At Steelcase, we believe that a working environment directly affects the quality and quantity of work. This principle guides everything we do. New technologies have flooded into our offices over the past two decades, all of which have their own unique impact on the way we work and the way we useour office space.

The “ecosystem” of the office is as delicate as those in nature and as precarious as our urban surroundings. All environments are a balance of various factors, and all environments become damaged and impractical when those factors fall out of balance. Whilst highly liberating when introduced properly, technologies can pose a potential threat to the balance of our office environments. The impact of a poor or imbalanced office environment is critical. When workplaces stop functioning properly morale drops, performance suffers, productivity decreases and ultimately profits are hit.     

                                          
At Steelcase we examine the impact of change and proactively incorporate the principles of ergonomics into our furniture and office designs creating
solutions to maintain the balance. Click on the resource to the left to find out more in our new Knowledge Paper entitled: Moulding Your Space, Ergonomics and Technology.