Culture Shift
A case study that looks at how space can transform culture and enable agility.
Lessons From China’s Return to the Office
New study finds working from home less productive.
Simon Sinek: Playing an Infinite Game
Simon Sinek, bestselling author of “Start with Why” and “Leaders Eat Last,” challenges long-held conventional notions about business and leadership in his newest book “The Infinite Game.” Hear why he says we’re all unwitting players, why we should stop focusing on our competition and what so many leaders get wrong.
Innovation at Work: Our Top 10 Stories of the Decade
360 dug through our archives to surface the 10 best reads from the decade.
What Workers Told Us About Collaboration
No matter where you are in the world, new research tells us the conditions needed for successful collaboration are universal.
Does Your Work Matter?
Adam Grant, author and host of TED’s WorkLife podcast, shares what he’s learning about how to make work not suck.” Teaser alert: “If you want to build trust, you actually want to de-fun. Instead of doing something simple and lighthearted, you actually work with a group of people to solve hard problems that matter.”
Your Coach Was Wrong: There Is an “I” in Team
Teams are made up of a bunch of “I”s — individuals with unique personalities, skills and needs. On the field or in the office, a team performs at its best when the needs of the group are supported while also addressing the needs of each member. We need to think about the “me within the we.”
What’s New at NeoCon 2019
The Steelcase family of brands and partners is giving teams, individuals and designers more choice and more control than ever before.
Find Your Fresh Perspective Outdoors: Design Q+A
The founder of Extremis shares how his company designs differently for the outdoors, how he takes advantage of small outside spaces and why we should all get outside a little more.
Do All Open Plan Offices Kill Collaboration?
Headlines following a new Harvard study declare open offices a “collaboration killer.” But, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Finding Balance
Re-envisioning of the work environment. Mackinac system consists of distinct “microzones” that support focused work, collaboration among 2-3 colleagues, privacy for rejuvenation as well as easy accessibility for learning and socializing — all in a compact footprint that works in both a private office or a totally open floor plan.
Higher Ed Harnesses the Power of Physical Space
Best practices for designing to improve performance and wellbeing at work can also be applied to education. Sara Armbruster, Vice