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One Size RTO Won’t Fit All
As more organizations are calling their people back to the office, we’re seeing a return to the pre-COVID days of long commutes, fixed...

Kelly Griffin
Apr 42 min read


A Human Centered Approach to Return To Office
A successful RTO relies on our ability to bring comfort and predictability back to people’s lives.

Dawn Fischer
Feb 35 min read


AI as a Catalyst for Design Change
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant concept or a buzzword on the periphery of the business world. It’s here, and it’s...

Morgan Ertel
Oct 28, 20243 min read


The Next Gen Master Plan: How More Adaptable Planning Can Drive Success in a Rapidly Changing Market
As healthcare is disrupted and systems grapple with cash flow challenges and market changes, traditional long-term facility plans are...

Andrea Rufe
Sep 26, 20241 min read


Creating a Culture of Engagement: How social considerations move the performance needle.
By now, many of us have seen the sobering statistics on declining employee engagement and the surprising cost this imposes on business...

Dawn Fischer
Sep 18, 20244 min read


The ABCs of Workplace Strategy for Academic Medical Centers: Best Practices for Administrative Space Allocation and Management
The ABCs of Workplace Strategy for Academic Medical Centers: Best Practices for Administrative Space Allocation and Management

Morgan Ertel
Aug 1, 20243 min read


The Cost of Disengagement: How Employee Satisfaction Can Impact Your Bottom Line
Over the last several years, a developing body of research is revealing the profound impact employee engagement can have on an...

Dawn Fischer
Jan 24, 20244 min read


Focus, Collaborate, Learn, Socialize, Rest: How Five Work Modes Can Redefine the Office
This post, the first in a six-part series outlining a framework for five different work modes, originally appeared on CoreNet Global. It...

Kelly Griffin
Sep 21, 20227 min read


California Dreaming
It only takes one "Yes" Los Angeles has a homelessness problem that will only continue to grow. In 2020, the documented count of people...

Andrea Rufe
Jun 27, 20223 min read


Four Ideas To Improve Hospital Work Environments To Help Combat America’s Nursing Crisis
Hospital design experts Teri Oelrich and Bryan Langlands explore ways to improve the efficiency and experience for nurses in hospital...

Teri Oelrich
Mar 14, 20226 min read


From insight to action
Three Ways Design Computation Empowers Better Decision-Making This post was co-authored by Megha Sinha , Nate Holland and Melissa...

Nate Holland
Feb 17, 20223 min read


Strategies to reduce embodied carbon in the built environment
This post was co-authored by Peter Alspach and Margaret Montgomery Editor’s Note: As we work with our clients to improve the health of...

Margaret Montgomery
Feb 8, 20225 min read


Creating Psychological Safety through Design
The most important asset of a company is its people. At no time has this been more evident than now, during the great resignation. To be...

Nate Holland
Jan 14, 20224 min read


What if returning to the office felt like coming home?
Last year, we abandoned our workplaces practically overnight. Now, as companies plan a phased return to the places we left behind, they...

Kelly Griffin
Aug 31, 20214 min read


Are Zoom Towns the future of cities?
More than a year after the pandemic caused an abrupt shift to working remotely, offices are starting to reopen. However, in many cases,...

NBBJ Consulting
Jul 27, 20213 min read


How can rest build creativity, focus, and wellness at work?
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth and final article in a six-part series on five different work modes. The first piece outlined a...

Kelly Griffin
Jul 15, 20215 min read


Socializing at Work is About More Than Just Fun and Games
The business benefit of relationships with colleagues and how the design of post-Covid offices can foster valuable connections. Editor’s...

Kelly Griffin
Jun 8, 20214 min read


There's a Pandemic Driven Learning Deficit
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth article in a six-part series on five different work modes. The first piece outlined a framework for...

Kelly Griffin
Mar 31, 20215 min read


A Healthier Planet Starts with Hospitals
Eleven Strategies to Reduce Energy Use and Increase Wellbeing While hospitals are dedicated to healing, they are some of the most...

Margaret Montgomery
Mar 16, 20215 min read


Multiple Minds are Better than One
How Density Builds Better Ideas in the Workplace Editor’s Note: This is the third article in a six-part series on five different work...

Kelly Griffin
Mar 16, 20215 min read
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