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Chris and Ian are joined by Dr Dan Wakelin, director at workplace strategists HCG, for a fascinating chat about his doctoral thesis, 'Employee engagement in the post-Covid workplace'. The discussion explores both the topical content of Dan's research, and also the doctoral journey towards both his practical and theoretical 'contributions to knowledge'.

Key theories about transgressions (from human geographer Tim Cresswell) and the production of space (from French Marxist philosopier, Henri Lefebvre) take the stage, as Chris and Ian learn how post-pandemic hybrid working affects the design intentions and lived experiences of 'activity based working'.

So is Dan a heretic or a visionary? Join Chris, Ian and Dr Pinder in the reflection section to find out!

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Learn more 🌱🧠

• Dan on LinkedIn
• HCG website
• Dan's readable articles about his research findings
• 'A critical introduction to Henri Lefebvre' book
• A nice short Workplace Insight article by Ian about Henri Lefebvre
• Tim Cresswell at The University of Edinburgh
• Tim Cresswell's book about transgressions etc.

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Transcript: 

 Before we go back to the episode, a quick word about Audium. When people think about workplace feedback, they tend to think about surveys, but some of the richest workplace insight is often hiding in places organizations rarely look. Take FM helpdesk tickets. Every day, employees leave thousands of comments about buildings, technology, catering, cleaning, temperature, meeting rooms, and dozens of other workplace issues. Individually, they're just tickets

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