On the occasion of her small screen debut, one workplace designer learns three insights into trends unfolding around office organization. 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.
Lights. Camera. Action!: What’s New in Workplace?
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 +
Locations Change, Principles Remain
Whether you're moving into a dorm or out of an office park, those hectic weeks prior can cause priorities to shift from well-meaning sustainable practices to a full-on rush to get out the door. Read on to learn how our Charlotte office stuck with their principles during their recent move. Read More +
To Telecommute or Not to Telecommute: 4 Tips to Help You (and Yahoo!) Decide
Marissa Mayer’s decision to end telecommuting at Yahoo! has sparked intense responses that include support, empathy, and distaste. Here are four issues that we hope Mayer is considering as she assesses the success of her bold move. Read More +
Who’s on First? Unlocking the Potential of Dispersed Teams
Dispersed teams prioritize experience and business continuity over geography, agility, and physical proximity. In the spirit of contemporary trends like remote collaboration, crowd sourcing, and joint-authorship, we put our heads together—figuratively of course—to share our own notes on the future of the workplace. Read More +
Emerging from the Deep Freeze: SRAM’s New Global Headquarters
A windowless cold storage building for meat and fish in Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood is defrosted after decades of ice build-up in preparation for SRAM’s new world headquarters. Read More +
In the Workplace, Size Does Matter
An awkward but common occurrence is two people having an ad hoc meeting in a large, 15-20 person conference room. Today’s best planned offices provide staff with the range of meeting spaces that they need. Read More +
Energy Sucking Workplace Habits: A Plug Load Study
Perkins+Will’s Seattle office turns a critical eye on the more mundane energy consumers in the office—and ends up halving weekly energy use in the process. Read More +
5 Lessons Learned from Superstorm Sandy
Rachel Casanova, a New York-based senior consultant in our Planning+Strategies practice, shares five major takeaways from her week of obligatory working from home post-Superstorm Sandy. Read More +