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Open competition launched to find design team for new museum of architecture and design in Helsinki

Workplace Insight

The central mission of the new museum will be “democratising the tools of design”, drawing on the history and present of Finnish and Nordic architecture and design to guide a programme of public activities that will look at how design thinking and skills are relevant to the challenges we face as individuals and societies in a rapidly changing world.

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The Secret Tool Every Workplace Needs to Thrive in 2024

Allwork

The typical solve for businesses navigating change is training, but the training programs that exist for workplaces primarily revolve around improving skills and knowledge. According to Statista, 59 hours are spent on training and an average of 16% of their budgets, so the gap is costly. The data supports the disconnection.

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The challenge for fit-out firms is to deliver best value despite supply chain challenges

Workplace Insight

The background to this inevitably lies in the fiscal constraints, strained project budgets challenged by higher borrowing and construction costs reaching unprecedented highs. The commercial offices sector, too, is forecast to strengthen next year and grow in 2025.

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