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What is this concept of Circularity? Circularity - short for “the Circular Economy” is “ based on the principles of designing out waste and pollution, keeping products and materials in use, and regenerating natural systems” - The Ellen MacArthur Foundation. A circular economy builds and rebuilds overall system health. The model
Studio Fifield
Twenty months ago, an estimated 5% of the US workforce worked from home at ½ of the time or more. Today, it’s estimated to be at least 54% of the workforce 1. Usually, an organization takes up to 12 months to plan and implement a remote work program; because of COVID-19, this expansion of remote work occurred literally overnight
Timeline of COVID Impact for HNI China Factory in China closed in January for Chinese New Year Jan 20-31 st Originally planed to reopen on February 3 rd Opening delayed to February 24 th due to COVID Government approval and inspection was required to reopen Many of our suppliers were unable to open until early March Overall, we
Healthcare
Once it is safe to return to the office, a new normal to promote health and provide a sense of safety is going to be expected. Health and safety considerations are rising in importance, alongside our continued considerations for cost, team cohesion, and productivity. As our understanding of the current health crisis evolves, so
Moving out of enclosed offices into workstations is one of the more difficult workplace changes to make, since it almost always has emotional and political issues tied to it. Effectively supporting that change will require addressing three aspects: the personal attachment to status and territory, issues of control over noise and
In previous posts, we advocated for alignment between an organization’s workplace strategy and its unique combination of current realities and business strategies, as well as its brand, values and culture. We made the case for supporting worker effectiveness with through needs analysis processes to understand and appropriately
We made the case in a previous blog post that organizations should resist the temptation to simply jump on the latest trends when designing their next workplace. While it’s easy to see why they would be tempted—after all, didn’t a given approach work for [impressive and admired corporation listed here]?, not to mention we could
In previous posts, we advocated for alignment between an organization’s workplace strategy and its unique combination of current realities and business strategies, as well as its brand, values and culture, to ensure the workplace is truly tuned and tailored to that unique organization. And we made the case for supporting worker
In a previous post we advocated for alignment between an organization’s workplace strategy and its unique combination of current realities and business strategies, as well as its brand, values and culture to ensure the workplace is tuned and tailored to that unique organization. We feel just as strongly that organizations and
Am I the only one who feels like workplace design is up for grabs these days? Work from home or come back to the office? Open plan or a return to partitions or walls? Desk sharing or jealously guarding my personal territory? On the one hand, we have so many more choices about how, where and when we work thanks to ever-evolving