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UnWorking
UNWORKING
The reinvention of the Modern office
Philip’s most recent book (co-authored with Jeremy Myerson) is called Unworking: The Reinvention of the Modern Office, published on 31st August 2022 by Reaktion Books and distributed in the US by Chicago University Press (Oct 6th). Unworking offers a panoramic view of the development of the modern office over the past 100 years and presents a manifesto for ‘unworking’ – unlearning old habits and rituals established for an outdated office and creating new ones fit for an age of digital technology, design innovation and diverse workforces.