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What Workers Want, presented by Steelcase 360, explores the intersection of business and design by bringing together leaders, innovators and risk takers for behind-the-scenes conversations on how the places we work, learn and heal are changing to help people thrive and ideas flourish. Meet the people shaping the future of design and business, and discover how place can shape behavior.
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Why We Need Joy at Work from 2020-02-26T14:32:46
Ingrid Fetell Lee, author of Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness, says it’s a huge misconception that joy and work are separate. She shares her radical...
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Why You’ll Never Worry About Losing Power Again from 2020-01-22T13:44:08
The future of work is mobile. Yet, plugs and cords have kept people tethered to the wall or floor — until now. Steven Yang, Anker Innovations CEO, and James Ludwig, Steelcase v.p. of global design ...
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Open Office Truth: Love It or Leave It (ep. 1) from 2019-11-25T20:03:20
The open office is reality for the majority of workers, and there’s no shortage of complaints about it. So how did we get here? And what does our past mean for the future of the open office?
There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Open Plan (ep. 2) from 2019-11-25T20:03:07
A chief open office complaint is a lack of privacy. Yet, few studies test how to help people focus in the open plan. Until now.
This episode features: WorkSpace Futures researchers Donna F...
Oh My Pod! Designs on Open Plan Privacy (ep. 3) from 2019-11-25T20:02:58
Privacy – on demand! Pods are the new office hot spot. Learn how to ask the right questions about designing productive places away from the desk when you need four walls and a door.
This e...
Fix What’s Wrong with the Hottest Office Trend (ep. 4) from 2019-11-25T20:02:50
With more office space devoted to shared spaces, they shouldn’t sit empty. There’s an art & science to creating spaces that help people feel good and be productive.
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Activating Collaboration in the Open Plan (ep.5) from 2019-11-25T20:02:37
If the original intent of the open office was better collaboration, communication and trust, then what’s getting in the way? And what can we do about it?
This episode features: Steelcase C...
Libraries: Rethinking the Heart of Campus from 2019-10-23T13:18:13
The digital revolution, new learning styles and new generations are redefining today’s libraries. Library leaders and Steelcase Education researchers share new insights into how the heart of campus...
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Hack Your Brain from 2019-08-05T13:00:15
Dr. Jack Lewis, brain scientist and author of Sort Your Brain Out, translates neuroscience for everyday people. He spoke with 360’s Serena Borghero in Munich about powerful tips he’s collected over...
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A Flexible Framework for Healthcare from 2019-07-16T15:38:50
A new report on flexibility in healthcare spaces changes the conversation about how the environment can adapt. Dr. Upali Nanda, HKS dir. of research, & Dr. Michelle Ossmann, Steelcase Health dir. o...
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Simon Sinek: Playing an Infinite Game from 2019-05-30T12:22:18
Simon Sinek, bestselling author of “Start with Why,” challenges conventional business norms in his new book “The Infinite Game.” Hear why he says we’re all unwitting players, we shouldn’t focus on ...
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Designing Healthcare Solutions for the Real World from 2019-05-15T13:27:41
Kim Erwin and Jerry Krishnan, co-directors for the Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design at the University of Illinois Chicago, share how design is returning healthcare to its roots—helping pati...
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Coaching a New Kind of Teamwork from 2019-04-29T15:02:57
Modern teams—tasked with solving complex problems and helping organizations innovate—work less like a relay team, handing off work from one to another, and more like a hockey team, fast-paced and i...
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Why Educators Are Better Together from 2019-02-28T14:08:07
Micro schools, team taught classes, design thinking practices. In this episode, why it’s so crucial for educators to learn from each other. Tom Vander Ark, CEO of Getting Smart and author of Better...
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Why Are Some Workspaces Busy & Others Sit Empty? from 2019-02-04T13:00:15
In this episode, we diagnose what goes into creating a good workspace away from the traditional desk. Hear interviews with experts from iconic brands West Elm, Blu Dot and Mitchell Gold + Bob Willi...
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Challenging the System to Redesign Healthcare from 2019-01-16T15:39
What if instead of paying every time you had a medical service, you only paid if you had a positive result? Listen in on a thought-provoking conversation between Stacey Chang, exec. dir., Design In...
