Already, technologies once confined to the realm of science fiction are trickling into our everyday lives. But how can we use these impressive advancements—existing and envisioned—to create a better workplace?
Experiencing Burnout? Your Workplace Might Be Making Things Worse
Back to the Basics: Air Quality and Natural Light Have the Biggest Impact on Workplace Wellness
Majority of North American Workers report inadequate natural light, while nearly half suffer due to poor air quality.
5 Trends Shaping Interior Design Right Now
From experiential retail flagships to narrative-based workplaces, these big design ideas are changing the face of commercial interiors.
Gen Z Is Coming. Is Your Firm Prepared?
Workplace collaboration Software Maker now Valued as much as Steelcase
There's an old saying (well, not that old) that software is eating the world. Of note is the latest round of funding of a software company known as Monday.com.
The tipping point for flexible working arrives
Workers themselves are inevitably in favour of more flexible working, but this is perhaps the first time that they share a common viewpoint with managers on the issue.
Why Talent Strategy Should Influence Organizational Strategy and Master Planning Efforts
With work and the workforce changing so rapidly in today’s business climate, it can be hard for senior leaders to discern which trends truly demand their attention and investment.
The open-plan office isn't the enemy - it's how we use it that matters
For decades the trend among workplaces has seen employees moving out of individual offices and into open-plan spaces. This has not always been successful, with the open-plan approach receiving significant criticism.
The Screen-Centric Future Workplace
Workplace design has always strived to be human-centered. However, as technology and computing are becoming a central part of workplaces, getting deeper information about how technologies are getting integrated into work may help shed new light on how people really work.
I’ve been designing offices for decades. Here’s what I got wrong
Verda Alexander questions the cushy, amenity-laden offices that her interior design firm helped pioneer. The way forward, she argues, is to introduce a little friction into the workplace.
Ted Moudis Associates Releases 2019 Workplace Report
Firm’s latest Workplace Report indicates employee well-being is becoming a primary driver for tailored work environments.
The biggest problem with open plan offices is how they are used
For decades the trend among workplaces has seen employees moving out of individual offices and into open plan spaces. This has not always been successful, with the open-plan approach receiving significant criticism.
5 Leading Architects Weigh in on the Future of Work
In defence of open plan office design
Noisy, distracting, toxic and disastrous. These are just a few words that have been used to describe open plan office layouts.
Less Collaboration, More Quiet: Building For Gen Z, The Digital Natives Coming Soon To The Workforce
People Are Asking for More Private Space at Work
The debate around “open” workplaces continues to generate significant attention — but often lacking the nuance required for productive debate.
Listen: Industrial Designer Carl Gustav Magnusson
On this episode of Clever, Amy and Jaime talk to industrial designer Carl Gustav Magnusson, who was born in Sweden and grew up on a farm in Canada.
Why Are We Still Arguing About Open-Plan Offices?
Why Maison&Objet is celebrating the workplace this year
France’s esteemed trade show Maison&Objet has long been focused on residential design, so the announcement that this year’s theme would be the workplace surely took some by surprise. It shouldn’t, though. As the nature of work changes, the lines between residential and workplace design are becoming ever more blurred.