Workplace Transformation

workplace-transformation

Workplace transformation is the rethinking of spaces to meet evolving work styles + technology for a new hybrid workplace.

It’s what’s going to attract your employees back to the office, fuel innovation and creativity, and foster connections to strengthen your workplace culture. It’s creating flexible spaces that deliver an equitable experience for everyone, no matter where they are working. It’s providing a variety of different work modes through the day for focusing, collaborating, learning and socializing. And it’s thoughtfully integrating furniture, technology and architectural systems to bring all the elements together.

Since the start of the pandemic, organizations have been impacted dramatically. See how we’ve reimagined the office to meet evolving employee needs and how we can help you.

Returning to the Office: Safe Air is Essential

PurifySpaces: safe air quality for returning indoors

PurifySpaces, featuring Bluezone® technology, kills airborne pathogens and returns pure air into the space.

  • 99.9995% reduction of MS2 (SARS-CoV-2 surrogate) within 1 hour.
  • No costly HEPA filters and runs 24-7
  • Cleans 9,000 cubic feet every hour

Learn more about PurifySpaces

Drivers and Goals

workplace transformation = cultural + digital

Workplace transformation happens culturally and digitally and is critical for fostering employee trust and safety. We believe the three most important drivers of transformation are engagement, collaboration and optimization. People, space and technology are the levers that create the change.

  • Engagement
    The variety and flexibility of spaces support employee autonomy and wellbeing, critical for building an engaged culture.
  • Collaboration
    The right digital technologies provide employees with a great collaborative experience, no matter where work happens.
  • Optimization
    Creating spaces that can adapt to your business needs and maximize employee utilization are core to optimizing your workplace.

Workplace Culture

What is workplace culture?
Classic Culture
Balanced Culture
Progressive Culture

What is workplace culture?

What is workplace culture?

Workplace culture is the vibe of your office, the way people interact, the behaviors you see, the interactions you observe, and how people feel about working for your company.

For the purposes of discussion, we have simplified workplace cultures into three examples: Classic, Balanced and Progressive.

Our Perspective: The Reimagined Office

The Reimagined Office

Now that a majority of employees have been working remotely for over a year, they have different expectations for what they want their work experience, and workplace, to look like. It’s not just about returning to the office, it’s about returning to something better. Explore how we’re envisioning the reimagined office, with our practical design and budget guide, virtual tour, and 6 concept spaces.

The Reimagined Office

THE REIMAGINED OFFICE DESIGN + BUDGET GUIDE

The Reimagined Office Design & Budget Guide showcases a new hybrid office space that gives employees something better to come back to. This interactive guide includes 3D renderings, products, and pricing for each application.

How to Transform with Integrated Interiors

Why integrated interiors?

  • Thoughtfully integrated design up front
  • Streamlined implementation that delivers cost savings
  • Ease of dealing with a single vendor

Integrated Interiors

To effectively transform your environment, we believe in a holistic approach that seamlessly integrates four key elements of interior space:

1. Furniture
Create a palette of spaces throughout the floorplan to support collaboration, focus, learning and socializing.

2. Technology
Collaborative technology supports teamwork and productivity with web conferencing, wireless presenting, remote monitoring and service plans. Space optimization tools include room scheduling systems, occupancy analytics, digital wayfinding and mobile occupancy facility applications.

3. Architectural Systems
Create flexible spaces that adapt and support privacy with demountable walls, sound masking, raised access floor and modular power and data.

