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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The Evolving Workplace
Overview, Planning and Design
We use the phrase “The Evolving Workplace” because it’s clear the past two years have shaken up many of our old “truths” about the purpose, structure, and design of knowledge worker workplaces.
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Table & Chair Pairing Guide
Blog, Ergonomics
Whether you are designing for an individual focus area, small informal collaboration space, or large conference room, this tool will help guide you to some suggested pairings of tables and seating.
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Redefining Mentorship in the Modern Workplace
Podcast, Intentional Office
Discussing how mentorship has shifted from traditional in-person meetings to more organic interactions, especially in hybrid work environments.
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Psychological Safety to Support Inclusivity
Blog, Inclusive Design
Inclusive Design is a prerequisite to creating spaces where diverse groups of individuals can work, collaborate, and navigate easily.
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Planning Methodologies for the Modern Workplace
Podcast, Planning and Design
Exploring how thoughtful planning can reflect an organization’s culture while supporting a variety of workstyles and activities.
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Physical Diversity: A Pillar of Inclusive Design
Blog, Inclusive Design
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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Physical Diversity
Overview, Inclusive Design
Humans come in all shapes and sizes. We have differences in our strength, mobility, visual acuity, and age.
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Our Workplaces Will Change—Let’s Make it Count
Blog, Planning and Design
Our Workplace Advisory team recently got together with Dr. Sally Augustin to discuss the research we had commissioned her to pull together regarding environmental psychology considerations in the interim/post-COVID workplace. It was a great conversation; we all asked questions, brainstormed ideas, and challenged each other. So how might a workplace embody those positive vibes? By becoming a place where one feels safe + connected + inspired.
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Our Organizations and Workplaces Need a New North Star
Blog, Planning and Design
This is the first in a series of six posts about social cohesion, an emerging idea about organizational success that will shape the future of workplaces.
