Group settings

Explore how the workplace can help strengthen teams by supporting team members, whether they're collaborating or working independently in proximity to one another.

Neighbourhood

These tailored group settings—often owned by a team—offer a variety of work points. This enables team members to cycle freely and intuitively between individual and group activities, all without leaving the neighbourhood.

Two individuals working in a group office setting furnished with Herman Miller Passport Work Tables, NaughtOne Rhyme and Muuto Oslo Lounge boost chairs, and Herman Miller OE1 and NaughtOne Morse Bar Tables

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Herman Miller Passport Work Tables outfit flexible work points.

NaughtOne Rhyme and Muuto Oslo Lounge boost impromptu interactions.

Herman Miller OE1 and NaughtOne Morse Bar Tables offer flexibility.

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Strategies behind this setting

A brightly lit neighbourhood workspace – designed to emphasise employee wellbeing – featuring a sit-to-stand table and Herman Miller Aeron chair overlooking a cityscape

For Wellbeing

By enabling choice through adaptable furnishings, a range of work points and adjustable tools, this setting meets new expectations for flexibility. The variety of options are easy to read, offering different opportunities for interaction.

A yellow Muuto Oslo Lounge Chair and white NaughtOne Rhyme Seating System in a team neighbourhood setting designed to facilitate connection and collaboration

For Connection

Because this space is owned by a group or team, it's designed to facilitate collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and problem-solving. Circulation routes offer niches and other stopping points for quick, spontaneous exchanges of ideas.

A black NaughtOne Morse Bar Table with wooden legs surrounded by four blue bar-height chairs in a team neighbourhood setting designed to facilitate change, reduce disruption and improve resiliency.

For Change

Help teams adapt to change by giving them the ability to reconfigure space to reduce disruption and improve resiliency. Ownership of a team neighbourhood gives permission to group members to adapt the space to best meet their needs.

Conference room

These highly structured group settings offer a consistent experience for information-sharing – often in-person, but also supportive of remote participants – in a controlled environment that's free of distractions.

A group setting featuring two people sitting on a blue corner bench while participating in a virtual meeting in a conference room furnished with Geiger Tuxedo Component lounge seating, a Knoll Grasshopper Table and a Knoll Florence Knoll Credenza

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Geiger Tuxedo Component Lounge offers more flexibility than conference chairs.

Knoll Grasshopper Table eliminates hierarchical seating arrangements.

Knoll Florence Knoll Credenza provides easy access to refreshments.

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Strategies behind this setting

A blue Geiger Tuxedo Component Lounge, black and white Knoll Grasshopper Table, and white Knoll Bertoia chair used in a group conference room setting that considers the wellbeing of employees

For Wellbeing

The design of this setting considers the comfort, health, and safety of everyone who will use it. Seating options and ample circulation space ensure that it can accommodate a wide range of people—including those who use assistive devices.

A coffee mug and assorted work papers atop a black and white Knoll Grasshopper table that features a blue Geiger Tuxedo Component Lounge and white Knoll Bertoia chair in a group conference room setting designed to facilitate employee connection.

For Connection

When people can gather together in the same space, they're able to build trust, community and knowledge through shared experiences. It supports business conversation and presentations for both in-person and remote participants.

A group conference room setting - furnished with a black, grey, and white Knoll Florence Knoll Credenza, white Knoll Bertoia chair, and green potted plants - designed to facilitate change and reduce disruption in the space.

For Change

Teams adapt more easily to change when members can reconfigure space to meet their needs. This helps reduce disruption and build resiliency. Conference rooms offer a controlled environment and a predictably reliable experience.

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An individual reading in a burnt-orange NaughtOne Pullman chair next to Herman Miller OE1 Storage Trolleys in an individual study hall setting designed to cultivate an area of focus and wellbeing

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