Culture Shift
A case study that looks at how space can transform culture and enable agility.
Simon Sinek’s New Game
Simon Sinek’s new book, The Infinite Game, takes on everything you thought you knew about business.
Why Some of the Coolest Spaces at Work Sit Empty
Whether you call it “resimercial,” “ancillary spaces” or “loose furnishings” the goal is the same: attract the best talent by offering a workplace with a relaxed vibe and hip sensibility. This decidedly “anti-corporate” approach to the workplace is intended to inject creativity and humanity into our culture and work process.
Work Untethered
Flexibility, mobility, choice and comfort are expectations of today’s workforce. Informal, casual meeting nooks, cafés, lounges and outdoor spaces continue to dislodge traditional work environments such as benches and workstations, as more and more employers recognize that inspiring work environments attract top performers and fuel creativity and innovation.
Finding Focus
Turns out, finding the privacy you need at work doesn’t necessarily require closing a door. A new Steelcase study proves that when an open plan office is designed with pockets of visual privacy, it really is possible to focus and get things done. But don’t close your eyes to this additional finding: When it’s time to get creative, being in an open space with open views can help.
Change Management: Lessons Learned + Best Practices
Planning changes to your work experience? Follow best practices instead of leaving change to chance.
Wellbeing: Core to 2020 Office Design Implications
The Steelcase Global Design Studio shares five design implications they are watching for the coming year.
Innovation at Work: Our Top 10 Stories of the Decade
360 dug through our archives to surface the 10 best reads from the decade.
Inside goop’s Revamped New York Office
goop, a lifestyle brand founded and helmed by Gwyneth Paltrow, asked for SILQ chairs when it came time to redesign their New York space.
What Workers Told Us About Collaboration
No matter where you are in the world, new research tells us the conditions needed for successful collaboration are universal.
Fast Company Awards SILQ for Innovation by Design
Fast Company’s 2019 Innovation by Design Awards honor creative work at the intersection of design, business and innovation.
Designing Joyea: Technology and Humanity in Harmony
Joyea and Steelcase created a work environment where creativity, innovation and healthy working lifestyles have flourished, demonstrating that when technology and humanity work in harmony, exceptional things happen.