{"id":11355,"date":"2014-11-09T13:55:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-09T13:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/?p=11355"},"modified":"2023-02-07T10:20:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T10:20:57","slug":"creating-link-learning-innovation-central-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/creating-link-learning-innovation-central-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating the Link Between Learning and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

How can Steelcase create a work experience that inspires and connects colleagues and customers across functions and locations, that promotes experimentation and continuous learning?<\/p>core statement of project intent<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n

It was clear from the start that this project was about much more than adding real estate. The new Learning and Innovation Center (LINC) is intended to fundamentally change how Steelcase EMEA operates, and leaders knew the LINC had to be a stage for meaningful and memorable experiences\u2014for employees, leaders, customers, architects and designers, Munich residents and other visitors. Before any architectural blueprint could be created, a human-centered experience blueprint was needed to purposefully guide the design.<\/p>\n

To gain clarity on how to proceed, the 24-month planning effort began with a cross-functional, in-depth design thinking process that centered on achieving a deep understanding of various users\u2019 needs and wants–what might truly inspire, support and delight those who would be working in the LINC, as well as those who would be visiting.<\/p>\n

As defined by IDEO\u2019s Tim Brown, design thinking<\/a> is a \u201chuman-centered approach to innovation that draws from the designer’s toolkit to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology and the requirements for business success.\u201d<\/p>\n

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