About UnWork

UnWork is a management consultancy and research house focused on the new world of work. It sits at the collision between people, place and technology and helps define the opportunities for innovation.

It consults to companies in the process of change, helping to catalyse innovation and develop the ideas and concepts for the introduction of alternative ways of working, backed by robust data sets and an evidence-based approach that includes business case and cost-benefit analysis.

It has unsurpassed global knowledge of key trends and case studies of all the leading global workplace innovation projects and provides ‘opportunities for innovation’ consultancy with a focus on supporting culture change, diversity and talent attraction, digital workplace strategies and wellbeing.

UnWork has a team of passionate and talented individuals with backgrounds in mathematics, economics, behavioural science, architecture, anthropology and organisational design; it provides a refreshing approach for those embracing the new world of work.

Boston Consultancy Group offices

We focus our research and consultancy on these key areas:

People and Productivity: The 5 Cs – concentration, contemplation, communication, collaboration and community
Agile working – meeting new business imperatives for agile organisations
Activity Based Working and Clustering strategy and concepts
Expectations of the next generation
Experience and wellbeing
New Technology and digital disruption
Digital Workplace Strategy including Workplace Apps
Cost reductions, especially real estate overhead
Operational efficiencies such as churn costs reductions

Three Pillars

We look at the future of work through three lenses: people, place and technology and we focus on innovation as well as digital disruption.

The three pillars

Our philosophy is called Jelly Bean Working - an approach based on three concepts that will shape the new world of work: the idea that people are different and so one size fits all is no longer appropriate in the pursuit of diversity; that workspace should be activity based and so space and technology needs to be aligned to the task at hand and lastly, digital disruption which is now a way of life and so technology should permeate all aspects of work and the workplace thinking.

We focus on ROI and cost benefit, as well as the business benefit derived from non-pecuniary advantages. Using a combination of data analysis but also benchmarking from case studies and feedback from companies that have implemented new workstyles, we can present a powerful and persuasive proposition to a board or partnership.

8 Forces

We help identify, define and predict the impact of the 8 key forces that are shaping the new world of work. Through workshops, case studies, trends, new products and platforms we help shape strategy and identify the business case for change

The eight forces

12 Outcomes or Commandments

There are 12 key outcomes that form our approach to ‘opportunities to innovation’. They provide a framework for the future and a series of ideas that drive decisions, from talent attraction and productivity enhancement to cost reduction and wellbeing.

The twelve outcomes