Case study for an employee wellbeing strategy.
Humantech, an ergonomics consulting firm nurtures an employee wellbeing strategy by embracing a “palette of place”. Steelcase 360 Magazine editors published a great case study on wellbeing entitled “Taking the Lead” in Issue No. 70 entitled “Think Better”. The story encapsulates many of the issues that are ideally taken into account when redesigning space to boost […]
Neuroscience: The new competitive advantage
In workplaces throughout the world, scenarios of near-constant distraction have become the norm. Thankfully, our ability to focus is still salvageable. As a result of the vast amount of neuroscience research being done, there’s now hard evidence about what attention is, how it works, how to attain it and how to use it productively. By […]
The ANSWER for workstations
5 Reasons why Answer, Steelcase’s best-selling desk system, is your workstation solution. Imagine you’re buying a car. Any car you look at will have wheels, doors, axles and seats. What’s important is determining what makes one car a better choice over another. This is just like buying a workstation, as there are features and characteristics that […]
Top 8 considerations when planning strategic workplaces.
So, deep down you know that it’s time for a new workplace. Your employee count has doubled over the past year, you just received a nice round of funding and basically you are bursting at the seams. It’s time for a “grown-up” office space that supports the way your employees work and fits with the strategic initiatives you’ve just refined. […]
Workplaces designed for innovation.
Today, we would be hard pressed to find an organization that doesn’t believe innovation is an important part of their strategic plan. Whether it’s a non-profit, higher education institution, municipality, healthcare center or corporation, finding new ways to solve problems and develop disruptive ideas is essential. While there is much conjecture as to why “innovation” […]
Red Thread Move Services helps YNHH relocate in Connecticut!
Yale New Haven Health recently expanded their patient- and family-centered outpatient services to better serve residents of eastern Fairfield County. They partnered with Red Thread for their move services in transferring six departments to their new three-story 100,000 square foot Park Avenue Medical Center. The facility combines new and existing services provided on the same […]
New Office Settings for 5 Workplace Personas
Are you supporting employee needs and different workplace personas? Steelcase’s global Work Better report proves people have had vastly different experiences while working from home, which means business leaders planning new office layouts will need to accommodate different employee needs, represented as workplace personas. Conducted between April and September of 2020, the report was designed […]
Exploring the Workplace Evolution: From Dilbertsville to the New Era
Explore the dynamic evolution of workplaces over decades, shaped by societal changes, technological advancements, and the global pandemic impact. Workplaces have experienced seismic shifts over the decades. The evolution of the workplace is not a straight line, but a dynamic journey influenced by societal changes, technological leaps, and the unprecedented impact of a global pandemic. […]
8 Ways to create inspiring, informal and high-performing workspaces
Many people predicted the end of corporate offices after the introduction of smartphones, tablets and universally available WiFi, reasoning that with these technologies, who needs the office? However, the majority of people do need an office because at its core, work is a social activity. Even with increasingly more mobile technology, people connect with one […]