and physical health of employees. With the average person spending around one-third of their life at work, it's crucial to create an environment that supports their overall wellbeing.

Incorporating biophilic design principles into the workplace can have a significant impact on cognitive function, physical health, and overall well-being.

Humans are made up of an amalgamation of systems, stimuli, cells and processes. Instead of seeing our composite nature and approaching it holistically, we tend to design workspaces by siloing-off the separate parts.

Imagine a workspace that is breathable, buildings that worked with nature and aerated themselves meaning no more midday headaches, low energy or irritation.

If you are planning to continue to exist as a company you will know now that hybrid work, the blending of in-office and remote work, is here to stay. Talent is everywhere, but if you want to acquire and retain top talent you have to be flexible.

Who’s guilty of moaning about having to go to the office? Many of us have been conditioned to believe that workplaces are cold, lifeless spaces, after having grown up seeing isolated cubicles for depressed workers in movies. But yet, these are places where we spend the majority of our waking hours, so why aren’t workplaces more inviting - dare we say it? - fun spaces?

Mounting evidence shows noise can hugely impact our cardiovascular and metabolic systems, and chronic noise can lead to mental-health disease, can impair cognitive development, and lead to sleep disturbance.

As it turns out, commanding a room isn’t the same as commanding a Zoom. The home office is in no way the same as the actual office, and excelling during video meetings can be tough, as flair and charm translate very differently though the screen than in person.

A room of one’s own, writes Virginia Woolf, is essential for one’s professional output. OK, perhaps we are paraphrasing, but creating a dedicated space for everyone to work in is essential, and this means for the kids, too.

Light is important. It’s one of the planet’s most important energy sources, affects health and stimulates oxygen production. Plus, many studies show that performance and productivity can increase with the quality of light.

As an employer, you can’t (obviously) just make COVID go away, but you can understand what your employees are struggling with the most, and make an effort to help alleviate the associated stresses.

These common problems people experience when working from home predate the COVID-19 crisis, but as more of us are having to adapt to working from home, they're becoming more visible.

No one really knows what will happen with COVID-19 yet; we can only take action in the very short term.