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Look Up! FLOS USA CEO on Creating Iconic Designs from 2019-01-02T13:30:23
FLOS lighting gives people around the world a reason to look up, creating beautiful spaces with forms that inspire. Jack Schreur, CEO of FLOS USA, shares the inside stories about how FLOS partners ...
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It’s Not Everyday You Hear a Teacher Yell for Joy from 2018-12-06T13:47:08
Steelcase Education just launched the fifth cycle of its Active Learning Center Grant. Each year, up to 16 schools receive new furniture and teacher training. The schools also commit to doing resea...
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How Beth Comstock Survived the ‘F’ Word in Business from 2018-11-19T14:25:58
Beth Comstock, former GE Vice Chair and CMO, tells us how to thrive in the midst of failure, the “F” word in business. The self-described “changemaker in chief” shares stories from her book Imagine...
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The Business Value of Joy from 2018-11-08T14:31:21
Who do you serve and what does delight look like for them? Listen in to Menlo Innovations CEO and co-founder, Richard Sheridan, as he explains how these questions have helped his team create an agi...
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Celebrating 10 Years of Coalesse from 2018-10-24T16:14:48
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Coalesse, General Manager Lew Epstein, explores the company’s history creating furnishings for the modern workplace.
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What Does Personalized Learning Look Like? from 2018-10-12T13:00:32
As personalized learning gains more momentum thanks to new technologies and the needs of today’s workforce, Steelcase researchers, Gaby Scarritt and Aileen Strickland McGee, interviewed dozens of e...
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Fast Forward: 360 Magazine Article from 2018-08-22T20:44:48
The office you remember is gone. Fast Forward tells the story of a workplace created in harmony with the new ways in which you work. Enjoy the reading of this 360 Magazine article.
Fast F...
Trends for the Future of Education with Jeff Selingo from 2018-08-01T16:25:50
As the classroom of tomorrow continues to paint a very different picture than what you see today, author, professor and visiting scholar, Jeff Selingo, shares his vision for the future of learning ...
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Real Talk: How to Make Work Not Suck from 2018-07-12T12:37:18
As 360 Magazine Editor Chris Congdon hosts a revealing conversation on how to build trust and the ongoing search for purpose at work, organizational psychologist Adam Grant shares why team building...
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Blu Dot Finds Success Through Good Design from 2018-06-14T18:05:59
With Blu Dot recently winning the prestigious Cooper Hewitt national Award for Product Design, co-founders CEO John Christakos and COO Maurice Blanks share how a mission to bring good design to eve...
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Fast Forward: Seven Innovative Ways Your Work Is Changing from 2018-06-11T08:11:31
With Steelcase’s constant focus on innovating to solve problems, Chris Congdon, editor of 360 Magazine, explores the newest issue of 360 Magazine: Fast Forward that showcases the future of how peop...
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Be Agile. Hack Your Space.: 360 Magazine Article from 2018-06-11T08:11:18
Hear a story about how empowering people to change their workplace can accelerate the adoption of agile. Enjoy the reading of this 360 Magazine article.
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Why You Should Give Your Office Space a Hug from 2018-05-31T12:44:35
Driven by a strong sense of purpose, Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams share how they grew a successful furniture business into an iconic brand and why it’s time for your office to feel like it’s givi...
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The Evolution of Modern Craft and Quality from 2018-05-17T15:17:48
With the goal to evolve modern craft and quality, Coalesse general manager Lew Epstein and global design director John Hamilton discusses how a new approach to quality and modern craft is influenci...
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Innovation, Passion + Perseverance: SILQ Part I from 2018-05-03T13:06:29
With the goal to invent the office chair of the future, Part I of our podcast shares how three of the designers and engineers behind SILQ created a chair that removes the mechanisms found in typica...
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Random Acts of Innovation: SILQ Part II from 2018-05-03T13:04:16
With the SILQ chair marking the beginning for new breakthrough seating solutions, Part II of our podcast uncovers how the team learned about innovation, how it will change the future of product dev...
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What Can Offices Learn From Co-Working Spaces? from 2018-03-07T09:59:47
Is the success of co-working spaces throwing into question the traditional corporate offices as destination for work?
Listen to Gemma John, anthropologist and founder of Human City, a spatial s...
String Theory Schools: Redefining Urban Education from 2018-02-26T15:07:53
String Theory Schools, a nonprofit in Philadelphia, is on a mission to grow the world’s next creative leaders. Jason Corosanite, co-founder and chief innovation officer, shares how their pedagogies...
