Open workplaces are interesting in that they symbolize collaboration and communication, but they also have to provide spaces to actually get work done.
Cushy office perks are a trap
Younger workers blurring the lines between work and fun spaces at the office
65% of Generation Zers think a fun environment is essential for a good company culture vs only 22% of Baby Boomers.
The Workplace Experience Lifecycle
A definitive mindset shift is underway—more companies are not only recognizing the value of the key role the workplace plays in enabling the workforce, they are also investing in environments with budgets reshaped in alignment with that value.
5 surprising ways your office is influencing your brain
From lack of natural light to coworkers’ behavior, your office can change how you think in unexpected ways.
Where Is The Workplace Headed?
Sociable Gen Z prefer to work in a communal workplace rather than home
Generation Z comprises roughly 32 percent of the population and is due to surpass Millennials (25-34 year olds) as the largest generation by 2020.
Why urban tech is the hottest investment in town
“Workspace and work habits are changing,” says Goel. “We’ve already seen that you don’t need all your people to be in one central office to be productive, especially in urban areas with congested traffic.”
You should not expect the coworking bubble to burst anytime soon
Gen Z is coming to Your Office. Get Ready to Adapt.
The generation now entering the workforce is sober, industrious and driven by money. They are also socially awkward and timid about taking the reins.
CEOs Talk Workplace - Interview with Steelcase's Jim Keane
Find out how Steelcase CEO, Jim Keane, has transformed the culture of the global organization by utilizing their space as an engagement tool.
Creating a productive workplace for people is all about context
The quest for a proper understanding of the links between the places we work, the things with which we fill them and our wellbeing and productivity has been ongoing for a very long time.
Mentoring our Next Gen Designers
Over the course of meetings with design firm leaders, one topic of conversation surfaces time and again: how to best help the newest design-school graduates succeed.
The future of work – told by the future users themselves
What is the future of work? This million-dollar question, which has kept the industry guessing for years, was recently asked to an unsuspected audience – a group of 50 children.
Open Offices: One Size Does Not Fit All
What kind of Workplace will attract Gen Z? Just ask Colleges
People working in fully open plan spaces are generally fitter and less stressed
The open plan debate grinds on, and the latest grist to its mill is a study from researchers led by Esther Sternberg of the University of Arizona which suggests that it is those people who work in open plan spaces that are fitter and happier than their associate employee contemporaries in cubicles and private offices.
The real reason your company switched to an open plan office
A new data analysis by Erik Rood offers one simple explanation: They save companies insane amounts of money.
Case Closed: Work-From-Home Is the World's Smartest Management Strategy
Research from Stanford and other sources reveals that working from home vastly increases productivity..
An architect’s defense of open-plan offices
Every office needs places where employees feel free to talk–which typically requires some element of privacy.
The Generation Z World: Shifts in Urban Design, Architecture, and the Corporate Workplace
Gen Z influence, from buying behaviors to issues of attraction and retention in the workplace, will be powerful and critical to real estate clients.