{"id":42358,"date":"2019-09-26T07:56:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T06:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/?p=42358"},"modified":"2023-11-15T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T15:30:22","slug":"unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/","title":{"rendered":"Unleashing Team Creativity with Steelcase Flex"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"social-embed-container video-container\">\n<p class=\"post-video\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"vex-video vex-open has-button\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/jYUCuerlFNk\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Steelcase Flex - Creative Team\" class=\"video-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"play-video\" src=\"https:\/\/dumy1g3ng547g.cloudfront.net\/content\/themes\/steelcase\/img\/play.png\" alt=\"Watch the video\"><\/button><script type=\"text\/html\"><\/p>\n<header>Steelcase Flex - Creative Team<\/header>\n<div class=\"content-well\">\n<div class=\"video-wrap\"><iframe \n\t\t\t\t\t\twidth=\"700\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\theight=\"400\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYUCuerlFNk\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Welcome to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/360-flex\/\">era of hyper-collaboration<\/a>, where companies are looking to move faster and be more innovative, which requires the diverse thinking and creativity found only in teams. Today\u2019s most successful teams are close-knit units, constantly exchanging ideas and information to tackle complex problems. They work in rapid cycles, many inspired by design thinking methods.<\/p>\n<p>Design thinking is a physically and cognitively active methodology for creative problem solving. Teams are leading workshops, brainstorming, filling walls and whiteboards with content and coming together to share their ideas. They sit together so they can stay connected and work faster. They also need moments of retreat from the group to focus, absorb information and process their own ideas. People stand, sit, draw, gesture, move materials and objects. The work is dynamic and fast-paced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeams need flexibility to change their day-to-day activities. Particularly, teams using design thinking practices need to be able to change how they work over time. So, we thought about this through a new lens,\u201d says Bill Bennie, design director. By studying the diverse behaviors of different teams, Steelcase designers created the Steelcase Flex Collection, an interconnected system of moveable desks, tables, whiteboards and other pieces that can create dynamic team neighborhoods that allow teams and individuals to adapt spaces on demand.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEELCASE FLEX COLLECTION<\/h3>\n<p>Discover this new workspace solution that gives fast-paced teams the control they need to adapt their space fast.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button-gray\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/desks\/steelcase-flex-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>EXPLORE NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>\u201cThis is such a different way of planning a space. Normally, you plan it, install it and it stays that way. But with Steelcase Flex, you\u2019re planning for movement. So, we give people the pieces and show them how we\u2019d set them up, but there\u2019s no wrong way to configure it,\u201d says Jamie Pell, applications designer, Steelcase.<\/p>\n<p>With that in mind, here\u2019s an example of a week in the life of a creative team with Steelcase Flex.<\/p>\n<h3>DESIGN REVIEW<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-38897 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_limit,dpr_auto,q_70,h_1024,w_1024\/v1561551821\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/26\/19-0122690-1.jpg\" alt=\"flex collection\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cCreative teams tend to work more on laptops and they also use a lot of physical objects to support their work. They print documents, clip swatches and materials, so they need a lot of pinnable space,\u201d says Pell.<\/p>\n<p>A mix of analog and digital displays make it easy for a team to pin and present work to their creative director. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/carts\/steelcase-flex-carts\/\">Steelcase Flex Board Cart<\/a> carries the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/whiteboards-accessories\/steelcase-flex-whiteboard-support-solutions\/\">lightweight markerboards<\/a> anywhere and the wall rail and stand support multiple visual displays. Plus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/surface\/business\/surface-hub-2\">Microsoft Surface Hub 2S<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/collaboration\/steelcase-roam\/\">Steelcase Roam mobile stand<\/a> make digital content more accessible and easy to interact with.<\/p>\n<p>Team members can sit or stand comfortably around slim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/desks\/steelcase-flex-tables\/\">Steelcase Flex Tables<\/a>, making room for everyone\u2019s laptops and morning coffee.<\/p>\n<h3>TEAM BRAINSTORM<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-38932 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_limit,dpr_auto,q_70,h_1024,w_1024\/v1561559743\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/26\/19-0122697.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Acoustic boundaries and markerboards create the ideal space for ideas to flow freely during a creative brainstorm. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/desks\/steelcase-flex-tables\/\">standing-height slim tables<\/a> keep all participants actively engaged in the conversation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith design thinking, you\u2019ll see a lot of smaller breakouts for brainstorming and idea sharing. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/acoustic-solutions\/steelcase-flex-acoustic-boundary\/\">Steelcase Flex Acoustic Boundary<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/screens\/steelcase-flex-screens\/\">pinnable freestanding screens<\/a> let you divide a studio space into little vignettes within a larger studio space,\u201d says Anne Sprague, applications designer, Steelcase.<\/p>\n<p>Integrated clips hold can hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/whiteboards-accessories\/steelcase-flex-whiteboard-support-solutions\/\">markerboards<\/a> and freestanding screens, allowing content to be displayed vertically or horizontally. Plus, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/11-worktools\/steelcase-flex-accessories\/\">Steelcase Flex Baskets and Cups<\/a> hold dry erase markers, sticky notes and paper clips, and can hang conveniently on tables and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/carts\/steelcase-flex-carts\/\">board carts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>DESIGN WORKSHOP<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-38930 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_limit,dpr_auto,q_70,h_1024,w_1024\/v1561559709\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/26\/19-0122696.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s easy to bring the team together for a design workshop by pushing four standing-height <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/desks\/steelcase-flex-tables\/\">Steelcase Flex Tables<\/a> together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe work tables can be utilized and reconfigured in so many ways. That\u2019s especially important for creative teams where there\u2019s a lot of back and forth between collaborative brainstorming and idea sharing. The directional rollers make it really easy to move, but you still have the stability that traditional casters don\u2019t allow for without locking them in place,\u201d says Sprague.