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Our archive of project updates, articles and opinion pieces by our partners about the Future of Work, Technology and their individual work experiences and passions.
Do you want to be part of the workplace of tomorrow?
Ethos has been exploring and pushing the boundaries of this exciting space for over two decades. We are always on the lookout for forward-thinking individuals who are committed to pursuing the change they wish to see in the world. Individuals who, through...
Young Leaders
Are you ready to be a Young Leader of tomorrow’s workplace?Join the Ethos Young Leaders Crew! Are you: Aged 16 – 24 and eligible to join the government’s Kickstart programme? Currently out of work and claiming universal credit? Feeling like you’ve got no employment...
Ethos Launches placemaker.tech for Smart Cities with Funding from Innovate UK
Creative innovation collective, Ethos VO is launching a new project that will help the UK’s towns and cities build back better after Covid-19. Ethos will partner with Guildford Borough Council and ecollective to design a new technology that will enable local...
The Horse has bolted and the stable door is still open!
As I write this, the Government are commencing a campaign to encourage workers back to the office, as a result of the lockdown and measures taken during this pandemic. Employers will be asked to encourage and reassure their staff that is safe to return by highlighting...
In Data we Trust?
I recall reading a few years ago a story in a brilliant book (Weapons of Maths Destruction - Cathy O’Neil) . The story went something like this. In 2007 Washing DC, has a new Mayor who had determined that the city’s schools were under performing, and needed turning...
It’s not all sweat, tears and lycra
We have heard this week that the Government has finally decided to implement policy to reduce the consumption of what is colloquially called 'junk food'. Now being considered as a key contributor to the rise in obesity in our communities, the consequence of longer...
Creating an agile, sustainable Post-Covid Smart Society
The past few weeks have been challenging for all of us, I'm sure, and the next months potentially pose even greater challenges as efforts focus on re-starting the economy, including our town centres. Nobody knows quite how we will re-emerge - what this 'new normal'...
A t-shirt does not a Wonder Woman make!
I thought my Wonder Woman T shirt was a great purchase and I could hide it under my uniform, but after I was diagnosed with PTSD I realised she was no more than a silver screen fantasy. We are all human, with real emotions and limits and nobody knows what lies around...
“All work and no play, makes for…“
A rather glib title to what I believe is an important conversation, and one that the current pandemic has very much brought forward and highlighted what I would describe as a revolution to how we approach the world of work. I have already described in a previous...
The benefits of doing things differently
Where we’ve come from At Ethos we have been on a journey that we often refer to as an ongoing experiment into the Future of Work. We’ve been travelling for 20 years and practising hard for the last 10. There is no doubt that we have learned a lot. We’ve experienced...
Themes
Ethos is a worker owned cooperative. Our partners are motivated more by creating social value than just working for money alone. So it's probably worth defining what we mean by social value. We like this definition: Social Value is a measure of the importance that...
A Journey to Work Live Well
As I write this I am starting the third week at home under restrictions, and as well as working on line , and engaging in Telephone Conferences through various online mediums , it has also provided the opportunity to … think , pause and consider the consequences and...
Publishing my tax returns online
It's a perennial question on the minds of some: "Is he on the make?". We know Trump has furiously resisted publishing his tax returns. We also learnt this week that amidst the Coronavirus crisis the Ocado CEO managed to bag £58.7m this year. Some questions at least...
TeamPolice – new events announced
TeamPolice is the new public facing brand to enable Wellbeing through sport and physical activity for 300,000 members of the police in the UK. Download the A5 flyer here. On behalf of the Chair of Police Sport UK, Chief Constable Matt Jukes, TeamPolice would like to...
Fantastic to hear #EthosVenture Partner Gavin Thomas OBE being interviewed about the #TeamPolice Advent 🎄Challenge on #BBCBerkshire yesterday. Click on the link to hear what he had to say: https://www.teampolice.uk/advent-challenge-on-radio-berkshire/
Good question! @BBCRadio4 We'll be listening to #MarkCarney #ReithLectures with the #wellbeing #economy in mind. #Socialimpact
Go @TeamPoliceUK A fantastic #EthosVenture for police #Wellbeing
https://www.localgov.co.uk/Spending-Review-Sunak-recycles-money-for-green-transport/51471 #activetravel #smartcities Sustainable planning must play an important role through Total Impact Assessment @PlacemakerT