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Inside 360: Designing for Innovation + Learning from 2018-02-05T15:15:32
Chris Congdon, 360 editor and director of global research at Steelcase, takes us inside the newest Innovation and Learning Center in Munich, gives us a peek into how to support Agile teams and desc...
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Five Lenses to Spot Great Ideas in the Workplace from 2018-01-29T16:45:19
David Kidder, CEO of consultancy Bionic as well as a serial entrepreneur, teaches large enterprises how to operationalize a growth mindset, talks about his “army of entrepreneurs” at Bionic and the...
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Why the Co-Creator for Scrum Bans Email from 2018-01-29T16:45:12
Dr. Jeff Sutherland, an original signatory of the Agile Manifesto and inventor and co-creator for Scrum, explains why he bans emails, why his team had to change its space and why Agile and Scrum ar...
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Creative Ways to Help Faculties Embrace Active Learning from 2017-12-04T14:42:49
With Jefferson University being committed to innovative teaching methods, listen to Jeff Ashley, director of the Center for Teaching Innovation and Nexus Learning at Jefferson University, talk abou...
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Behind the New Learning + Innovation Center with Steelcase CEO, Jim Keane from 2017-11-09T15:50:04
With more organization everywhere trying to figure out the secret to innovation and growth, Steelcase is launching a new Learning and Innovation Center in Munich. President and CEO Jim Keane explai...
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School District Rethinks Creativity + Collaboration from 2017-10-26T14:04:01
How do you bring back the “buzz” in our schools? Dan Behm, superintendent of Forest Hills Public Schools in Grand Rapids, Michigan, wanted to banish boring and reinvigorate students, teachers and s...
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Johanna Frelin on Leading Tengbom, the most innovative architecture firm in Scandinavia from 2017-10-10T15:41:39
Johanna Frelin on Leading Tengbom, the most innovative architecture firm in Scandinavia
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Educators Share How to Integrate Pedagogy + Space from 2017-09-14T14:13:04
Two educators passionate about active learning share their strategies and techniques for engaging students. Dr. Julie Marshall, teacher from South Carolina’s Saluda Trail Middle School, and Randy H...
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IDEO Measures & Cultivates Innovation in the Workplace from 2017-08-23T14:21:11
IDEO, a global design and consulting firm, is now helping organizations identify and measure workplace innovation with a tool called Creative Difference. 360 Real Time spoke with IDEO products mana...
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The New IT: Connecting Data + Growth from 2017-08-03T13:52:37
Big data, the cloud and advanced computing are some of the forces pulling information technology professionals out of the basement and into every aspect of business today. Listen as Terry Lenhardt,...
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The State of Work: Blur the Edges from 2017-07-24T13:11:16
As the office continues to evolve into something fundamentally different, Steelcase Dir. of Research Communications and 360 Magazine Editor Chris Congdon, reports on the renaissance the office is e...
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How Microsoft and Steelcase Are Driving Creativity at Work from 2017-07-05T12:29:45
Listen as 360 editor Chris Congdon talks to Ralf Groene, general manager for Device Design for Microsoft, and James Ludwig, vice president of Global Design at Steelcase about their collaboration to...
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About the Issue: Cultivate Creativity at Work from 2017-06-11T22:35:03
The demand and desire for creativity at work has never been stronger. The newest issue of 360 Magazine explores why and how workplaces should support this creative shift. Chris Congdon, 360 editor ...
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Skylar Tibbits on a 3D Printing Breakthrough from 2017-06-09T14:07:43
Founder of MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab, Skylar Tibbits, partnered with Steelcase to explore the future of furniture personalization. His creative, innovative team helped break 3D printing barriers.
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Tim Brown on Leading Creative Organizations from 2017-06-07T16:56:32
IDEO’s Tim Brown talks about the three roles leaders have in creatively-competitive organizations and how to assess the creativity of a company.
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Empower Executives to Lead in Better Ways from 2017-05-11T15:18:56
Progressive leaders are reshaping their organizations to be more agile, innovate and grow. Sara Armbruster, Steelcase VP Strategy, Research and New Business Innovation, explains how a leadership sp...
