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Bob Fox

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Bob is an industry leader and the founding partner at Fox Architects in Washington DC, celebrating 20 years of design professionals working together to reshape the office and work environment. Bob also publishes Work Design Magazine, which, with its thousands of global subscribers, is the premier online publication dedicated to workplace strategy, information, and resources. Bob earned his B.A. in Architecture from Temple University in Philadelphia. When he’s not innovating new concepts for the workplace, Bob leads a competitive sailing team on his 44-foot race boat, “Sly.” He’s been racing offshore for almost 20 years, sailing more than 30 thousand nautical miles of open ocean. Bob lives in the Washington DC area with his wife, son, and three daughters. He remains focused on our changing work environments, and the state of workplace design today, and looking ahead to dynamic shifts that are forthcoming.

WORKTECH 12 New York – Review

The best part was they represented different perspectives and did not always agree.

Faces: Meet Cheryl Durst

Cheryl Durst is the Executive Vice President and CEO of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA).

Coworking at San Francisco’s NextSpace

We asked NexSpace's CEO Jeremy Neuner to tell us about what it's like to cowork in his facility. Here's what he had to say.

Coworking in San Francisco’s Sandbox Suites

What made coworking a sensible idea is the shift in technology from big bulky desktop machines to a mobile world we live in now, where anyone can work from anywhere. That being said working from coffee shops or your couch isn't the ideal situation. Technology liberated us from our cubicles and stuffy offices; however, it didn't provide a better physical space for us.

Coworking in San Francisco’s RocketSpace

We asked RocketSpace's CEO Duncan Logan to tell us about what it's like to cowork in his facility. Here's what he had to say.

Where Have All the People Gone? Part II

As a follow-on to Part I of this series, Bob Fox explores how the workplace has responded to massive shifts in our cultural and technological underpinnings.

Where Have All the People Gone? Part I

Technology has had a big impact on how we work. As few as 5 years ago, there were still people working very closely together in shared office spaces. They depended on accessing the same information at the same time -- which was probably on a server in some closet that was in the office.

Faces: Meet Jim Ware

Traditional management practices put way too many barriers in front of employees. We've got to rethink our role as workplace professionals to focus our attention on leveraging human talent -- on creating workplaces that enable people to be productive, to collaborate with each other, and to invent new ideas.

Faces: Meet Jan Johnson

Jan Johnson leads Allsteel--â„¢s Workplace Advisory team and gives us her take on enabling human performance.

Coworking Spaces: The Developer’s Opportunity

Coworking is a rapidly growing, technology-driven phenomenon and is seen as an alternative to leasing more traditional office space.

Measuring High-Performance Work Spaces

We frequently hear the term high-performance work space, and I think we are all seeing significant gains in efficiency as our office environments evolve. Yet, measuring the performance of an alternative workspace today is a tricky business -- especially given many of the new conventions in how we work, such as unassigned work spaces, telecommuting, distributed work, consulting, and outsourcing. So, what does a "high-performance work space" really mean?

Back to the Foosball

When the recession hit, employers buckled down by rallying their troops to keep their heads down and make great things happen. As part of that resolve, it wasn't uncommon to see perks like the office Wii gathering dust -- after all, "playing" when you were lucky to have a job didn't seem tasteful. But now we're seeing the re-emergence of play in the office -- and, hopefully, what it's revealing to employers is that having a release isn't just "cool" for culture, but a real part of productivity.

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