Traditional Leadership Under Pressure
A first-hand perspective on why pressure at the executive level is mounting.
Design Q+A: Firm Reimagines Aging Building
LPA Architects shares stunning photos and the design inspiration behind their new workspace in San Jose, California.
Engaging the Five Senses
It turns out workplaces that focus on the intangibles —sight, smell, hearing, taste and touch—are workplaces better equipped to boost employee wellbeing.
A Revised Lesson Plan for Student Success
For too long, student success has mostly meant getting good grades and graduating on time. Now educational reformers throughout the world are formulating more individualized and relevant perspectives on what student success is and how to achieve it— within the classroom and beyond.
Supporting Your Need for Office Privacy
Three design strategies for supporting privacy in the workplace give choice and control back to workers.
3 Reasons for the Privacy Crisis at Work
There are five personal privacy strategies we can all use at work. Melanie Redman, a senior design researcher for WorkSpace Futures at Steelcase, describes these five strategies derived from her team’s research project.
How Multiple Monitors Affect Wellbeing
Less is not always more. For many tasks, multiple monitors offer definite advantages over a single screen. However, the ability to arrange monitors and easily control their position greatly affects productivity, comfort and wellbeing.
5 Strategies to Get the Privacy You Crave at Work
Craving more privacy at work? Learn 5 key strategies you can use to achieve privacy in the office.
Zuckerberg, Gates, Bezos: Why Privacy Matters
What’s driving the privacy crisis? Donna Flynn, director of WorkSpace Futures for Steelcase, explains why privacy and collaboration can get along. Plus, what neuroscience tells us about our need for privacy in the workplace.
Finding Ways to Attract Hard to Engage Employees
Compared to the global averages, Japanese employees lack engagement, trust and a sense of feeling valued at work. So, what can be done?
Inspiring Spaces Reinvigorate the Office
It’s not just a millennial thing. People of all ages are craving informal, casual and authentic spaces at work. These inspiring, breakout spaces can benefit the holistic wellbeing of workers while helping to promote employee engagement.