Employees who feel connected to their organization are more productive. It's up to workplace designers to help organizations create spaces that lend themselves to these collaborative, creative relationships. Read More +
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The way we work shapes our economies, our businesses, and our lives—and it’s shifting every day. We believe in design’s capacity to drive organizational change, jump start innovation, strengthen cultural values, and grow smarter businesses. In the face of rapid global change, we are continually rethinking how the workplace can embrace deeper levels of authenticity, agility, and humanity. Welcome to our (open) office.
Engaged Employees, Stronger Teams: How Culture Creates a Connected Workforce
Beyond the Bench: Meet the Modern Lab
Like modern offices, labs are responding to how employees work versus the other way around. Advances in technology paired with a shift toward a more collaborative culture have ushered in a new standard for the modern lab, one that embraces a community of spaces. Read More +
Next Space: The Office of the Future for the Workers of Today
A long-term client invited our Washington, D.C. office to participate in an event that falls somewhere between a reality television show competition and a designer showcase. The task? Design the “office of the future” for an unknown tenant. Welcome to the Next Space. Read More +
For Workplace Productivity, Choice Trumps All
The one-size-fits-all approach to workplace design clearly has its pitfalls. A more holistic (and productive) solution allows employees some choice in the matter. Read More +
2013 Was a Conversation on Workplace
In 2013, workplace design went mainstream. From company leaders to the employees they courted, the public became increasingly aware of design’s power to unlock the positive potential of a workforce— and the resulting conversations were both compelling and controversial. Read More +
Workplace Analytics: Mapping a Landscape of Interactions
At Perkins+Will, we're exploring the use of mobile technology in developing applications to better understand organizational performance in relation to space. And we’re using ourselves as the test subjects. Read More +
Not Your Parents’ Workplace: Thoughts on Designing For Innovation
The real opportunity for workplace strategy going forward is to challenge traditional modes of thinking about employee focus and find a means to build mutual interdependence, share goals, bounce ideas and drive innovation. Read More +
Lights. Camera. Action!: What’s New in Workplace?
On the occasion of her small screen debut, one workplace designer learns three insights into trends unfolding around office organization. Read More +
Be Careful What You Ask For: Post Occupancy Evaluations and the Need for Adaptive Change
As budgets continue to tighten and corporate real estate leaders seek further justifications for real estate investments, some turn to design firms to ‘prove’ that the design solutions provided are actually working as expected. But what happens when results suggest that the design solution didn’t actually solve the entire problem? Read More +
It’s Time for a Turnaround: A Tale of Two Tech Companies
Workplace professionals are still abuzz about Marissa Mayer's move to end teleworking, but there is another major organizational leader, just a few miles away in Silicon Valley, calmly facing a similar challenge. Read More +