THIS WEEK

Preparing Learning Environments for What’s Ahead

As education faces mounting pressures from changing learner needs, emerging technologies and institutional challenges, Steelcase research finds learning environments will need to evolve in several specific ways to best serve students in the future.

DESIGN

Why Workplace Design Is Becoming a Competitive Advantage

As AI accelerates the pace and complexity of work, organizations are beginning to rethink what people need to perform at their best. This article explores the emerging concept of "brain capital" and why workplaces designed to support focus, connection, movement and rejuvenation may be key to improving cognitive wellbeing, creativity and innovation.

CULTURE

What the Return to Office Can Learn from Military Reintegration

Returning to the workplace after years of disruption isn't unlike returning from deployment, according to Lt. Col. Adria Horn of the U.S. Army Reserve and executive vice president of workforce at Tilson Technology Management. In this Work Better podcast, Horn shares lessons on leadership, culture and employee retention, offering a fresh perspective on why some organizations struggle to reconnect people to the workplace.

WORK BETTER PODCAST

The Power of Subtraction at Work

SEASON 9 / EPISODE 2

Researcher Leidy Klotz shares a simple but powerful idea: just noticing our surrounding (and choosing where we put ourselves) can boost how we feel and work. He explains how our spaces quietly shape three core needs: agency, competence and connection. Klotz also reveals why subtraction, not addition, is often the overlooked key to creating better places.

New & Notable

Places and products that work better

ARCHITECTURAL SOLUTIONS

Create Spaces That Adapt to Change

In today’s workplace, change is the only constant.

Our research shows that 82% of workplace leaders say the pace of change is accelerating, yet only 30% feel prepared to adapt. One of the biggest barriers? Spaces that weren't designed to evolve.

Organizations need workplaces that can respond as quickly as business priorities shift–without the disruption, cost and complexity of traditional construction cycles.

Let’s help make work better.