Radio 4's 'Nice Work' programme features experts from DEGW

BBC Radio 4’s Nice Work programme (26 October 2004) asks: “Do people who work in bright modern offices get more done than people who have to spend their working hours in dingy, dated surroundings? Internet cafés, lively colour schemes and well designed office furniture look great. Can they really raise morale to such an extent that they cut down sick leave? Well designers argue that they can, in fact they say there’s now evidence to show that improving the quality of our working environment not only makes us happier but healthier and more productive as well.”

The programme asks Frank Duffy and Professor Jeremy Myerson (Royal Academy of Arts) their view of new working environments and whether they can lead to a change in organisational culture and improved productivity.

The programme also includes a virtual tour of HM Treasury’s new workspace to look at how the Department has successfully changed the way it works in its new environment, and how the change was implemented, with comments from Tim Allen who provided change management consultancy to the Treasury.

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