The Intentional Office
To make the office “worth the commute” customers are seeking more adaptable individual spaces, flexible collaborative spaces, social settings to create culture, shared focus spaces to think, and seamless connection experiences for remote participants. When planning a workspace with intentionality, the result is thoughtfulness and longevity with the ways the office supports a workforce.
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Inclusive Design
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When holistically integrated, Inclusive Design fosters support of a vast array of individual needs, communicates a sense of security, and permits employees to navigate easily.
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Inclusive Design is Good Design
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Inclusive Design considerations can foster a sense of welcomeness and help support a diverse workforce. There are various ways to design for inclusivity through the following pillars: physical diversity, neurodiversity, and trauma informed design.
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Intentionally Include
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Every day, the environments in which we live, work, play, and heal influence our perceptions, actions and interactions. Many are not aware of the impact our environment has on our behavior.
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Neurodiversity
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Neurodiversity is an appreciation that there are vast differences in the ways our brains process inputs. Designing for a neurodiverse population involves consideration of sensory integration and the variety of interpretations of inputs for all five senses.
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Physical Diversity
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Humans come in all shapes and sizes. We have differences in our strength, mobility, visual acuity, and age.
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Physical Diversity: A Pillar of Inclusive Design
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Physical diversity is a pillar of Inclusive Design that encompasses a range of differences, such as biological, physiological, biomechanical, and appearance. Reflection of the ways we are physically diverse allows for design initiatives that foster more equitable use of the environment.
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Psychological Safety to Support Inclusivity
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Inclusive Design is a prerequisite to creating spaces where diverse groups of individuals can work, collaborate, and navigate easily.
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Trauma Informed Design
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By creating environments in which all can feel safe and supported, we can empower employees to innovate, to be creative, and to show their unique perspectives.
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Trauma Informed Design
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Trauma Informed Design principles focus on constructing environments that are mindful of common trauma responses (fight, flight, freeze, and fawn).
