Today’s Office

Understanding Rules

Hukeng: motorbike driver
It took three year’s to fill 48 page passport, and three working days to apply for a replacement. Despite the proximity of an automatic passport photo …



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19 Apr 2008

In: Hukeng, Today's Office
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Today’s Office

08 Apr 2008

In: London, Today's Office
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Today’s office will last a good eight hours longer than normal so I’m settling in for the long haul. Seat 6F on United 955 to …
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Accidents Happen

16 Mar 2008

In: Shinagawa, Today's Office
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There’s always a slight frisson from spending a night in a hotel in your home city. Arrive at reception with no luggage aside from a …
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Monday Commute

10 Mar 2008

In: Seattle, Today's Office
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Heading to the Evergreen State today – a chance to put names to faces and research at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. See you …
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Proof of Not Alone

06 Mar 2008

In: Akasaka, Today's Office
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Mobile phone’s positioning as a remote other sends the signal ‘I’m with someone, I’m not alone’.
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Going Local

28 Feb 2008

In: Rio de Janeiro, Today's Office
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Readers on the other side of the globe (to Japan) can now head over to our local Satellite Design Studio in Rio de Janeiro located …
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The Business, Consequences of Locating Stuff

14 Feb 2008

In: Los Olivos, Today's Office
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“Garbage is useful stuff in the wrong place” from Alex Steffen at the sustainability summit. Big implications in a world where people who want stuff …
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More, Sustainable Cities

06 Jan 2008

In: Today's Office, Xiamen
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Readers with an interest in exploring urban sustainability may want to visit Systems, Cities and Sustainable Mobility hosted by David Muyres et al at the …
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Define Socially Acceptable

03 Jan 2008

In: Dushanbe, Today's Office
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A sign-of-the-times moment from the Caravan Cafe – an upscale organic restaurant in the Tashkent suburbs: a lady walks in alone and sits at the …
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West Coast, Ho

27 Dec 2007

In: San Francisco, Today's Office
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I’m heading to LA and the Bay Area in early February with a couple of open slots in my schedule. If your organisation is interested …
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