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16 Results for All Issues
The Next Office: Issue 63
On the priority list for senior executives everywhere: maximize assets, cut costs, compete in the new economy, boost innovation, build the brand. Meanwhile, topping the list of most-overlooked yet waiting-to-be-leveraged assets: the office. The solution is Steelcase’s concept…
Tags: Global, Interconnected Workplace
Is Your Workplace Ready?: Issue 62
The world is more interconnected than ever. We’re all world citizens now. Events across the globe instantly affect our personal and work lives. Or more accurately, our now-combined work/life. Alternative work strategies that are designed for the diverse…
Leveraging Complexity: Issue 61
Business is a whole new deal. Compared to pre-recession days, we’re moving around more, using more technology, even working more hours. Teams are more distributed but also more interconnected. Business is glocal — both global and local —…
Rethinking Higher Education Spaces: Issue 60
You’ll be amazed, perhaps astounded to learn that today’s classrooms look completely – like the ones you sat in five, 10, or even 50 years ago. As colleges look to deal with new teaching methods, changing technology, and…
Harder Working Spaces: Issue 59
The workplace has never had to work so hard. On the cover, our mind map (a brainstorming technique used by our colleagues at IDEO to support design thinking) illustrates how the workplace has to maximize use of real…
Sustainability: Trend or Trajectory?: Issue 58
Sustainability has expanded beyond its environmental roots to also include economic and social considerations. Two parts of this triple bottom line are fairly well-defined: environmental (LEED, Cradle to Cradle™ certification, etc.) and economic (ROI, cost savings, etc.), while…
Work With Me Here: Issue 57
Collaboration has become the holy grail of the business world, and every other organization for that matter. Whether you’re a V.P. of Operations, a surgeon or a pop star, you’re thinking about collaboration. Complex issues, stiff competition, insatiable…
Bringing Brands to Work: Issue 56
It’s a branded world. Check out the business section of any bookstore, and the number of titles about “brand” abound. From pop singers to mom & pop shops, everyone is thinking about how to develop a strong brand…
Attracting and Engaging Today's Workers: Issue 55
With unemployment at a 25-year high, one might think that attracting, engaging, and retaining talent could justifiably be last on the list of an organization’s priorities. But that’s not the case, for several reasons. Especially now that nearly…
Offices on the Cutting Edge: Issue 54
Seems like everything is getting smaller these days. From thinner newspapers to bite-size hamburgers to dwindling stock market returns, super-size is so last year. Offices are no exception.
Designing a Better "Third" Place: Issue 53
Sometimes you just need to get away. At the corner of Ohio and State streets in downtown Chicago, a short walk from the famous Magnificent Mile, a cozy Starbucks store beckons. People sit at tables enjoying Americanos, wireless…
Midterm Review: Issue 52
Colleges put Steelcase LearnLab environments to the test Something strange was happening in Ricardo Rodriguez’s math class. There was an entire month to go in the semester, but the college instructor had already covered all of the material…
There’s No "I" in Teamwork: Issue 51
But there’s plenty of future. The faster business moves, the more trends seem to come and go. In recent years, knowledge workers have thrived (or survived) with MBO, TQM, learning organizations, act- like-you-own-the-company, lean this or that, and…
Workspaces for a Work-Anywhere World: Issue 50
Offices have never had to work so hard. Just a decade ago offices simply needed to provide efficient, ergonomic, functional places for people to get work done. Spaces that offered a little inspiration and innovation were a bonus….
Sustainability Grows Up: Issue 49
Sustainability is hot. It has transcended its environmental roots and is now the talk of the business world. Any new product, process, or space design of any importance must have sustainability at its core. Sustainability’s influence is widespread….
Branching Out: Issue 48
Banks are building branches where customers actually want to do business. Banks have changed their tune. Back in the 80s, they told us we’d soon do most of our banking at ATMs, tellers would become scarce, and if…
