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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3 Planning Strategies
Overview, Planning and Design, Intentional Office
The workplace is not just a gathering place anymore. It is a physical translation of an organization’s people, brand, and culture.
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Becoming Agile
Blog, Planning and Design
Agile is a term that is being used more and more relative to the workplace. The challenge is that it has different definitions to different groups – FM’s and designers use it to define a way of planning space and/or a way to work.
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Building a Case for Workplace Change
Blog, Planning and Design
The speed of business and technological change is exponentially faster than ever before. Coupled with evolving worker expectations and the global talent shortage, companies will need to continuously change to survive in today’s market.
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Change
Overview, Planning and Design
Change is constant. The speed of change and the factors causing it are unknown variables.
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Choice
Overview, Planning and Design
Now, more than ever, so many of us have an expanded range of choice in how, where and when we do our best work. And this expands far beyond the physical boundaries of the ‘traditional’ office.
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Creating an Easier Transition Out of Private Offices
Blog, Planning and Design
Moving out of enclosed offices into workstations is one of the more difficult workplace changes to make, since it almost always has emotional and political issues tied to it.
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Creating an Intentional Culture
Overview, Intentional Office, Planning and Design
Workplace culture is the heartbeat of any organization, shaped by the interplay of people, place, and policy. People bring unique talents and perspectives, place fosters collaboration and innovation, and policies provide the structure that supports collective success.
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Culture
Overview, Planning and Design
An organization’s culture strongly influences behavior – how we get along with management and each other, how we get our work done, and how we feel about our organizations.
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Effective Color Use in Workspaces
Blog, Planning and Design, Inclusive Design
Color was used in ancient civilizations before the power of color was truly understood. It was used to evoke emotions, aid in spiritual practices, and even as a medical intervention. Today, in brand development and marketing, we select specific colors to intentionally influence a customer's perception of the brand.
