Steelcase and Microsoft have come together for the first time to help organizations enable and facilitate more creative work from their teams in an increasingly competitive business landscape. By providing workers with a thoughtfully designed workplace — one that brings together space and technology — business leaders can unlock the creativity of people, inspiring ideas and accelerating innovation along the way.
360 sat down with Microsoft Senior Director Julia Atalla to hear more about how this partnership can inspire creativity in the workplace.
360: Microsoft and Steelcase recently announced a strategic partnership. Tell us why Microsoft, a tech company, is interested in the physical environment?
Julia: At Microsoft, we believe in what people make possible. Our mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more with the help of software, services, devices and solutions. As we embark on our partnership journey, we are excited to bring the right mix of technology experiences to life through our Microsoft Surface devices in beautifully designed spaces to reimagine the workplace. In the early days, when the teams were starting conversations, we quickly learned that we had much more in common than meets the eye. We share a similar core — to design solutions that empower people to create. When you sit in the Creative Spaces, you really feel that aligned sense of purpose come to life — it’s a real collaboration.