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How to Boost Employee Engagement in a Busy Working World from 2017-04-12T17:42:19
With more people seeking a more authentic, inspiring place to work, listen to a typical day at work for one busy manager to understand the story behind the Office Renaissance and how it’s creating ...
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The Future of Work is Creative from 2017-03-16T13:44:07
Microsoft and Steelcase are coming together for the first time to help boost creativity at work. Sara Armbruster, vice president of strategy, research and new business innovation for Steelcase, tal...
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Designing the Future of Work with Technology: Part II from 2017-02-28T14:17:57
In Part 2, of a two-part conversation, listen to how organizations can use technology to improve people’s experience at work. James Ludwig, Steelcase vice president of global design and product eng...
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Designing the Future of Work with Technology: Part I from 2017-02-24T21:16:33
In Part 1, of a two-part conversation, learn how Smart and Connected Spaces can improve people’s experiences at work. James Ludwig, Steelcase vice president of global design and product engineering...
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How the Workplace Can Boost Employee Engagement from 2016-12-16T12:24:39
The work environment can make a difference when it comes to employee engagement. Dr. Craig Knight, psychologist and honorary fellow from the University of Exeter in England, describes how office de...
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How to Make Distance Disappear at Work from 2016-10-20T13:43:07
How can you work better with distributed teams? Whether your colleagues are across the world or just in a nearby building, how do you collaborate and innovate successfully? Steelcase WorkSpace Futu...
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Workplace Design Strategies with Privacy in Mind from 2016-10-11T17:03:40
It’s the number one workplace issue: workers can’t find places to work without distractions. Vanessa Bradley, Steelcase manager of Advanced Applications Design, explains key design concepts organiz...
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Whiteboards Transform Classrooms in India from 2016-10-05T16:44:28
Jason Vanderground is brand manager for PolyVision, a Steelcase brand. His team worked with partners to outfit 200 classrooms in seven cities in India with new whiteboards or chalkboards.
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The Privacy Crisis in the Workplace from 2016-10-04T16:24:51
What’s driving the privacy crisis? Donna Flynn, director of WorkSpace Futures for Steelcase, explains why privacy and collaboration can get along. Plus, what neuroscience tells us about our need fo...
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Transforming the Exam Room from 2016-09-27T16:16:37
An exam room should promote communication between the healthcare provider, patient and caregiver. Michelle Ossmann, MSN, PhD, Steelcase’s Director of Healthcare Environments, explains how the envir...
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Restoring Privacy to the Office from 2016-09-22T19:55:11
Five personal privacy strategies we can all use at work. Melanie Redman, a senior design researcher for WorkSpace Futures at Steelcase, describes these five strategies derived from her team’s resea...
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Startup Culture and the Maker Nation from 2016-06-15T18:59:51
How can the work environment support individuality, expression and empowerment? Brian Shapland, general manager of turnstone, and Mark McKenna, director of design for turnstone and Steelcase Educat...
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How Smart + Connected Spaces Will Enhance Worker Performance from 2016-06-12T18:05:04
In this episode of 360 Real Time, Scott Sadler, manager of integrated technologies discusses the future of smart + connected spaces and how thoughtfully integrated technologies can use data to impr...
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Workers Reject the ‘Sea of Sameness’ from 2016-06-12T17:53:23
A cultural movement is redefining how and where work is done. Chris Congdon, director of global research communications for Steelcase, discusses how standardizing workplaces for efficiency with a u...
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Igniting a Startup Culture from 2016-05-16T21:06:24
Is it possible to ignite an entrepreneurial spirit—or reclaim—a sense of “startup culture” no matter what size the company? Brian Shapland, general manager for turnstone, is connected to the entrep...
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How the Workplace Impacts Engagement from 2016-03-08T21:08:54
Can the office be used as a strategic lever to impact engagement? For the first time, new research shows a correlation between employee engagement and the workplace. Chris Congdon, director of glob...
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Think Better, Work Less from 2015-06-12T15:51:58
Work shorter hours. That’s part of the message from Steelcase senior design researcher and environmental psychology Beatriz Arantes. She discusses how to maintain attention at work and why working ...
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Neuroscience: A Competitive Advantage from 2015-06-12T15:49:12
In workplaces throughout the world, there’s awareness that we’re not performing to full potential and too many distractions are to blame. Chris Congdon, Steelcase director of global research commun...
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