Posts Tagged ‘Technology’
October 6th, 2011 in Culture, Technology No Comments
This interesting interview by PSFK with Campbell McKellar, founder of Loosecubes.com, highlights cultural shifts in the workspace arena that reflect how quickly office environments are changing.
Loosecubes was created out of a need for shared workspace. McKellar recognized early on that there is a growing need for productive and affordable places to work.
Cloud technology, the recession and an increased presence of women in the workforce have contributed to the shift toward flexible and location-independent work. According to the latest research, 62% of American companies allow their employees to work remotely. (more…)
September 26th, 2011 in Furniture, On the Record, Technology, Trends No Comments
Steelcase creates high performance seating products that can improve the health and productivity of millions of office workers – if they are properly adjusted. The chairs are shipped with hang tags and have diagrams underneath the arm caps, which aid them in learning how to adjust the chair, but tags are quickly removed and diagrams are sometimes overlooked.
To further promote workplace well being, Steelcase is adding QR codes to the diagrams on the arms of its leading seating products. These QR codes will invite users to scan them and will lead to interactive videos, enabling users to see how their chair can be easily adjusted.
Visit Steelcase.com for more information
Learn more about QR Codes from Fast Company
Steelcase will begin shipping the Leap chair with QR codes this fall, with other seating to follow next year. (more…)
June 7th, 2010 in Trends No Comments
Beyond the cube, workplace design now embraces such lofty concepts as enhancing communication, facilitating work-in-process, managing technology and providing an up-to-date alternative to “cube life”. Sound too easy? Let’s break it down. 
- Planning principals begin with storage and work surfaces, not cubicle panels.
- Natural light is shared and collaboration is enhanced.
- Work in Progress is displayed & organized as the user wants it.
- Wires, cords and connections are smartly managed and easily accessible.
Access to natural light can be increased by lowering panel height. If privacy is then an issue, incorporate translucent privacy screens. (more…)
June 7th, 2010 in Design No Comments
Gone are the workplace concepts of the 1970′s. Floor plan designs created isolating and non-stimulating environments. Physical barriers of cubicle design, circulation patterns, and the lack of daylight views for most employees blend together to inhibit collaboration and inspiration.
Teams are therefore slower complete tasks, thus affecting team, and individual results.
Workplaces also must be reinvented to accommodate new technologies, beyond just the impact of wireless technology. New hardware and software is causing workers to think and behave differently, and therefore, accomplish daily tasks in a new way. (more…)