4. Flooring
Durable and beautiful floor coverings bring your spaces to life.

Relevant Blogs

Roadmap to Reopening: Hybrid Office Toolkit
August 31, 2021

Roadmap to Reopening: Hybrid Office Toolkit

Gensler’s most recent U.S. Workplace Survey shows 52% of workers prefer a hybrid office: a combination of working from home and in the workplace, saying it has a positive impact on their ability to be creative, solve problems and build relationships. Employers are also in agreement as Steelcase global research reveals 72% of corporate leaders…

Thumbnail RTO
July 19, 2021

The 3 R’s of Return to Office (RTO) Strategy

Microsoft’s 2021 Work Trend Index surveyed more than 30,000 people in 31 countries. According to its findings, leaders are out of touch with employees and need a wakeup call. So – what does that mean for a return to office strategy? Returning to the office can’t mean going back in time to pre-pandemic spaces, we…

Hybrid Work Environments for Virtual Collaboration
July 15, 2021

Hybrid Work Environments for Virtual Collaboration

Hybrid work is here to stay. In fact, 72% of survey respondents believe they will adopt hybrid work environments with work happening at home and in the office, according to Steelcase’s Global Return to Workplace Study. Research shows people need and expect a work experience that’s fundamentally better than what they left. However, talent attraction…

Navigating Uncharted Waters: How To Hybrid
June 11, 2021

Navigating Uncharted Waters: How To Hybrid

This post originally appeared in Forbes by Stephanie Brock, Vice President of Sales and General Manager for Red Thread.  Pandemic paralysis is a phenomenon that is becoming all too real in many aspects of our daily lives. The uncertainty of moving forward in a post-vaccine world forces us to consider what we have learned through our experiences…

Employee Retention in a Post-Pandemic World: Stop the Stampede
May 5, 2021

Employee Retention in a Post-Pandemic World: Stop the Stampede

As organizations start to return to the office, employees are thinking twice about staying with their employer, which threatens employee retention. According to Microsoft’s 2021 Work Trend Index Report, research shows that 41% of the global workforce is likely to consider leaving their current employer within the next year, with 46% planning to make a…

Four Post-COVID Learning Spaces
April 28, 2021

Four Post-COVID Learning Spaces

The global pandemic has fundamentally changed how we live, learn and work. Students and educators have new needs for learning and teaching experiences, ranging from a building’s infrastructure to a hybrid classroom. Most K-12 and college education students are Generation Z, an overlooked demographic who are “merely surviving” or “flat-out struggling” according to Microsoft’s new…

Dunder Mifflin’s Reimagined Office: 6 Post-COVID Concept Spaces
April 6, 2021

Dunder Mifflin’s Reimagined Office: 6 Post-COVID Concept Spaces

NBC’s hit comedy show The Office features the everyday lives and work interactions of employees at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, PA. Inside the Scranton branch are several outdated, dull, and dreary work settings. Since the first episode aired in March of 2005, we’re looking back on its 16th year anniversary to see how…

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March 31, 2021

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…

Logitech Room HaaS Guide
March 1, 2021

Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) or Purchasing: Which is right for you?

By: Jessie Morgan, Technology Specialist at Red Thread Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) closely follows the popular Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model by giving access to hardware in addition to software, maintenance, installation, and upgrades. Essentially, customers are paying for the value provided by the procurement service rather than the underlying hardware itself. Since HaaS is like renting or leasing,…

5 Design Principles
February 25, 2021

5 Blended Learning Design Principles

Educators and students everywhere are implementing blended learning — a combination of the best of face-to-face and online experiences to produce improved learning outcomes. Steelcase’s research reveals what has been both successful and unsuccessful when classrooms suddenly became living rooms and bedrooms. By combining previous research with new findings during the pandemic, they uncovered top…

Building A Better 2021: Work Life Wish List
February 5, 2021

Building A Better 2021: Work Life Wish List

This article originally appeared in Forbes by Stephanie Brock, Vice President of Sales and General Manager for Red Thread. I was scheduled to have coffee with a friend the week of the pandemic shutdown. This friend also happens to be the Executive Director of the Portland Society for Architecture. Instead of canceling, we decided to…

Top blogs
December 28, 2020

Red Thread’s Top Blogs of 2020

As we enter the new year and reflect on what an unpredictable year it’s been, we’re looking forward to seeing what trends and topics will be top of mind for 2021. In the past year, organizations have had to completely shift gears and thinking about a primary work from home strategy compared to an office-first…

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