Can you teach an old company new tricks? IBM’s metamorphosis into the world’s largest design-oriented company hasn’t been easy.
Inside IBM Design: The era of fetishizing the process of design is finally ending
Location of workplace matters when it comes to workplace performance
Employers can make major performance and productivity improvements by taking a more strategic approach to where they place their people, a new report suggests.
Steelcase CEO Q+A: New Center Enhances Agility
A new Steelcase Learning and Innovation Center in Munich is designed to help create a more agile organization to accelerate innovation.
Laptops Are Great. But Not During a Lecture or a Meeting.
The research is unequivocal: Laptops distract from learning, both for users and for those around them. It’s not much of a leap to expect that electronics also undermine learning in high school classrooms or that they hurt productivity in meetings in all kinds of workplaces.
Listen: Designing Positive Spaces
Through +Positive spaces, Interface is exploring ways in which their modular flooring can help promote thriving, more creative and healthier workspaces through both built environments to the materials used in a space.
The missing LINC between the office and the future of work
The roots of LINC Munich have germinated from an old chestnut. Namely, that an office furniture showroom shouldn’t just offer a trawl through a firm’s products, but embody ideas about the workplace that can be discussed with clients. It’s not a brochure, but a story.
Workplace Trends Conference: The changing nature of work
When it comes to predicting the workplace of the future, the autumn Workplace Trends conference has built up a high level of credibility since it was launched 15 years ago.
Should Millennials Prepare for Generation Z In The Workplace?
So should millennials, who currently dominate the workforce, start preparing for the new generation?
Workplace Comfort: One Size Does Not Fit All
New research shows having personal control of your workspace, such as lighting and temperature, improves overall workplace productivity and engagement.
What The Ideal Workplace Of The Future Looks Like, According To Millennials
While many of the stereotypes associated with the word “millennial” are considered negative, research shows that millennials work hard in any career they enter.
A guide to the workplace of the future
Bright open office spaces and millennials working at coffee shops are popular images conjured by the phrase "future of work." Workspace and telecommuting continue to be hot topics for debate among executives.
10 Workplace Trends You'll See In 2018
The workforce participation of older workers will increase, yet the overall labor force growth rate will decline by next year.
Co-Working Trend Eats Into Office Demand
Report says co-working trend has potential to end up causing problems for office building landlords.
Creating More with Less
CBRE FURNITURE FORUM 2.0: REIMAGINING THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FURNITURE BIDDING PROCESS
The CBRE Furniture Forum 2.0 in Washington, D.C. presented a discussion of findings to date, further exploring how we can reimagine the management of the furniture bidding process.
WeWork Founder Hopes Her New School Will Help 5-Year-Olds Pursue Their Life’s Purpose
WeGrow’s pedagogical plans intend to rely on a lot of best practices that have been proven to work elsewhere, including programs that encompass hands-on learning and collaborative projects. But again, the hope is that being affiliated with WeWork creates opportunities that transcend what other schools can do.
Workplace Planning for Today and Beyond
Seeking a more informal aesthetic that encourages collaboration, and inspired by the hospitality industry, designers are bringing a more casual vibe to workspaces in numerous ways.
How Generation X is quietly transforming the workplace
Gen Xers are known for questioning authority—and as they steadily infiltrate the C-suite, they’re living up to the reputation by rewriting the rules for corporate headquarters.
Gensler Experience Index Proves Design is X Factor That Distinguishes Great Human Experiences
Survey of 4,000+ Quantifies Direct Impact of Design on Great Experiences Across Retail, Public Spaces and Workplaces.
Workplace Realities - Embracing VR and AR
What does it mean for commercial real estate and the design of our cities if offices become “obsolete” because of virtual reality?