Office Design

Staying the Course on Workplace Trends

July 20, 2020

3 trends COVID-19 will accelerate rather than squash, according to one occupant experience expert.

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Employee Experience

Mindful Places: Addressing Mental Health, Neurodiversity

Kay Sargent

July 06, 2020

We need to reduce the stigmatism around and improve our ability to address neurological differences. Final in a six-part series on mindfulness in the workplace.

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Illustration of APAC for return to office

Real Estate/Facilities

Return to Office: Lessons from APAC

Varis Niwatsakul

June 22, 2020

Sharing best practices in support of successful reentry to the office

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Workforce Strategy

Are We Back Yet?

Ryan Daily

June 16, 2020

The second in a two-part series that explores how international development consulting firm Chemonics is planning a phased return to the office.

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Lighting the Way to Safe Office Spaces

Ryan Daily

June 02, 2020

Tools like booking software and presence lights can help enterprises evolve open offices to meet the challenges of COVID-19 and beyond.

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Tech Integration: Enabling the Office of the Future

May 29, 2020

Office systems and collaboration technology is what will allow post-pandemic offices to be minimally functional for large groups.

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Workforce Strategy

Thinking Beyond the ‘COVID-19 Secure’ Workspace

Jon Ingham

May 20, 2020

Part 1 of a two-part series exploring the need for smart, progressive planning in bringing people back to the new normal workspace

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Office Design

Make Buildings Smart…But Not Too Smart

May 15, 2020

A post-pandemic office might be more high-tech, but is it all necessary?

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Mindful Places: Creating Spaces that Meet Psychological Needs

Kay Sargent

May 07, 2020

Meeting psychological and safety needs is a prerequisite to employee engagement and well-being, especially now. Part four in a six-part series on mindfulness in the workplace.

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Office Design

Rethinking Office Space for Lower Density

April 23, 2020

Behavioral change and technology use will factor heavily in our post-pandemic workspaces, more so than furniture swaps.

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Real Estate/Facilities

Will Offices Ever Fill Up Again?

April 10, 2020

The concept of a "healthy office" will only be compelling if businesses find they simply can’t do without offices in the first place.

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Cherishing a Chance to Collaborate, in Person

April 09, 2020

Post-pandemic, employees may well return to the office with a newfound appreciation for the spaces that allow them to collaborate face to face.

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Space Allocation: How Do You Know What You Need?

March 24, 2020

When employees return to the office after their work-at-home mandates, will the spaces fit their needs? Figuring that out starts with three sources of information.

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Teleworking in Troubled Times

March 18, 2020

A social researcher and office design strategist addresses how today’s work-from-home mandates might influence tomorrow’s office work.

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Office Design

Keeping up with Workspace Evolution