<\/p>\n<p>Surrounded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/whiteboards-accessories\/steelcase-flex-whiteboard-support-solutions\/\">lightweight markerboards<\/a>, the team can easily access all of their information and ideas. Plus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/power-cable-management\/steelcase-flex-power-hanger-power-stand\/\">Steelcase Flex Power Hanger<\/a> makes it easy to stay plugged in while moving around the office. It\u2019s weighted and can hang on a table or stand, neatly storing cords so you\u2019re not constantly tripping over them or diving under a desk to untangle them.<\/p>\n<h3>PERSONAL FOCUS<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-37949 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_limit,dpr_auto,q_70,h_1024,w_1024\/v1561468599\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/25\/19-0122694.jpg\" alt=\"Steelcase Flex Collection\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For moments of personal focus, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/screens\/steelcase-flex-screens\/\">Steelcase Flex Free-Standing Screens<\/a> with magnetic edges let team members create boundaries in a multitude of configurations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe magnetic, tackable screens have so many uses. You can connect them to divide the tables into little focus coves. Then, when it\u2019s time to collaborate again, just pull them apart and they can be used to hold group pinned content,\u201d says Pell.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/desks\/steelcase-flex-tables\/\">Standing-height tables<\/a> provide multiple posture options, whether you want to stand or sit. An integrated footrest provides intuitive comfort and pegs offer space for personal storage. One-cord-out integrated power hosts up to seven plugs while still being able to move your desk easily.<\/p>\n<p>Want to explore more ways to work with the Steelcase Flex Collection? Take a look at how an<br \/>\nagile team gets the control it needs to adapt their space fast.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>STEELCASE FLEX COLLECTION<\/h3>\n<p>Discover this new workspace solution that gives fast-paced teams the control they need to adapt their space fast.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"button button-gray\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/products\/desks\/steelcase-flex-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>EXPLORE NOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How the Steelcase Flex Collection supports the day-to-day activities of a creative team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":38928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"topic":[3216],"class_list":["post-42358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","industry-workplace","topic-collaboration"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Creative Workspace Design with Steelcase Flex | Steelcase<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Creative teams have unique requirements for office design to help manage ideas and work collaboratively - Steelcase Flex can help you meet these needs.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Creative Workspace Design with Steelcase Flex | Steelcase\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Creative teams have unique requirements for office design to help manage ideas and work collaboratively - Steelcase Flex can help you meet these needs.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Steelcase\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Steelcase.Unitedkingdom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-26T06:56:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-11-15T15:30:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,dpr_auto,q_70,h_600,w_1200\/v1561559628\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/26\/19-0122692.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Areli Arellano\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@steelcaseuk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@steelcaseuk\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Areli Arellano\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Creative Workspace Design with Steelcase Flex | Steelcase","description":"Creative teams have unique requirements for office design to help manage ideas and work collaboratively - Steelcase Flex can help you meet these needs.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Creative Workspace Design with Steelcase Flex | Steelcase","og_description":"Creative teams have unique requirements for office design to help manage ideas and work collaboratively - Steelcase Flex can help you meet these needs.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/","og_site_name":"Steelcase","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Steelcase.Unitedkingdom","article_published_time":"2019-09-26T06:56:27+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-11-15T15:30:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,dpr_auto,q_70,h_600,w_1200\/v1561559628\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/26\/19-0122692.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Areli Arellano","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@steelcaseuk","twitter_site":"@steelcaseuk","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Areli Arellano","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/","url":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/","name":"Creative Workspace Design with Steelcase Flex | Steelcase","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/v1561559628\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/26\/19-0122692.jpg","datePublished":"2019-09-26T06:56:27+00:00","dateModified":"2023-11-15T15:30:22+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/#\/schema\/person\/2f8efe95c5ad8253b4a674dbcfefe5cd"},"description":"Creative teams have unique requirements for office design to help manage ideas and work collaboratively - Steelcase Flex can help you meet these needs.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/v1561559628\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/26\/19-0122692.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/steelcase-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/v1561559628\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/2019\/06\/26\/19-0122692.jpg","width":6720,"height":3780,"caption":"360 magazine unleashing team creativity with steelcase flex"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/topics\/collaboration\/unleashing-team-creativity-steelcase-flex\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Unleashing Team Creativity with Steelcase Flex"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/","name":"Steelcase","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/#\/schema\/person\/2f8efe95c5ad8253b4a674dbcfefe5cd","name":"Areli Arellano","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fbafa4ace615b5ed6c37a375d49eca?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fbafa4ace615b5ed6c37a375d49eca?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Areli Arellano"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.steelcase.com"],"url":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/research\/articles\/author\/aarellan-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42358"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42358"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":136079,"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42358\/revisions\/136079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/media\/38928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.steelcase.com\/eu-en\/restapi\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=42358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}