In an "Immersion Lab" a few floors above the Business Sphere, employees test out working across time zones on wall-size video screens, and projecting business and social network information on man-size "holopanes" of glass.
"We know that there is a great body of evidence now that has been gathered over the past 20 or 30 years which demonstrates that, where you have schools which give time to cultural learning, there is benefit both in that sphere and also to the other disciplines, " Sir Nicholas said.