Workspaces design

Extra ventilation often means using more energy - but it doesn't have to.

A workforce that increasingly bounces from job to job and city to city is pushing the 20th century open-office boundaries even further.

A better ventilation system doesn’t have to break the bank.

Managers once discouraged casual interaction among employees, viewing it as a distraction from "real work." Today we know that chance encounters on the...

Many Australians returned to the office in late 2020. Here’s how they’re working now.

When people from several different countries share the same workplace, misunderstandings can generate friction. Sure, there are language issues and not everyone likes the way other people manage their time, but the most insidious and intractable problems between coworkers from different parts of the world often arise from variations in how colleagues perceive (literally) and […]

What the WFH boom means for the future.

A pilot initiative is testing a new workspace.

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...

Don't spend a third of your waking hours in a place that doesn't inspire you.

A new study shows that large office furniture makes people feel powerful--and that may make them more dishonest.

To the trained eye, even a quick plant tour can reveal a lot about a company. Here’s how to tell if a factory is truly lean—in as little as 30 minutes.

The open office is the dominant form of workspace design for good reason: It fosters collaboration, promotes learning, and nurtures strong culture. But...

A roadmap for leaders in the hybrid era.

New research finds creativity benefits.

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 […]

And what we’re losing if it goes away.

A new kind of workspace could help employees thrive.

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