New Research: 5 Ways Design Elements Effect Our Brains
See what emerging new neurodesign research is teaching us about spaces.
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Steelcase presents new research on how design elements affect the brain, highlighting five key insights on the impact of lighting, room proportions, and natural elements on productivity and well-being. The company also showcases its latest products, including a new monitor arm with interchangeable components. Steelcase explores the future of work through partnerships and hybrid work strategies.
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New Research: 5 Ways Design Affects Your Brain
Neurodesign research suggests that buildings are far from neutral. Long before we're consciously aware of our surroundings, our brains and bodies are already responding to them. Lighting, room proportions, natural elements and even the shapes of objects around us can influence how we feel and perform throughout the day. See the five major insights revealed in recent studies.
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6 Unique Ways to Create a More ‘Curious’ Office
Can your workplace spark better ideas? New research suggests it can.
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Designing Better Connections with Our Tech Partners
The future workplace won't be built by furniture or technology alone. It's emerging through partnerships between leaders like Microsoft, Zoom and Logitech and Steelcase.
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In Praise of the Office
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Most organizations still haven’t cracked hybrid work — not in a way that truly supports performance, development, or culture. As Peter Cappelli and Ranya Nehmeh put it, “the issue is not whether the office is good or bad,” but that ompanies’ designs for hybrid work aren’t intentional enough to make it work.
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