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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Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Furniture Considerations: FAQs
Blog, Inclusive Design
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a civil rights law, enacted in 1990, aimed at preventing discrimination against and providing equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Concepts related to workspace design are most comprehensively covered in Title II (Public Services) and Title III (Public Accommodations) of the ADA.
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How Certain Smells Affect Our Brains
Blog, Wellness
Closely tied to our memory function, our sense of smell is yet another form of non-verbal communication that can have an impact on stress levels as employees come back to the workplace. Environmental psychologists even have some pretty interesting specifics on the power held within certain fragrances.
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Life Might Not Be Fair, but Our Organizations Should Be
Blog, Planning and Design
This is the third in a series of six posts about social cohesion, an emerging idea about organizational success that will shape the future of workplaces.
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How to Know If We’re Getting Social Cohesion Right
Blog, Planning and Design
This is the second in a series of six posts about social cohesion, an emerging idea about organizational success that will shape the future of workplaces.
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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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Healthy Ergonomic Postures
Blog, Ergonomics
Postures matter for your workplace wellness
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Circularity: It Is More Than Just Recycling on Steroids
Blog, Sustainability
Circularity - short for “the Circular Economy” is "based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems” - The Ellen MacArthur Foundation. A circular economy builds and rebuilds overall system health.
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Inspired to Stay Sustainable: Progress Toward Our Goals
Blog, Sustainability
What does it take to address climate change, sustainability, environmental, and human health impacts in a company that holds more than 20 companies under its umbrella, employing more than 8,700 and available in 80+ countries?
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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.
