people-centric design

The workplace will only thrive and prosper, when the most valuable asset is prioritized, designers, developers, and facilities experts work out what will be essential to the office of the future, and more news.

Why we should design spaces that are upgradable and adaptable to match the ever-changing organization.

Steelcase's Tracy Brower presents seven myths about data and how to make better decisions by bringing more reality to the data-driven decision-making process. 

By preforming pre- and post-occupancy evaluations, design strategists can create spaces that satisfy an organization’s most important asset: its people.

How responsible design can help companies stay relevant to thrive in the future by attracting and retaining the right people with the right talent and inspiring them to do their best work.

This article is the final in a series of six articles on the growth, value, and future of Design for People. The intent has been to explore and discover the impact of behaviors, habits, and patterns of people in the design of environments.

Experts claim it's still premature to conclude that co-working spaces are advantageous, Legal spaces are beginning to reinvent their traditional offices for greater efficiency, and more news.

An analysis of feng shui techniques that are compatible with today’s emphasis on providing spaces that promote health and well being in the workplace.

Japan-based pharmaceutical company, Takeda was inspired by their core values and mission statement when designing their new corporate headquarters. 

This fifth article in BDHP's series on design for people, an actual example demonstrates and reinforces how shifting organizational behavior undergirded the entirety of the design challenge highlighted.

As human behavior becomes increasingly difficult to predict, designing for behavior becomes more challenging for workplace designers.

This is the third in a bimonthly series of six articles on the growth, value and future of Design for People. The intent is to explore and discover the impact of behaviors, habits and patterns of people in the design of environments.