Organizational Culture and the Built Environment
byFor any given organization, culture is the essence of success, failure, growth, and decline. Interestingly, all four of those forces occur at roughly the same time.
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The New Work, Part I
byThe last decade has seen unprecedented change, driven by technologies that have forever altered how and where we work, so that, not long from now, there won–â„¢t be offices –“ or at least, not offices as we understand them.
The App Store’s Influence on Design
byApple has paid around $2.5 Billion to app developers. This chunk forms 70 percent of all the revenue that Apple has generated with the sale of its applications.
Teamwork & Collaboration
byThe future of the workplace is evolving into a playground of possibilities. Collaboration of multiple parties was not the norm 20 years ago. The sole purpose in the business world was to get yourself ahead, not bring others along with you.
The Workplace of Tomorrow
byI believe we are sitting at an important crossroads in the life and evolution of the workplace. This crossroads offers us a route of change and opportunity that we cannot afford to ignore. These changes are fundamental and they have the potential to change everything. We should also not underestimate the effects of liberation driven by flexible information technology and a new generation of workers.
Faces: Meet Jim Williamson
byJim Williamson is Principal, Studio Director, and a practicing Interior Designer at Gensler in the Washington, DC, office. He is the incoming President Elect of the International Board of IIDA and has recently served as Development Chair and President of the IIDA Mid Atlantic Chapter.
Where You Do Your Work Doesn’t Matter Anymore
byThe internet, video conferencing, and cloud-based networks all enable us to have interactions and to share information with people halfway around the world — or simply across the room. Location has, in many instances, become a non-factor in how we connect with people.
Faces: Meet Jan Johnson
byJan Johnson leads Allsteel–â„¢s Workplace Advisory team and gives us her take on enabling human performance.
Faces: Meet John Malnor
byThings like coworking, shared spaces, and pay per use models are just beginning to emerge, but will become for many the reality of their working lives. Converging trends of changes in our ability to be always connected, the social acceptance of working in a variety of spaces, and a shift in business toward results vs. effort are all combining to create a wave of change.
Faces: Meet Philip Ross
byPhilip Ross is CEO of Cordless Group and UnWork.com and is an author, commentator, and consultant on the future of work. Through Unwork.com, Philip aims to challenge the status quo and look forward to a new world of work. He’s driven by the “six pack” of forces — demographics, culture, technology, sustainability, travel/the city and workplace/property.
LEAN Construction Eliminates the Wait
byToday, far too often we still are inundated with wasting time, energy, and money by having \”“people waiting for materials and work waiting for people.–
LEAN construction can organize collaboration and improve our work process efficiency. It is one step in the right direction.
Faces: Meet Greg Tew
byIn the first of our series on people in our industry, we’re introducing you to Virginia Tech’s Greg Tew.
In his own words, Greg describes how he’s working to make an impact on the next generation of designers, dreamers, and employees.
