Going Beyond Average With Inclusive Design
Designing workplaces for “the average person” used to be philosophy aimed at satisfying most of the people, most of the time. But that also excluded a lot of people who didn’t fit the average.
Innovation at Work: Our Top 10 Stories of the Decade
360 dug through our archives to surface the 10 best reads from the decade.
Employee expectations have changed. Is your workplace ready?
Worker expectations have changed. Insights from 32,000 global workers on what they expect moving forward.
Supporting Agile at Bosch Software Innovations
Steelcase’s Applied Research + Consulting team works with Bosch Software Innovations to develop design principles to redesign their office space and foster agile work.
Inside goop’s Revamped New York Office
goop, a lifestyle brand founded and helmed by Gwyneth Paltrow, asked for SILQ chairs when it came time to redesign their New York space.
Thinking Outside (and Inside) the Box
Almost 20 years ago, long before laptops replaced PCs, the team at Orangebox had a vision of where work was heading, and they responded with innovative, thoroughly non-traditional workplace furniture solutions. Today they’ve blended their portfolio with Steelcase — a natural fit of two companies speaking the same language and prioritizing people’s changing needs at work.
Finding Focus
Turns out, finding the privacy you need at work doesn’t necessarily require closing a door. A new Steelcase study proves that when an open plan office is designed with pockets of visual privacy, it really is possible to focus and get things done. But don’t close your eyes to this additional finding: When it’s time to get creative, being in an open space with open views can help.
Accelerating Collaboration
One of the world’s largest energy providers uses space to accelerate the creation of a more collaborative culture.
Why We Go to the Office Is Changing
A new study reports we’re spending more time commuting than ever adding to a growing argument for an office reboot.
Oh, Moooi!
Moooi Carpets CEO Martien Valentijn shares how the office can be transformed from the floor up.
Future-Ready Libraries
How the role of the library is evolving to advance changes in technology, pedagogy and learning.
Work Untethered
Flexibility, mobility, choice and comfort are expectations of today’s workforce. Informal, casual meeting nooks, cafés, lounges and outdoor spaces continue to dislodge traditional work environments such as benches and workstations, as more and more employers recognize that inspiring work environments attract top performers and fuel creativity and innovation.