The workplace wasn’t designed for humans – and it shows

By Christine Ipsen, Professor in Technology Implementation, Technical University of Denmark
Maria Karanika-Murray, Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, University of Leicester

Input. Output. Targets met. Value created. Performance delivered. Strip work down to its essentials and for many people, this is what remains: a machine-like focus on producing, performing and optimising.

The system keeps moving – often with little concern for the human energy, attention and resilience required to keep it running. Over time, this can lead to stress, ill-health, disengagement and burnout. Almost half of employees worldwide say they’re currently burned…

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