Hear five personal privacy strategies and three privacy design strategies for the workplace.

A 360 Real Time Podcast with Melanie Redman and Vanessa Bradley

Christine Congdon, Editor of 360 and Director of Global Research and Communications sat down with two key Steelcase research team members to discuss the privacy crisis. She spoke with Melanie Redman, a senior design researcher for WorkSpace Futures about her team’s privacy research. And, she talked to Vanessa Bradley, manager of Advanced Applications Design about some key steps organizations can take to make sure workers have access to privacy in the workplace.

SUMMARY

Throughout the work day, you may find yourself searching for a way to focus, a place to hold a team brainstorming session without interruption, or just an area to rest and recuperate. Goals and visions for privacy come in a variety of forms.

We know highly engaged workers are extremely satisfied when it comes to their ability to focus and work without interruption in the workplace. At Steelcase, our desire to better understand how people seek privacy and how to design for privacy is an ongoing pursuit.

Listen as Melanie Redman, a senior design researcher for WorkSpace Futures, describes five personal privacy strategies derived from her team’s research project. Then, hear from Vanessa Bradley, manager of Advanced Applications Design, about key design concepts organizations can use to make sure employees can find the privacy they seek.