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Attract, Engage and Retain Knowledge Workers

Choosing a Chair Based on Fit, Comfort and Adjustable Features

Study summary on the importance of higher performance task seating, its evolution and benfis to workers across the organization. A must have for any purchaser or decision maker.

Dilbertville Is Dead

We’ve all seen Dilbert, the comic strip that hits uncomfortably close to home when it comes to highlighting the pitfalls of life in the corporate world. Learn more about what separates the open plan environments of today from their “cube” predecessors.

Four Part Harmony

Technology is changing our behaviors. Professionals are increasingly working out of several different locations. Making the workspace more effective begins with understanding how and where employees are spending the majority of their time. Learn more about the influence of technology on work processes and space.

Offices On The Cutting Edge

Businesses are looking for ways to cut real estate costs, the second largest expense on the books after salaries. Many figure the easiest way is to make individual offices, workstations and cubicles smaller so that more people can work in the same amount of space, or less. Discover new ways to rethink the shrinking office.  

Outfitting The Pros

Think Fast

Look around your office right now and you can see history in the making. If you're in an office of any size in practically any industry, you see four different generations of people working side by side. Learn more about the generations at work today and how you can leverage the knowledge and experience of the older generations before they exit the workforce.

Designing a Better Third Place

Separate from our first place (home) and second place (office), there are coffee shops, libraries, pubs, parks and other informal places where people gather to soak in the atmosphere and mingle with others. But there is little privacy or space to work. Now with workspaces for one or two workers or as many as 25, consider the need to offer the tools and support we expect from a well-considered, thoughtful office, plus many of the comforts of home.

There's no I in teamwork...

Collaboration, it’s a fact of life in offices worldwide and it’s not going away. Collaborative work has huge implications for the workplace environment and it’s a topic of discussion with every client, say designers, architects, educators, and researchers. Find out more.

Midterm Review: Colleges put Steelcase LearnLab to the test.

Steelcase designers developed a new approach to the college classroom, one that reflects input from students, faculty and administrators. See how a space can provide the best education stages for the instructor and student, as well as a space that not only supports communication and collaboration but really encourages it.

Sustainability Grows Up

Sustainability has transcended its environmental roots and is now the talk of the business world. Any new product, process, or space design of any importance must have sustainability at its core. In terms of product design, more manufacturers are considering the entire product lifecycle as they develop truly sustainable products.

Workspaces for a work-anywhere world

Offices have never had to work so hard. Today, work is more collaborative and the millennial generation has come to work wired for technology. Workplaces are also being called upon to help people connect to their organizational culture and reinforce their brand philosophy.