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So will the efficiency of Zoom be the kiss of death for informal office small talk? Hopefully not, if organisations value that sort of staff interaction and find creative ways to make space for it.

The Covid-19 pandemic is seeing a rise in random acts of kindness. This Mental Health Awareness Week, Chloe Hellier discusses what kindness means for Kaleidoscope and why it needs to be at the core of what we do.

Public involvement in health is often a box ticking exercise but maybe the ‘new normal’ can change that for the better. If organisations are prepared to be open, they are more likely to be trusted.

If you had a big event or conference planned for the first half of this year, chances are you’ve gone through a series of stages over the past month or so.

And then suddenly, just like that, we had no choice. Digital meetings are no longer an unusual (and often unpleasant) trial, but for many of us homeworkers, the only way business happens.

At Kaleidoscope, we often grapple with what being kind means, and how we can build a future where kindness and connection are the norm. So when we read Victor Montori's 'Why We Revolt' we were struck by his vision of what is possible.

Being new to any office is daunting. Being new and different to your colleagues is more daunting still. For the three of us, it wasn’t just our newcomer status that weighed heavy after accepting our offers to join Kaleidoscope, it was fear of not fitting in.

Publishing mission statements that you know you simply can’t deliver doesn’t get us anywhere. Attitudes matter, and attitudes have to be lived.

All of us at Kaleidoscope have different answers to this. This is mine. This is why I started Kaleidoscope, what our fixed points are, and why we articulate our mission as working with others to help create a future that is kind, joyful and connected.

There is much attention on the mental health issues affecting students. But how often do mental health services hear from university students themselves about their experiences?