The rampant spread of stress in relation to work, specifically, Burnout Syndrome, is a serious issue that is being more openly discussed around the world.
Move Over Stress: An Engaged Workplace Is Set To Perform
WHAT WE'RE SAYING Gimme a Break and Here’s Why!
Our understanding of how people work best, what inspires innovation, and what nurtures wellbeing to shape the workplace as a vibrant personal and shared experience is based on scientific research.
Why Face to Face Still Matters in the Workplace
Connecting with a colleague over text or chatting has more and more become a normal or acceptable form of communication in the business world.
CEOs Talk Workplace: Interview With CareerArc’s Robin Richards
Bob Fox connected with Robin Richards, CEO of CareerArc, who believes the physical environment that respects and embodies the employee, is where you get the biggest value.
Remote working key to winning the battle for talent
According to a new study conducted by the Centre of Economics and Business Research (Cebr) with support from Citrix Systems, Inc., companies that leverage technology to enable flexible and remote working models can not only attract talent, but increase employee engagement and productivity, potentially boosting the US economy by as much as $2.36 trillion a year.
LISTEN: Workplace Trends — why bringing human experience into the workplace is crucial
Futures Wall at Workplace Trends London 2019
This year many of the speakers at the Workplace Trends London conference referenced the theme of making the workplace a human-centric environment.
People-Side Factors Of Success In A Workplace Transformation
The impact of workspaces for people of color go beyond feeling welcome
The benefits are endless when people of color are provided with spaces where they can gather, where they can access and invest in companies that cater to them without having to go out of their way to locate them.
Change Management Fails: How To Avoid Change Management Mistakes
Steelcase’s Dr. Tracy Brower shares the change management mistakes we’re making as an industry and how can we support the process more effectively.
In the Digital Age, Successful Offices Are Those That Understand Employees as People
A recent event held at Haworth's Chicago showroom gathered workplace specialists to discuss workplace design that focuses on individuals rather than job titles.
Think Flexibility: Adapting To The New Workforce Norm
Creativity is being "brushed aside" by digital media says Lego's head of design
Lego has become the world's largest toy manufacturer by selling plastic bricks, but with the future of physical toys under threat from digital alternatives Ashton believes that children's creativity is suffering.
The Next Gen Workspace: The Intersection Of AI And Human Intelligence
The steps to take to succeed in today’s tech-savvy work environment to create a one-of-a-kind internal culture that attracts and retains the best employees.
Alphabet and other giants are betting that the future of real estate is robotic
With $20 million of new funding from Sidewalk Labs and Ikea umbrella company Ingka Group, the MIT robotics spin-off Ori is moving forward with its ambitious plans to revolutionize architecture.
Employees Are Looking for Choice; Their Workplace Should Give It to Them
A recent Think Tank panel dwelled on aspects of flexibility and choice, two key factors in keeping employees happy.
Diverse workplace is key to attracting freelancers
The gig economy in the US is growing exponentially, and with projections of freelancers making up almost half of the US workforce by 2027, employers are keen on engaging this talent pool.
Escaping the hell of hot desking
What the 21st Century office of the future looked like in the 1960s
We’re used to hearing people predict what The Office of the Future will look like. It’s been going on for a very long time now and each new generation of commentators on the subject comes up with its own forms of wishful thinking, wild generalisations, distorted conclusions and failures to account for the inherent unknowability of future disruptive technology.
Creating a culture of learning
Steelcase CEO Jim Keane explains how giving people work-space choices can make workplace behavior more human.