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Workplace

Every workplace has a story. See how we’re using design to reshape the experience of work and foster a sense of community and connection between employees and their organization as well as each other.

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The rise of relationship-based work

As more organizations prioritize connection, collaboration, and culture in this new era of work, the workplace must take on a new role: to develop and grow relationships.

Eight Cosm Chairs by Herman Miller arranged around a Morse Table System by NaughtOne at the NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator in London

NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator (DIANA)

Inside the buzzy new state-of-the-art London hub

Aerial view of the Parque Bicentenario in Ecatepec

Light strategies, heavy changes

Architect and urban designer Sol Camacho on architecture as a tool for change.

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Project profile: Morning Consult

Read our article on how a thriving data intelligence firm found a new home to match its exponential growth.

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Project profile: Blakes, Cassels & Graydon LLP

How the legal firm's Vancouver office embodies its reputation for excellence and prioritizes wellbeing

A private office furnished with Saarinen executive chairs, Life chairs, and a Reff private office system overlooking luscious green trees

Project profile: Financial investment firm

How a cohesive, revitalizing new space allows a firm to flourish

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Global Workplace Assessment

Our first independent survey of desk-based workers across 5 continents revealed some eye-opening insights about the state of the workplace today.

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A communal seating area and workstation at the BlackRock offices in New York City

Project profile: BlackRock

How the asset management firm created a New York City headquarters that adapts to people and not the other way around.

A brightly lit, interior view of the Ledger mixed-use office and retail space in Bentonville, Arkansas

Project profile: Ledger

How a flex office and retail space provides a new way of working and doubles as a city center for an Arkansas community.

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Building connections across distributed teams

Author and future of work consultant Brian Elliott dives into the ways organizations can improve connection, both physically and virtually

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Project profile: The Harkin Institute

Learn how this research institute goes beyond universal design to be truly inclusive.

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The space to harness change

Find out how the work environment can help organizations embrace change for a competitive advantage

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Seeking connection in a distributed world

Learn how your organization can benefit by doing more to bring people together and strengthen relationships

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Why wellbeing matters

Explore how employee wellbeing ties to business outcomes and how the workplace can help people improve it

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Unlock the power of presence

3 keys to help your workplace deliver more for your people and your business

Healthcare

Our collective of brands represents more than 50 years of knowledge and innovation in the healthcare market. Find out how we’re putting that to work and helping to elevate the experience of care.

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Planning for clinical practice

How a space planning process can help ensure people can give and receive the best care

Three nurses having a meeting within a prefab light ash, woodgrain laminate Commend Nurses Station

5 ways to improve teamwork in healthcare

Discover how healthcare settings designed to enable communication can improve clinician teamwork and save lives.

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