Workspaces design

New survey data sheds light on three key reasons.

The Denver office of Clarion Co., a $30 million, full-service marketing firm, has always been a politics-free zone. Nonwork conversations revolve around...

Simple acts like adding flowers to the break room or landscaping the area outside employees’ windows can foster a healthier work environment.

Use empirical evidence to make your case.

Most corporate buildings don’t do a good job of supporting collaboration, brainstorming, and innovative work methods. They tend to be dominated by cubicles or offices which are suited for individual work, or by hard-to-book conference rooms that teams can use but only for short periods of time. What’s needed is a more flexible space that […]

Today, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […]

How they did it - and why.

"Inconspicuous consumption"--elite consumers' affinity for discreet rather than traditionally branded luxuries--has become a global phenomenon. Work by...

A framework for designing a space (physical or virtual) that aligns with your strategic needs.

Some of the pre-pandemic rules still apply — but not all of them.

How one company redesigned its headquarters during the pandemic to meet its employees’ evolving needs.

Three ways to help employees feel better about their space.

The Denver office of Clarion Co., a $30 million, full-service marketing firm, has always been a politics-free zone. Nonwork conversations revolve around...

Ethan Bernstein, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, on how to boost productivity within an open work environment.

It's about technology and process.

Focus on equity, engagement, and ease.

Fifty percent of Americans play video games, spending approximately seven hours a week glued to some type of screen, according to the Electronic Software Association. While that level of play gets blamed for everything from violence to obesity to illiteracy, gamers can bring some desirable qualities to the workforce if companies know how to exploit […]

Steve Jobs envisioned a building that would inspire employees to greatness.

A look at the research calls some popular assumptions into question.

After a salesman jokingly asks a female colleague if her appearance is the reason for her inclusion in a leadership program, his friend, the only other...